Atatürk Museum
The building known as Naim Palas was constructed in Izmir, Turkey in 1875-1880 by carpet merchant Takfor. It was originally used as a house, but was abandoned by its owner and taken over by the treasury in 1922. It was then used as a headquarters by the Turkish army during their occupation of Izmir.
In 1923, Atatürk used the building for his personal work during the Izmir Economic Congress. Afterwards, the building was rented out as a hotel until it was purchased by the Izmir Municipality in 1926. Atatürk stayed in the building on multiple occasions between 1930-1934, and it was eventually inherited by his sister, Makbule Baysan, after his death in 1938. In 1940, the Izmir Municipality expropriated the building and converted it into a museum, which was open to the public in 1941. In 1962, the museum was renamed as the “Atatürk Provincial Public Library and Atatürk Museum of the City of Izmir.” In 1972, the building was transferred to the Izmir Archeology Museum and was opened as the “Atatürk and Ethnography Museum” in 1978. The museum’s name was later changed to the “Atatürk Museum” after the ethnographic artifacts were moved to a new museum in 1988. The building is in a
Neoclassical style, with a combination of Ottoman and Levantine architecture, and has a basement, ground floor, first floor, and attic. It covers an area of 852 square meters, has a rectangular plan, and a courtyard with a portico on the back facade. The front facade features a bay window on the first floor. The ground floor is paved with large marble slabs and the hall contains a 34.5 square meter Uşak carpet, marble statues, a large crystal mirror, and a bust of Atatürk. The rooms on the right and left sides of the building and the small hall contain 19th century style fireplaces, and there are bronze knight statuettes at the top of the stairs leading to the first floor. A large portrait of Atatürk hangs on the landing.
Adress:
Alsancak Mh.,, Gündüğdu Caddesi No:242, 35220 Konak/İzmir
Number:
(0232) 464 80 85
