Did you know that our great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lived for a while on Akaretler Street in Beşiktaş? As a resident of Beşiktaş, I considered it my duty to introduce the lesser known places of Beşiktaş. In this context, we are going to Akaretler, Atatürk's first house in Istanbul today!
The first house that Gazi Mustafa Kemal rented in Istanbul is located on Beşiktaş Akaretler Slope. Atatürk's mother, sister and adopted son lived in this house for about 7 years. house in 2010 Akaretler Mustafa Kemal Museum started to serve. In this article, Akaretler Mustafa Kemal Museum Atatürk's House in Beşiktaş You will find all the information about it, happy reading!
Atatürk's House in Beşiktaş
Our Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk rented this house on Beşiktaş Akaretler Slope in 1912 and placed his mother Zübeyde Hanım, his sister Makbule Hanım and his adopted son Abdurrahim Tunçak in this house. He stayed in this house from time to time, during the Balkan and First World Wars, when he left the fronts and came to Istanbul. His permanent residence was the Atatürk House in Şişli. We know that Mustafa Kemal made his preparations in the house in Şişli before he left for Samsun. Some sources say that before he set off to start the National Struggle, he stopped by the house in Akaret to say goodbye to his mother, sister and adopted son, while some sources say that he moved his family to the house in Şişli. We know that after saying goodbye to his family, he set off with the Bandırma Ferry off the Maiden's Tower on May 1919, 16, with a motorboat departing from the Beşiktaş ferry port. Our leader, who reached Samsun on May 1919, 19, was going to light the fire of the National Struggle there.
from Istanbul to Samsunu Click to view the project prepared by Turkish Airlines for the historical journey.
If we go back to the house in Beşiktaş; The 3-storey building, measuring 540 square meters, is one of the lodgings in the form of row houses (akarets) built for Dolmabahçe Palace employees. There were 133 buildings in this W-shaped mass housing project. The house that Atatürk rented is located at number 36 on Akaretler Yokusu, which leads from Beşiktaş to Maçka.
Akaretler Mustafa Kemal Museum
This building, where Atatürk's family lived for 7 years and which he frequently visited, was organized as a museum by the General Directorate of Foundations. Atatürk's belongings and historical artifacts of the period are exhibited in the museum, which was opened in 2010.
In Akaretler Mustafa Kemal Museum, which consists of 3 floors, various video shows, documentaries and films narrate the Balkan Wars, migration and the National Struggle.
- Atatürk's words about foundations and the history of Akaretler are explained on the ground floor of the museum.
- On the first floor, periods such as the Balkan Wars, the Dardanelles War, the occupation of Istanbul,
- On the second floor, photographs of Atatürk, the letters he wrote and his last days in Istanbul were explained.
Mustafa Kemal Museum Visiting Days and Hours
Unfortunately, the Mustafa Kemal Museum in Beşiktaş can only be visited on weekdays. You can visit the museum between 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00 on weekdays.
You can visit the museum for free.
If you happen to be in Beşiktaş during the week, I recommend you to see this museum before taking a coffee break in Akaretler.
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Atatürk's mother and brother, Dentist Hüseyin Mukbil, who was our relative during the War of Independence, was hosted in his house in Akaretler.
I heard this from my grandmother, who said that she kissed Zübeyde Hanım's hand twice during her visits to Hüseyin Mukbil as a child.
I wrote it to clear up the ambiguity in the first paragraph.
Thank you so much