Museum Exhibition Hall

The 1st Hall at the entrance: Large scaled wall board indicating location of ancient location in Çanakkale and light board indicating location layers of Tria ancient town. Also Çanakkale ceramics in 17th century to 20th century are exhibited. Çanakkale being the most important city of ceramic production during Ottoman Empire Times got its name from pottery produced here and sold abroad. Big perforations in red and rarely in beige colour were used in ceramics. Jugs, bowl, plate, sugar holder are some examples being exhibited, and designing style is usually brown, green glazed monochrome samples, and also yellow, green, brown colour mixture.

There are consoles of 19th century used in one of the oldest mansion of Çanakkale is exhibited in the hall, which indicate the best sample of wooden workmanship of 19th century. Human figures in the consoles also reflect plastic art of the century. There are also tomb stels and ostotheks from Kyzikos in Mysia and ancient towns of Troas region. Stels are dating from Hellenistic and Roman Times, and main themes are funeral ceremonies, farewell feasts, figure of heroes and other similar subjects. Burying form which is one of customs about funeral of the region is the putting of bones and gifts of the dead into stone tombs.

2nd Hall: The oldest collections of Çanakkale museum and Troia arts are exhibited here. There are fossils, Stone Age axes, Beşige Tepe prehistoric ruins and Troia layer arts. The Troia excavation was started in 1870, and still is continuing although stopped for some times. The hoyuk has 9 settlement locations dating from B.C. 3000-A.D. 500. The ruins about Troia settlement layers are Troia-I, Troia II, Troia III-IV-V, Troia VI-VII, Troia VII-IX are exhibited. Daily utilisation containers Myken ceramics, Depas amphikypelons, Buckel ceramics, stone cryistal lion head, amulet, idols and bronze arts reflect ancient period arts of Troia as well as daily and religious life of the civilisation

3rd Hall: There are arts discovered in Çan and Yenice Tumulus dating from Hellenistic Times and dating from B.C. 7-2 centuries in Bozcaada necropolis. Bozcaada (Tenedos) necropolis excavations were made in 1959, 1969, 1990, 1991, 1992. And 51 tombs and contexes in single grey colour and Korinth ceramics have unique importance. They are the best examples of Attika and Korinth import ceramics as well as Aiolis regions unique grey monochrome ceramics. Abundance of import ceramics in tombs proves that this island was an important trade harbour. During ancient times. In addition, rich terracotta figuring, Attima ceramic varieties and quality are quite important. There are examples of them in the exhibition hall.

4th Hall: There are ruins of Dardanos tumulus in this hall(B.C. 6-2 centuries). Dardanos tumulus is on the hill settled on north of Dardanos town, 11 km south of Çanakkale. Upon excavation of the tomb in 1959, it was entered to the tomb. As seen from the lighting board, mausoleum consists of hall, front room, main tomb. It is a family tomb, it is understood from the ruins that it was used during Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Times. There are inscribed bronze cremasion containers, jewellery, gemmas, golden rings and diadems, candles, textile stuff, sandallets, wooden properties and kline parts. The most beautiful art of the hall is Knidos Aphrodite’s baked soil sculpture, a rural reproduction. This sculpture is known as Dardaos Aphrodite is world literature and is the copy that is identical to its original in the best way. Also some Eros figurins were found in the same timuls dating from B.C. 2nd century.

5th Hall: the arts from Assos (Behramkale) and Gülpınar (Apollon Smintheion Holy Area) are exhibited together with elegant coins and glass samples.
Behramkale village 17 kms. away from Ayvacık has become one of tourist center recently and is known with Assos being used as settlement place uninterruptedly from B.C. 8th century up to Ottoman Empire. After the first studies made in the ancient city in 1881-1883 the excavations have been continued since 1980 uninterruptedly. Athena temple of Assos dating from B.C. 6th century and city walls dated from B.C. 4th century and the ancient necropolis discovered recently have been attracting tourists. There are cremasion containers from the said excavations many various positioned terracotta figures which are some of the most interesting arts exhibited in the Çanakkale Archaeological Museum. There are Attika and Korinth ceramics, Fenike glasses in addition to them.

