ATATÜRK MUSEUM

Şişli - Istanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°03'23.1"N 28°59'13.5"E / 41.056417, 28.987083



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The Atatürk Museum is located on Halaskargazi Street in the Şişli district of Istanbul. A beautiful three storied building which was the residence of Atatürk after his return from the Syrian front. After undergoing restoration, it has become a significant museum where his photographs, personal collections, paintings, and a set of  historical documents belonging to the Turkish Reform are now on exhibit.

After returning from the Syrian front, Mustafa Kemal rented the house where he lived with his mother, Zubeyde Hanım, and his sister, Makbule. His mother and sister lived in the upper story, he lived on the middle floor of the house, and his aide-de-camp lived in the lower story. The house was built in 1908 and has witnessed many meetings realized by Mustafa Kemal and his friends during the invasion of Istanbul after World War I.

The house, in which Mustafa Kemal lived until May 16th, 1919 before he went to Samsun was bought by Tahsin Uzer in 1924, a former Governer of  Erzurum. Uzer placed a wall sign at the entrance door of the house explaining that this is where Mustafa Kemal once lived.

This historical house, which contains many unforgettable memories of Mustafa Kemal Paşa, was bought from Tahsin Uzer in 1928 by the Istanbul Municipality. It was then converted into a house displaying some of his clothes, personal belongings, paintins of notable individuals during the period, and documents that have moral value and which bear his signature.

The house was converted into a museum,named the Atatürk Revolution Museum, and was opened to visitors on June 15th, 1942, during which Lütfi Kırdar Kırdar was mayor of Istanbul. It was later repaired after the insurrection of 1960 by the initiation of Istanbul Mayor, Refik Tulga. However, a fire took place within the building in 1962 and the museum was partly damaged. A large-scale restoration on the historic building was completed on the 100th birthday of Atatürk.

After restoration works, which were completed in accordance with the architectural design of 1910, the museum was renamed the "Atatürk Museum” and was again opened to visitors on May 19, 1981. The museum was once again renovated in 1989. Since 1991 it has remained opened entertaing both domestic and foreign visitors.

House where Atatürk lived and worked before the War of Independence during his stay in Istanbul between 1918 and 1919, originally was built in 1908 and restored by the Municipality of Istanbul in 1943, opening to the public in 1981. Top floor of this building was reserved to His mother Zübeyde Hanım and His sister Makbule, meanwhile Atatürk used middle floor for himself and lower floor for His loyal officer.

On display are photographs of Atatürk from his birth until his death, as well as some of his clothes, personal belongings and paintings.

Istanbul Atatürk Museum is located in Şişli district of Istanbul (20-30 minutes drive from Taksim square), now serves as the Atatürk Museum and displays his personal effects. A beautiful three storied building was residence for Atatürk and his mother after his return from the Syrian front.

Earlier years in this museum this Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and friends held the secret meetings and conferences before he left Istanbul for Samsun, where he started the war of Independence.

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WEB SITE : Atatürk Museum

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Phone : +90 212 233 4723
Fax : +90 212 259 1582
E-Mail : kutuphanemuzeler@ibb.gov.tr

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FLORYA ATATÜRK MARINE MANSION

Florya, Bakırköy - Istanbul - Turkey

GPS : 0°58'23.0"N 28°46'58.0"E / 40.973056, 28.782778



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A settlement on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Yeşilköy and Küçükçekmece, Florya is known to be a resort for hunters in the 19. Century. Florya, which gained importance with Atatürk’s interest, has transformed gradually to a summer resting centre.

According to historical documents, Florya coast was full of nice villages in 17th century within its border to Yeşilköy, known as Ayastefanos at the time. Kalatarya district with its oftenly visited church and holy spring and also Imperial Filurya Garden was close to the area. It’s understood from the phrase seen in 18th century documents as "Filoriye garden with its fresh water and Sultan’s palace inside..." there was an Otoman settlement in the area.

Florya and its environs were mostly fishing areas in 19th century and previously. In the late Ottoman Empire urban development began there along with the construction of railway lines and it gained extra importance with the interest of Atatürk in the early Republican period. An area of 230 hectares were afforested and Florya became a summer resort in time. İstanbul Municipality organized a competition for a mansion project in 1935 which planned to have been built in Florya coast where Atatürk used to go for resting. It’s thought to be helpful for his recovery to stay there.

The awarded project designed by architect Seyfi Arkan was in Bauhaus style that was common in European architecture of the period. The building complex designed as a relaxing place consists of Atatürk Mansion, General Secretariat Building and Aides’ Building. There was also the White, Blue and Red pavilions then, but they don’t exist now. The construction was finished in August 14, 1935. The mansion was constructed over the columns stuck to the sea base and was connected to the land with a bridge.

