Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum

Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum
Atatürk Konutu ve Demiryolları Müzesi
	Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum building in Ankara.
	Location of the museum in Turkey
Established	24 December 1964; 59 years ago
Location	Ulus, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates	39°56′08″N 32°50′40″E / 39.93546°N 32.84457°E
Type	Historic house, railway
Collections	Personal belongings of Atatürk and his girlfriend Fikriye. Railway items.

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]

History

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

The ground floor is reserved for the exhibition of railway items used from 1856 until today. These railway items include documents, medals, railroad switches, track samples, and silver tableware used in the dining and sleeping cars. Seals, certificates, identity cards, tickets, license plates of locomotives, telephone, and telegraphy sets used in the railroad communication are also on display.^[1]

Some personal belongings of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk are displayed on the second floor. In 2006, personal belongings and private photographs of Fikriye Hanım, donated by her nephew, Hayri Özdinçer, were included in the museum.^[5]

The white-painted special railroad car that was used by Atatürk during his nationwide tours between 1935 and 1938 is next to the museum building. The car carried Atatürk's coffin from İzmit to Ankara on 19 and 20 November 1938. The railroad car was made in Germany. ^[6]

Access

The museum is open from 9:00 to 17:00 local time on weekdays; it is closed on weekends and on national and religious holidays. Access is free of charge.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Atatürk Konutu Ve Demiryolları Müzesi - Ankara" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ Topuz, Hıfzı (7 November 2015). "'Beni iki kadın çok sevdi; biri yalnız ben olduğum için, öteki mevkiim için'". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ "Atatürk'ün sevgilisi Fikriye Hanım neden intihar etti?". T24 (in Turkish). 12 November 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Yılmaz, Aynur (31 March 2008). "Mustafa Kemal Paşa'yla evlenmeye gidiyorum". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ "Fikriye Hanım'ın eşyaları TCDD'ye bağışlandı". Sabah (in Turkish). 2 November 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ "Atatürk'ün yurt gezilerinde kullandığı vagonu: Beyaz Tren". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[tkp-1] "Atatürk Konutu Ve Demiryolları Müzesi - Ankara" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[h1-2] Topuz, Hıfzı (7 November 2015). "'Beni iki kadın çok sevdi; biri yalnız ben olduğum için, öteki mevkiim için'". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[t24-3] "Atatürk'ün sevgilisi Fikriye Hanım neden intihar etti?". T24 (in Turkish). 12 November 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[ys1-4] Yılmaz, Aynur (31 March 2008). "Mustafa Kemal Paşa'yla evlenmeye gidiyorum". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[s1-5] "Fikriye Hanım'ın eşyaları TCDD'ye bağışlandı". Sabah (in Turkish). 2 November 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[h2-6] "Atatürk'ün yurt gezilerinde kullandığı vagonu: Beyaz Tren". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

v t e Museums in Ankara
Archaeology and history museums	Museum of Anatolian Civilizations Roman Baths of Ankara
Castles	Ankara Castle
Culture and art museums	State Art and Sculpture Museum
Historic house museums	Pembe Köşk, Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum
Literary museums	Mehmet Akif Ersoy Literature Museum Library
Military museums	Ankara Aviation Museum Turkish State Cemetery War of Independence Museum
Palaces	Atatürk Museum Mansion
Science and technology museums	Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Feza Gürsey Science Center METU Science and Technology Museum
Miscellaneous	Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum Gökyay Association Chess Museum Ethnography Museum of Ankara İşbank Museum MİT Museum of Espionage Museum of Turkish Aeronautical Association Republic Museum Stamp Museum TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum Ulucanlar Prison Museum
Turkey portal Category