In Gülpınar-Smintheion exhibition, glass unguentariums discovered from surrounding of Apollon Smintheion holy area excavation in Gülpınar, Ayvacık, and gold beads and flower applics, terracotta figures and bone tools were discovered from Dardanos necropolis excavation. The only cult center of Troas is this temple and the fate of many ancient towns and human beings were determined here. Although not many thing about prophet have been found in the excavations, the small ruins discovered there indicate that the temple was visited by many people around Troas.
There are sculptural and architectural ruins, amphoras brought from surroundings of Çanakkale in the museum.

The building was restored by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and opened to the public as a museum on 24 th December 1964. The purpose was to keep alive the memories of the “Great Leader” in this building, which has a special role in the history of the Turkish Republic.

The upper storey comprises the Atatürk’s study, a meeting room and a bedroom. The ground floor is used as a Railway Museum, where objects and document pertaining to the railway that has existed since 1858 are exhibited. The display is divided into five section.

The first contains commemorative railway medallions, the scissors used in the opening ceremonies of various lines and silver tableware once used in the restaurant car. The second section includes a display of seals, certificates and identity cards used during the time of the Ottoman Empire. There is also a working model of a steam locomotive that was presented to the first Director General of Railways, Behiç Erkin, by the German Railways Management. The third section has a gilt miniature railway wagon that was presented to the Sultan Abdülaziz by the British Government, together with a desk, decorated with mother -of- pearl, and wall clocks that the sultan used on his personal train. The fourth section comprises models of the locomotives, freight cars and passenger carriages used by the Turkish State Railways. The fifth and the last section includes examples of the telephone and telegrafph machines used in the Ottoman period, together with the model of a prison car put into service by the British in 1905.

Atatürk’s visit to Adana is officially celebrated in this building every year on 15 March.

Ground Floor

Library: Nearly two thousand books, written in Ottoman (Arabic alphabet) and Turkish (Latin alphabet) are on display. Most of the books are obtained by donations.

Study Room: The newspapers “Yeni Adana”, “Türk Sözü”, “Cukurova” and Dirlik which were published during and after the Independence War, are displayed in this section.

Upper Floor

Bedroom: Atatürk’s brass bedstead, silver threaded quilt and table cloth, traditional Maras style two armchairs and a wardrobe are exhibited in this room.

Anteroom: Atatürk’s wax statue made by retired officer Nevzat Duruak is exhibited in this room.

Study Room: An armchair, a table and chairs, a telephone, a cupboard and Atatürk’s portrait are exhibited in this room.Press Room: There are bound volumes of “Yeni Adana” newspaper in a showcase and framed photos of the newspaper staff in this room.

Lounge Room: A wallnut chair, a narghile, a metal brazier, kilims and rugs are exhibited in this section

Warrior’s Room: The portraits of Gani Girici and his fellow warriors, Gani Girici’s medal of honour and a clock stopped at 9.05 in memory of Atatürk’s time of death are on display in this room.

Hatay Room: During Atatürk’s visit to Adana, an envoy from French occupied Hatay headed by Ayse Fitnat Hanim was received by Atatürk and presented him with black roses. Atatürk’s response to that gesture was “Centuries old Turkish land will not be allowed to be held by the enemy”. There are mannequins to depict this event. Also, in this room an engraved walnut coffee table, a Turkish flag and various photos of the members of the envoy are on display.

Adjutant’s Room: In Atatürk’s Adjutant’s room a brass bedstead, a silver threaded quilt, a walnut overlayed wardrobe, a metal bowl and a ewer are on display.

Armoury: Various types and calibers of rifles, pistols, generals’ epaulets, a model of the house where Atatürk was born, a sample of the stone from Osmaniye which was used in Atatürk’s tomb in Anitkabir and also some collections of antique coins in a showcase are displayed in this room.

Kuva-i Milliye Room: The busts of Atatürk, Ismet Inönü and other members of Kuva-i Milliye who initiated the movement and whom people distinguished for their efforts during that period are in this room.

Atatürk Museum is open all days of the week except Mondays.

987 pieces including cups, silt medals, plaques and other presents and rewards are exhibited in the museum.

Taek-won-do : 4 cups won in the international competitions are presented.

Football : In the football section of the museum there are 140 pieces of rewards including cups, silt, plaques, vases, sugar sups and various presents, won in the national competitions.