In the mansion opened to visitors on August 14, 1935, Atatürk lived for a long period over the June and July in 1936, used the mansion for political and scientific meetings and hosted certain guests like Edward VIII, the king of Great Britain and Madame Simpson. Atatürk didn’t use the mansion just for resting but occasionally managed the affairs of state while he was in İstanbul, held political and scientific conferences and hosted many important guests there among whom were King Edward III of England and Mrs. Simpson. He stayed there for the last time in May 28, 1938.

During the period he stayed at Dolmabahçe Palace, Atatürk came to the mansion by boat and enjoyed swimming surrounded by local people. He used the mansion for the last three years of his life as a summer office as well as for recreation. In 1936, he stayed from June 6 until July 28 at the mansion. His last stay was on May 28, 1938, about six months before his death.

After his death it was used as a Presidential summer residence by İsmet İnönü, Celal Bayar, Cemal Gürsel, Cevdet Sunay, Fahri Korutürk and Kenan Evren.

This group of structures was transferred to the Department of National Palaces under the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) by the Presidency of the Republic on September 16, 1988. After the completion of its restoration, decorated with the furniture of that period suiting the style of the mansion which was designed with a modern understanding in its period the mansion was made an Atatürk Museum and a permanent photograph exhibition named "Atatürk is in Istanbul" was formed in it.

Some of the buildings of Yaverlik and General Secretariat constructed behind the Atatürk mansion could not survive till today and the rest were restored to become TGNA social facilities. In the empty place between these buildings a structure serving as a cafe and a restaurant was annexed.

The Presidency assigned its management to TBMM, Head Department of National Palaces in September 16, 1988 and it was opened to public as "Atatürk Museum" at 1993 after being restored. It was erected on steel piles driven into the sea bottom and linked to the mainland by a bridge of 90 meters in length. The one-storeyed building has a modest facade design and seems like a floating boat.

ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESING

The tower situated on the north entrance facade is in the geometrical and aesthetic form of modern architecture. The perpendicular part to the shore consists of service and staff rooms, bathrooms and toilets. Atatürk’s study room, bathroom and bedroom are on its east side. The walnut and bird’s eye veneered bookcase, tape player in Artdeco style, furnitures like the armchair with spring balance function and lighting fittings are compatible with mansion’s modest, modern and original architectural design.

Designed in the Bauhaus style by architect Seyfi Arkan, who was given the commission in 1935 by the municipality of Istanbul, the mansion was completed on August 14 the same year, and was gifted to Atatürk.

The building is constructed on steel piles driven into the seabed and is connected to the sandy beach about 70 m (230 ft) away with a wooden pier. The L-shaped, one-floor mansion consists of a reception hall, a reading room, bedrooms and bathroom. There are also service and staff rooms at the complex. The total area covered by the mansion including the pier is 602 m2 (6,480 sq ft).

It was erected on steel piles driven into the sea bottom and linked to the mainland by a bridge of 90 meters in length. The one-storeyed building has a modest facade design and seems like a floating boat. The tower situated on the north entrance facade is in the geometrical and aesthetic form of modern architecture.

The perpendicular part to the shore consists of service and staff rooms, bathrooms and toilets. Atatürk’s study room, bathroom and bedroom are on its east side. The walnut and bird’s eye veneered bookcase, tape player in Artdeco style, furnitures like the armchair with spring balance function and lighting fittings are compatible with mansion’s modest, modern and original architectural design.

A grove was created in the yard of the ruined Agios Stefanos Monastery as the garden for the mansion on Atatürk's taking possession. This grove is called "Florya Atatürk Grove" (Turkish: Florya Atatürk Korusu) and is today a public park. The mansion is considered an example of the "Turkish Early Republican architecture".

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Due to the encroaching urban development and the consequent pollution of the sea at the site, the mansion fell into disuse as an official residence. On September 6, 1988, the building was handed over to the National Palaces Department of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. It was then renovated and opened in 1993 to the public as a museum.

A section of the mansion is reserved as a social facility for members of parliament. The museum exhibits furniture, tableware, personal belongings including swimwear, as well as a collection of Atatürk's photographs taken at the site.

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WEB SITE : Department of National Palaces / Florya Atatürk Marine Mansion

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E-Mail : millisaraylar@tbmm.gov.tr
Phone : +90 212 236 9000
Fax : +90 212 259 3292

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ATATÜRK ARBORETUM

Bahçeköy, Sarıyer - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°10'35.0"N 28°59'06.0"E / 41.176389, 28.985000



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Here’s one of the city’s best-kept secrets, a 296-hectare botanical garden accessed from the road linking Bahçeköy in the Belgrade Forest to Kemerburgaz. With a sizeable lake and more than 2,000 species of plant - all beautifully labeled, this is a great place to escape the stresses of city life while learning something at the same time. One snag - it’s only open to the public on weekdays.

