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Atatürk
Museum
The two - floored historical building that
has been built in 1912 on Atatürk Street
is made of cut, rubble stone and bricks.
The house, which has been registered in
1923 in the name of treasury, has been used
as governor's mansion and has been assigned
to Atatürk during his visits to Konya. The
house, which is purchased by Konya Municipality
from the treasury in 1927, has been registered
in the name of Atatürk as
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an expression
of thanks of Konya people to
Atatürk and the expression "it
is the gift of Konya people
to Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha,
the president" is included
in its title deed. The house,
which has been purchased by
Konya Private Administration
against a symbolic price in
1940, has been converted into
governor's mansion again and
has been used as Governor's
mansion until 1963.
In 1963, the building has been
transferred to Ministry of National
Educatin and one year after
it has been opened to visit
with the name "Atatürk
House - Culture Museum"
on December 17th 1964.
Atatürk Museum has been restored
by General Directorate of Ancient
Works and Museums of Ministry
of Culture and Tourism upon
the demand of Provincial Celebration
Committee in the 100th year
of Atatürk's birth and its exhibition
and arrangement have been re
- made and has been opened to
visit on April 17th 1982as "Atatürk
Museum". In the arrangement
of the museum, the feature of
the building of being used as
a house has been taken into
account, therefore no modifications
that may deteriorate the architectural
features of the house have been
made.
In the museum, the role of Konya
and Konya people in Independence
War has been tried to be expressed
with documents and photographs.
In the exhibition in the lower
and upper halls of the museum,
an integrity is tried to be
provided with the panel and
showcase and Atatürk's Konya
visits are expressed with documents
and photographs belonging to
the pre- republic period in
the ground floor.
In the panels, there are documents,
photographs and newspaper clippings
showing Atatürk's visits to
Konya, the visits he made in
the city and the daily notes
he kept in this house are exhibited.
In the showcases, some clothes
belonging to Atatürk and various
goods he used in that house
can be seen.
Museum Tel : ( + 90 -
332 ) 351 89 58/151
Open days to visit :
Everyday except Mondays.
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