| Atatürk Museum, Mersin | |
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| Mersin Atatürk Evi Müzesi | |
| Established | October 12, 1992 |
| Location | Mersin, Turkey |
| Type | House museum |
| Website | www.mersin-ataturk-evi-muzesi |
The Atatürk Museum in Mersin (Turkish: Mersin Atatürk Evi Müzesi) is a two storey house in Mersin, which hosted the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his wife in 1925.
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The house was originally built in 1897 by H. Christman, the German consul to Mersin when he married to a Mersin citizen (of Mavromati family) . The house was named Krizman house (Krizman konağı).[1] In 1925, the house was assigned for Atatürk, when he visited Mersin on 20 January with his wife, Latife. They stayed eleven days in this house. In later years, the building was used by Fedon Tahinci family, and was called Tahinci house. In 1980, it was bought by the government. After restoration, it was transformed to a museum specialized on Atatürk and the Turkish War of Independence. The museum was opened on 12 October 1992.
In the ground floor, there is a photo and document gallery with a small conference room. There are also some personal belongings of Atatürk, brought from Ankara. In the upper floor with seven rooms, two rooms are bed rooms, one room is study and the rest are sitting rooms, all decorated with the original furniture.[2]