Atatürk Arboretum is basically a botanical garden containing living collections of primarily woody plants of Turkey and world intended for education-training and scientific studies. This first arboretum of Turkey was founded in 1949 with the scientific and technical consultation of the faculty with the support of Bahçekoy Enterprise of Forest Service.

It was named after Atatürk in the 100th birthday of the founder of Turkish Republic. The arboretum has become a forestry enterprise in the same year. Around 2000 plant taxa can be seen in this 296 hectares botanical garden. It is open to public throughout the week, free in the weekdays and with a fee in the weekends.

This first arboretum of Turkey was founded in 1949 with the scientific and technical consultation of the faculty with the support of Bahçeköy Enterprise of Forest Service next to the Büyükdere - Bahçeköy - Kemerburgaz road in an area of 38 ha. Later on Monsieur Guinet, one of the inspectors of Sorbonne University Botanical Garden, was invited to Istanbul for the accomplishment of arboretum project. His studies continued intermittently between 1959-1961 until he planned the circulation system.

However project set up mired down, while indispensable financial support could not be provided and what is left behind Guinet was the plan of plant regions of the world separated by the circulation. In addition, he also prepared the lists of the plants that should take place in these plant regions. Infrastructure and plantation works continued, even though its slow tempo, until 1982. In the same year it was named after Ataturk because of the 100th birthday of the founder of the Turkish Republic.

Atatürk Arboretum is open to public throughout the week, however only who has a free entrance card shall enter at the weekends and on official holidays. Free entrance card is offered for sale yearly and it is valid for the whole family. It should be renewed every year. Please fill the application form for the entrance card. School, club, company and association visits are due to fee and a rendezvous should be taken before by calling. Information is given to groups by the beginning of the tour about arboretum and the plants.

One park in İstanbul has an example of almost every kind of the world’s many trees, and the Atatürk Arboretum, located in the city’s Belgrade Forest, is a wonderful place to visit during any season of the year. If you happen to visit the arboretum right after it has rained but when the sun is finally shining through the wet leaves, you won’t believe the beauty of the little lake surrounded by many different kinds of leaves. It looks like a postcard, but isn’t; it is a museum of trees, the perfect escape from the stresses of life and the city.

The entrance to the park has a sign that reads “You are currently in a museum of living plants and trees. This is not a simple park, but instead a collection of living plants and trees.” The first living creatures to greet us, however, were some friendly and good-natured dogs. The trees, more than anything else, make this park very different from the rest of the forest that surrounds it. A stroll around the little lake here is a stroll through trees that came all the way from North America, China, Japan, the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, and so on. This is truly an arboretum.

The Atatürk Arboretum hosts more than 2,000 trees on its grounds and is located on the road that connects Bahçeköy and Kemerburgaz. The spot was originally established by scientist Hayrettin Kayacık in 1949, and throughout the subsequent 60 years or so, people working for this living tree museum have fostered connections with other arboretums throughout the world to ensure that the Atatürk Arboretum now hosts all sorts of plants and trees that are not normally found in Turkey.

While many of the trees here have managed to adapt to the micro-climate provided by the Bahçeköy area, there are, of course, some which have not, and which remain stunted. Some of the most prized trees in this park are the American tulip tree, the Spanish fir tree, the American and Mexican oak trees, and the red-leaved Judas trees.

Touring around this park only takes about 90 minutes, and you will notice the many different kinds of birds that this variety of trees hosts. You will also notice that you are almost never alone in this garden: There are ducks, dogs and birds all around. And if you are really lucky, you might even see one of the roe deer that may stray through the premises. Picnics not allowed, but you can tour the park for free on weekdays

The arboretum does not allow picnicking on its grounds, but admission is free. Definitely intended for those with scientific interests, all the trees here bear signs noting where they came from and what they are named. All of this is to say, if you have a truly scientific interest in trees and plants, you might well find yourself spending up to three or four hours here on any given day. Interestingly, there really aren’t many people who visit this park - mostly groups of students, despite the fact that you can visit for free on weekdays.

When you visit the park as a group, a reservation must be made in advance. On weekends, only members can enter the park. Those interested in becoming members can apply for membership with management. The head of the arboretum, Mehmet Alan, notes that they treat visitors very seriously, as breaking even one leaf off a branch is forbidden here. There are paths all over the park, which is spread over 259 hectares of land, although visitors to the arboretum, who are given a special map to the land, are only allowed to tour 56 of these hectares.

