The Ethnography Museum of Ankara is dedicated to the cultures of Turkic civilizations. The building was designed by architect

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and was built between 1925 and 1928. The museum temporarily hosted the

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal and revolutionary statesman who was the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first President of Turkey, president from 1923 until Death an ...

from 1938 to 1953, during the period of the construction of

Anıtkabir Anıtkabir (; ) is a mausoleum complex located in the Çankaya district of Ankara, Turkey. It serves as the resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first President of the Turkish Republic. Designed by architects Emin Onat and ...

, his final resting place.

Exhibitions

The Ethnography Museum contains the following items: * Examples of Turkish art from the Seljuk period to the present time. * Folk clothes, ornaments, shoes, clogs collected from various regions of Anatolia, women's and men's socks from Sivas region, various pouches, laces, circles, piqués, napkins, bundles, bedspreads, bridal dresses, groom's shaving sets are all a part of old traditional Turkish art. * A collection of carpets and rugs from the regions of

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, Ladik,

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cauldrons, Ottoman sherbet cauldrons, jug basin, tray, coffee tray, pans, bowls, candle scissors etc. There are various metal artifacts. * Ottoman Period bows, arrows, flintlock pistols, rifles, swords, yataghans and an Ottoman Empire coat of arms with the

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of Sultan

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embroidered on a satin cloth. * Turkish porcelain and Kütahya porcelain, items related to

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and

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, and beautiful examples of Turkish calligraphy. * One of the most beautiful examples of Turkish woodworking: the throne of Seljuk Sultan

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(13th century), Ahi Şerafettin Sarcophagus (14th century), Mihrab of Taşhur Pasha Mosque of Damsa Village in

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(15th century). * The collection, which Besim Atalay, a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, donated to the museum, includes Turkish art from various periods. * There is a specialized library in the museum, which includes works related to Anatolian ethnography and folklore, and art history.

Temporary resting place of Atatürk

Following Atatürk's death on November 10, 1938, at

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, his remains were transferred on November 19 by sea on the

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to Izmit and subsequently by train to Ankara, arriving on November 20. The casket was placed on a

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in the front of the

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building for Atatürk's

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. On November 21, 1938, his body was transported on a horse-drawn caisson to the Ethnography Museum of Ankara.

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ian and

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n guards of honor escorted the cortège to the museum. Atatürk's

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casket was placed inside a white marble sarcophagus where it remained for nearly 15 years. On November 4, 1953, after the completion of Anıtkabır, his sarcophagus was opened in the presence of Parliament speaker

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, Prime Minister

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, Chief of General Staff Nuri Yamut and other officials. The casket was removed and placed on a catafalque in the museum, where it remained until November 10, 1953, on the 15th anniversary of his death. It was transferred to Anıtkabir on the same day, escorted by military honors on a caisson in a cortège.

Gallery

File:Ankara asv2021-10 img63 Ethnography Museum.jpg, Front view of the Ethnography Museum in Ankara, Turkey File:Ankara 4P5C4746 (41584723855).jpg, Statue of Atatürk File:Ankara 4P5C4741 (41584721415).jpg, Statue of İbrahim Çallı File:Ankara Etnografya Müzesi.jpg, Ethnography Museum in Ankara at night

References

External links

Almost 60 pictures of pieces as well as shots of the museum's interior and exteriorMuseum official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ethnography Museum Of Ankara Museums in Altındağ, Ankara Buildings and structures completed in 1927 Architecture in Turkey

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

Museums established in 1927 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk First Turkish National architecture Çankaya District

Exhibitions

Temporary resting place of Atatürk

Gallery

See also

References

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