Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum

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Established24 December 1964; 60 years ago (1964-12-24)
LocationUlus, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates39°56′08″N 32°50′40″E / 39.93546°N 32.84457°E / 39.93546; 32.84457
Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum
Atatürk Konutu ve Demiryolları Müzesi
Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum building in Ankara.
Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum is located in Turkey
Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum
Location of the museum in Turkey
Established24 December 1964; 60 years ago (1964-12-24)
LocationUlus, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates39°56′08″N 32°50′40″E / 39.93546°N 32.84457°E / 39.93546; 32.84457
TypeHistoric house, railway
CollectionsPersonal belongings of Atatürk and his girlfriend Fikriye. Railway items.
The museum building inside the Ankara Central Station.

Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum (Turkish: Atatürk Konutu ve Demiryolları Müzesi) is a national historic house and railway museum in Ankara, Turkey. It was originally the management building of the Turkish State Railways. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk used it as a residence and headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence.[1]

The building was built in 1892, during the construction of the Berlin–Baghdad railway. The building was built for the management of the railroad administration as part of the Ankara railway station complex located at Ulus, Ankara. On 27 December 1919, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk went to Ankara for the first time to start the Turkish National Movement against the occupation of Turkey. He moved into the railway management building, which was one of the few state buildings in Ankara, and used it as his residence and headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence; to commemorate his stay in the building, it was converted into a historic house and railway museum on 24 December 1964.[1] Atatürk's girlfriend, Fikriye Hanım (1887–1924), stayed at the building for some time.[2][3][4]

Architecture

The building has two stories. It features corner stones and wooden eaves. The simple, arched windows are the building's only decoration.[1]

Museum

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