Alright, but what are the best times to visit the Atatürk Arboretum? Alan says it’s “of course, during fall afternoons.” And truly, the sight of the many colors, particularly as they shine on the leaves in the wake of autumnal rainfall here, is one worth seeing. The land is also spectacularly gorgeous after snowfall. There is one section of this park that attracts an enormous amount of attention, and that is the oak parcel - a full 2,5 hectares devoted solely to the oak tree.

Here, there are 100 kinds of oak, from all over the world. Of course, there are also 1,600 kinds of exotic plants as well as a tree found in Chinese graveyards, and a Chinese scythe tree, not to mention a mammoth tree from the United States, the Asian sweet gum, the Japanese hydrangea, the Arizona cypress and many others. In fact, you can really say that this state-connected arboretum is really one of the few spots in İstanbul that reveals all of the beauty of the fall in all of its glory these days.

This park is open from morning until evening for anyone who is curious about trees, living museums and nature in general. All the keepers of this park ask is that when you do go, if you do go, to treat the plants and trees here with the respect and care they deserve.

There is also a wooden observation tower on one of the hilltops, offering a view of the surrounding forests and a spectacular sight of Bosphorus which is seen like a turquoise lake from that point. That same tower can also be used for birdwatching during autumn, as these hills are on one of the major routes of migratory birds on their way from Europe to Africa. During weekdays arboretum is open to public, however weekends are exclusively for members. Remember, no eating, no picnicking, and no smoking.

What separates an arboretum from an everyday forest is that it is established for science and research, with all specimens meticulously labeled. "If you don't label, you can collect as many species as you'd like; it just amounts to a nice collection or a pretty little park.

The arboretum is a public institution administered by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry's Istanbul Regional Forest Directorate but it also works with Istanbul University's forestry department for research. University students are tested here, a few NGOs have worked on projects and there are even talks of establishing a gene bank. But currently the research is lagging due to a lack of personnel.

But the arboretum is not all about research; it is also open to visitors. But it is not intended for the traditional park visitor. "The Belgrade Forest is a recreational park and it gets very crowded. The forest is under a lot of strain from misuse.".

Visitors cannot remove so much as a seed, leaf or branch. People cannot picnic, drink, play ball or even walk their dog. Nor are there any tours, but just peaceful pathways winding through trees. If you enjoy nature, if you are interested in flowers and plants, if you would like to read your book in an environment where nobody is picnicking, or just rest, the arboretum is ideal for you.

Herbarium (36 000 specimens)

Special Collections

Ginkgo biloba, Araucaria araucana, Abies (8 taxa), Pseudotsuga taxifolia, Picea (4 taxa), Cedrus atlantica, Pinus (18 taxa), Calocedrus decurrens, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (3 taxa), Cupressocyparis leylandii (2 taxa), Cupressus (3 taxa), Juniperus (6 taxa), Cryptomeria japonica, Sequoia sempervirens, Sequoidendron giganteum, Taxodium distichum, Salix (3 taxa), Populus tremula, P. nigra, Crataegus monogyna, Juglans nigra, Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Betula (6 taxa), Alnus glutinosa, Carpinus betulus, Corylus colurna, C. maxima var. purpurea, Ostrya carpinifolia, Nothofagus procera, Fagus sylvatica, Quercus (6 taxa), Ulmus (2 taxa), Clematis montana, Mahonia pinnata, Berberis thunbergii, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Magnolia grandiflora, M. soulangeana, Liriodendron tulipifera, Laurus nobilis, Liquidambar styraciflua, L. orientalis, Cotoneaster dammeri, Prunus cerasifera, Pyrancantha coccinea, Sorbus aucuparia, S. terminalis, Albizzia julibrissin, Cercis siliquastrum, Robinia hispida, Sophora japonica, Buxus sempervirens, Ilex crenata, Aucuba japonica, Acer (10 taxa), Aesculus X carnea, A. hippocastanum, Camellia japonica, Eleagnus pungens, Hippophae rhamnoides, Rhododendron luteum, Forsythia viridissima, Fraxinus excelsior, Syringa vulgaris, Nerium oleander Viburnum orientale, Erica, Calluna, Arbutus unedo, Cornus australis, Phillyrea latifolia, Ligustrum vulgare, Sarcopoterium spinosum, Genista tinctoria, Spartium junceum, Daphne pontica, and more than 400 herbaceous taxa

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WEB SITE : Atatürk Arboretum

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E-Mail : orman@istanbul.edu.tr
Phone : +90 212 338 2400
Fax : +90 212 338 2424

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