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Pera Palace Room 101

It was 1917 when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, the most valuable guest of Pera Palace Hotel, wrote his name in the guest book of Pera Palace Hotel for the first time. After that year, Atatürk stayed at Pera Palace Hotel many times during times of war and peace. His room number 101, which he used almost like his home on his return to the front, where he made important decisions for the country and hosted his senior guests, was turned into a museum room in 1981, the 100th anniversary of his birth, where Atatürk's personal belongings are also exhibited.

The color of sunrise, which is Atatürk's favorite color and used in all his other houses and museum-houses opened in his name, the museum room number 101 renewed with "dawn" pink, the rarest local and foreign Atatürk books obtained from auctions, magazines of the period, signed photographs and postcards, enriched with medals.

A Moment at Pera Palace

The occupation days of Istanbul; Some occupation commanders, especially General Harrington, sit in a corner of the hall in Pera Palace. For some reason, Mustafa Kemal draws their attention. They asked who it was. They learned that he was 'Mustafa Kemal'. For them, Mustafa Kemal is one of the most famous figures of the First World War. Even then, books and articles talking about the Battle of Gallipoli in foreign languages ​​and always knotted in the name of Mustafa Kemal filled a library.

They send him news and invite him to their table. But Mustafa Kemal's answer is both kind and precise:

- “We are the hosts here. They are guests. They need to come to this table.” ^one

1 Noelle Roger, Events and Atatürk, Ankara 1984, p. 68–69.

Pera Palace History

The story of Pera Palace Hotel began at the end of the 19th century. When the world-famous Orient Express started its Paris-Istanbul flights in 1888, there was no hotel in Istanbul that could offer the high standards that Orient Express passengers are used to. This gap was filled by the Pera Palace Hotel, whose founding work was started in 1892, and the opening ball was held in 1895. The hotel was located in the Tepebaşı area of ​​Pera, known as 'little Europe' due to its cultural and social activities, with a magnificent view of the Golden Horn.

La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grands Express Européens, the owner of Orient Express at that time, established its own operating company in 1896 and took half ownership of the Pera Palace Hotel, designed by Levantine architect Alexander Vaullary. The hotel had a very bright period until the First World War. When Pera Palace Hotel opened as one of the most magnificent buildings in Istanbul, it had many firsts; It was the building where electricity was supplied, the first electric elevator and the first running hot water, outside the Ottoman palaces in Istanbul. Pera Palace Hotel, Turkey's first hotel in European standards, has witnessed historical events since its establishment and has become one of the most important symbols of the city's culture.

Pera Palace has hosted Mustafa Kemal Atatürk many times since 1917. His room number 101, which he used almost like his home on his return to the front, where he made important decisions for the country and hosted his senior guests, was turned into a museum room in 1981, the 100th anniversary of his birth, where Atatürk's personal belongings are also exhibited. Due to this nature, Pera Palace is a 'museum-hotel'.

The color of sunrise, which is Atatürk's favorite color and used in all his other houses and museum-houses opened in his name, the museum room number 101 renewed with 'dawn' pink, the rare Atatürk books, both domestic and foreign, procured from auctions since the renovation and opening of the Pera Palace Hotel, Magazines of the period, signed photographs and postcards were enriched with medals.

World War I, occupation of Istanbul, War of Independence, proclamation of the Republic and II. Since 2006, Beşiktaş Turizm Yatırımları A.Ş. owns the super-use rights of Pera Palace Hotel, which is a silent and dignified witness of many historical events such as World War I and belongs to the Treasury of the Republic of Turkey as property.

famous guests

Among the famous guests of Pera Palace Hotel, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, İsmet İnönü, King VIII. Edward, Queen II. Elizabeth, Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph, Shah Reza Pahlavi, Yugoslav President Tito, General Franz von Papen, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Greta Garbo, Sarah Bernhardt, Alfred Hitchcock, Pierre Loti, Jacqueline Kennedy, Ernest Hemingway, Ninette de Valois, Mata There are names such as Hari, Cicero, Mikis Theodorakis.

One of the most famous regulars of Pera Palace Hotel is Agatha Christie. The secret of 11 lost days in the life of the world-famous detective novelist; It is said that he was at the Pera Palace Hotel, where he designed the novel 'Murder on the Orient Express' published in 1934.

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