Erzurum - Atatürk House

It was opened to visitors in 1984 in the old governor's mansion in the Yukarı Mumcu neighborhood of Erzurum. The building was built in 1890 and is a type of old Erzurum houses. It was used as the German Consulate in 1915/1916, and after 1918 the Governor's Mansion was built.

Having landed in Samsun on May 19, 1919, Atatürk arrived in Erzurum on July 3, 1919 by way of Amasya, Tokat, Sivas, and Erzincan, and was the guest of the Position Command, a mansion belonging to the Cinis people, directly on Cumhuriyet Street. Until 9 July 1919, that is, until his retirement from the military, Atatürk stayed in this building in the house of Gözübüyük, who dealt with the preparations for the Erzurum Congress. After leaving the military, he moved to the two-storey Governor's mansion vacated by Governor Münir Akkaya, together with Hüseyin Rauf Bey and his friends. After Atatürk left Erzurum, the house became the Governor's Mansion again.

The people of Erzurum presented this house to Atatürk, who came to Erzurum for the second time on September 30, 1924, after the proclamation of the Republic. The house was also used as a lodging by the Corps Command between 1930-1934. After Atatürk's death, it was given to the Child Protection Agency. In 1984, it was transferred to the Ministry of Culture and organized as Atatürk House.

The room on the right, on the first floor of the Atatürk House, is used as the administration room. In the room right next to it, the items used by Erzurum Former Deputy Hodja Raif (Dinç) are exhibited. In the room opposite this room, Envari Şarkiye, one of the first newspapers published in Anatolia, and Albayrak, the newspaper of the National Struggle, as well as the Erzurum Congress papers were displayed (Printing Machine).

From the top floor landing, there is a large photograph of Atatürk's second visit to Erzurum, along with two sofas and a coffee table from those years.

The hall is arranged as a meeting room. Three large rooms open into the hall. These rooms were exhibited as Atatürk's study and bedroom.

In one of the rooms, there is a desk and an armchair with the photographs of the delegates attending the Erzurum Congress.

In the study, there is a walnut carved showcase, a central table, an alarm clock, and walnut armchairs and chairs made in those years.

The bedroom is the room opposite the study room. In this room, there is a mother-of-pearl inlaid brass bed, a mirrored walnut console, a walnut wardrobe, an armchair, a coffee table and an alarm clock.

Source: A A M, Atatürk Evleri Atatürk Müzeleri, Mehmet Önder, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi 1993. ISBN: 975-16-0077-4. Sayfa: 34-35