v t e Museums in Turkey
Aegean Region	Adatepe Olive Oil Museum Afyonkarahisar Archaeological Museum Akhisar Museum Atatürk's House (Şuhut) Aydın Archaeological Museum Bergama Museum Bostanlı Open-air Archaeological Museum Burhaniye National Forces Culture Museum Çamlık Railway Museum Çeşme Museum Denizli Museum Natural History Museum of Ege University İnciraltı Sea Museum İzmir Archaeological Museum İzmir Art and Sculpture Museum İzmir Ethnography Museum İzmir Toy Museum İzmir Women's Museum Kütahya Archaeological Museum Manisa Archaeological Museum Milas Museum Muğla Museum Ödemiş Museum Ödemiş Urban Archives and Museum Tahtakuşlar Tire City Museum Uşak Museum of Archaeology Victory Museum
Black Sea Region	Alaçam Population Exchange Museum Amasra Museum Amasya Museum Baksı Museum Bolu Museum Çorum Archaeological Museum Dikyamaç Museum Giresun Museum Hagia Sophia, Trabzon Karabük Kardemir Iron-Steel Museum Karadeniz Ereğli Museum Kastamonu Ethnography Museum Ordu Ethnographical Museum Rize Atatürk Museum Samsun Atatürk Museum Surgical Instruments and Health Museum Sinop Fortress Prison Sinop Archaeological Museum Söğüt Ertuğrul Gazi Museum Tokat Museum Trabzon Museum
Central Anatolia Region	Aksaray Museum Akşehir Museum Anıtkabir Ankara Aviation Museum Atatürk Museum Mansion Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Erimtan Museum Eskişehir Museum Eskişehir Aviation Museum Eskişehir Caricature Museum Eskişehir Meerschaum Museum Eskişehir Wax Museum Ethnography Museum of Ankara Feza Gürsey Science Center Gordion Museum Gökyay Association Chess Museum İnönü Military Quarter and War Museum Karaman Museum Kayseri Archaeology Museum Kırıkkale MKE Weapons Industry Museum Kırşehir Museum Konya Archaeological Museum Konya Ethnography Museum Konya Ereğli Museum Mehmet Akif Ersoy Literature Museum Library METU Science and Technology Museum Mevlana Museum Museum of Anatolian Civilizations Museum of Modern Glass Art, Eskişehir Museum of woodworking Nevşehir Museum Niğde Archaeological Museum Pembe Köşk Republic Museum Roman Baths of Ankara Sahip Ata Museum Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum Stamp Museum State Art and Sculpture Museum Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum Ulucanlar Prison Museum Vakıf Museum War of Independence Museum Yozgat Museum
Eastern Anatolia	Boğatepe Cheese Museum Camera Museum, Malatya Elazığ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum Ali Demirsoy Natural History Museum Kars Museum Malatya Museum
Marmara Region	Museum of Nationist Forces in Balıkesir Bilecik Museum Bursa Archaeological Museum Bursa Atatürk Museum Bursa Forestry Museum Bursa Karagöz Museum Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art Bursa Energy Museum Camera Museum, Istanbul Çanakkale Archaeological Museum Edirne Museum Gelibolu War Museum Kırklareli Museum Kocaeli Museum Konuralp Museum Mudanya Armistice House Kutman Wine Museum Namık Kemal House Museum Rákóczi Museum Sakarya Museum SEKA Paper Museum Tekirdağ Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography Tofaş Museum of Cars and Anatolian Carriages Troy Museum *For museums in Istanbul see* Museums in Istanbul**
Mediterranean Region	Adana Archaeology Museum Adana Cinema Museum Alanya Archaeological Museum Anamur Museum Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum Atatürk Museum Adana Ethnography Museum Antalya Museum Atatürk's House Museum (Antalya) Burdur Archaeological Museum Emirler Picnic Area and Museum Hatay Archaeology Museum İskenderun Naval Museum Kahramanmaraş Archaeology Museum Kahramanmaraş Liberation Museum Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum Mersin Archaeological Museum Mersin Atatürk Museum Mersin Museum Mersin Naval Museum Mersin State Art and Sculpture Museum Mersin Water Museum Mersin Urban History Museum Misis Mosaic Museum Narlıkuyu Museum Osmaniye City Museum Saint Paul's Church, Tarsus Silifke Museum Silifke Atatürk Museum Tarsus Çanakkale Park Museum Tarsus Museum Taşucu Amphorae Museum Taşucu Atatürk Museum
Southeastern Anatolia Region	Adıyaman Archaeological Museum Ahmet Arif Literature Museum Library Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology Kilis Museum Mardin Museum Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum Ziya Gökalp Museum
Turkey portal Category