Republic Museum (also known as "Second parliament Building of Turkey", ) is a museum in

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, which was the Turkish Parliament building from 1924 to 1960.

Geography

The museum is in the

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neighborhood of Ankara, on Cumhuriyet Boulevard. The War of Independence Museum, another museum which served as the Turkish Parliament (from 1920 to 1924) is to the northeast of the Republic Museum.

History

The former Turkish Parliament building (now the War of Independence Museum) which was used during the

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, was actually a branch office building of the Ottoman era-

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. During the war of Independence the committee was already dissolved and the nationalists used the building as the parliament building, but it was small and inconvenient. Thus, after the Republic was proclaimed in 1923, a new and larger building was constructed just to the southwest of the former building. The architect of the new building was

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(Tek). The parliament moved to this new building on 18 September 1924. Up to 1960, all Turkish Parliaments from the

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to the 11th Parliament of Turkey served in this building. After 1960, the building served as the

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(Central Treaty Organization) headquarters. After CENTO was dissolved in 1979, the building was handed over to the

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, and the ministry redesigned the building as a museum. The museum was opened on 30 September 1981 in the 100th birth year of

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The museum

In the museum the photographs of all former presidents of Turkey and Prime Ministers of Turkey, as well as all banknotes and coins issued during the Republican age, are displayed. There are also photographs, showboards and mockups about the development of the country after the Republic was proclaimed.

References

External links

Virtual tour of the museum
{{Museums in Turkey Museums in Altındağ, Ankara Altındağ, Ankara Ulus, Ankara Museums established in 1981