Sky : A collection of cups, silt, plaques and medals is presented.

Sailing : 4 cups, 3 silts, 1 medal are presented.

Tennis : Rewards of the girls team and the mixed team won in the Islamic Countries Sports Activities (1980) are presented.

Marksmanship : Various silt and cups belong to the rifling guns Turkey Championship are presented.Rowing : 3 cups, 1 silt, 1 medal are presented.

Volleyball :A collection of the International Tourney, The Balkan Championship and Spring cups is presented.

Boks : Various cups and siltler won in the international competitions are exhibited.

Besides these, the rewards, won in various competitions by our worldwide famous and rewarded sportsmen, surch as Ahmet AYIK, Ali Rıza ALAN, Muharrem CANDAŞ, Nasuh AKAR, Mahmut ATALAY, Ali ERBAŞ, Hasan GEMİCİ, Hasan GÜNGÖR, Müzahir SİLLE, Yaşar YILMAZ, Sırrı ACAR, Bayram SİT, Tevfik KIŞ, Mustafa DAĞISTANLI, Rıza DOĞAN and İsmet ATLI, form the rich collection of the museum.

The building continued to serve as “Municipality Building of Afyon” until the foundation of today’s Municipality Building in 1930. Later on, the building was allocated to the “Police Headquarters” upon the completion of the new municipality building.

The building was allocated to the Commander-in-chief Historical National Park Directorate as “Victory Museum” by the National Estate Directorate, and our Directorate owned the building on 11 September 1986.

Our Directorate moved to this building in 1992. The importance of this building, in which the decoration and restoration works are still being carried out, is that it belongs to a period (1919-1922) when a whole nation struggled for life and death and that Mustafa Kemal, the Commander-in-chief; İsmet İnönü, the Commander of Western Front; Fevzi Çakmak, the Chief of the General Staff; and Tevfik Bıyıklıoğlu, the Chief of Western Front Actions Office all stayed in this historical building and used here as headquarters upon the liberation of Afyonkarahisar from the occupation of the enemies on August 27th, 1922.

The archaeological monuments, which were collected in the garden of the Bolvadin Lycee by the Director of the lycee Mr. Muharrem Bayer under the control of the Afyon Museum Directorate, constituted the origin of the museum. Later, a very beautiful mixed museum was founded with the archaeological and ethnographic monuments collected around and with the monuments sent from Afyon Museum Directorate.

Moveable cultural works of the Former Bronze Age, Rome, Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottoman and Republic Period and ethnographic materials reflecting our traditions are on display in the garden and exhibition hall of the Municipality Museum of Bolvadin. In addition, it is possible to see in the museum the production and use of poppy specific to Bolvadin and the rush mat workmanship made of reed around Eber Lake and photograph materials.

The conference hall in the Municipality Museum of Bolvadin, capable to include 200 people, serves as an essential place where the cultural activities are celebrated.

The teacher Süleyman Gönçer, the head of the association, was appointed as an officer to the school which was made an official museum warehouse in 1931. Mr. Süleyman, who is also the Head of Museology and Exhibition Branch of Community Centres, enriched the warehouse with the support of the official institutions and the Community Centre. The museum, which was turned to the Museum Directorate in 1933, was officially opened in the 10th year of our Republic and Mr. Süleyman was appointed as the head.

Afyon Museum, which served as a mixed museum from 1933 to 1970, was moved to its new building in 1971 where the Museum Directorate and Archaeology Museum is located.

Gedik Ahmet Pasha School, which was used as the warehouse of stone works having ethnographic characteristics since 1971, was opened to the public in 1995 as the Museum of Turkish Islamic Monuments as a result of the restoration and arrangement of the building between 1978 and 1994. However, the building was closed in 1996 and the monuments were moved to the warehouse of the Directorate as the extensive humidity, which damaged the monuments, could not be prevented. Exhibition and arrangements shall be made again.

The Archaeology Museum has a very rich collection. There are many monuments of Former Bronze, Hittite, Frig, Lydia, Hellenistic, Rome and Byzantine Ages in the museum. These monuments include a marble statue, city coins, findings of Kusura digging, statues and figurines of Hittite and goddess.