30 thousand people visited Bandırma Ship Museum during the holiday
It is a replica of the Bandırma Ferry, on which Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk set out with his 18 comrades to start the National Struggle and came to Samsun on May 19, 1919 to start the War of Independence. Bandırma Ship Museum and National Struggle Open Air Museumwas flooded with visitors during the 9-day Eid al-Adha holiday.
„125 THOUSAND VISITORS IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS“
Museum Director and Art Historian Ayhan Çırak said, „Among the museums in Samsun, Bandırma Ship Museum and the National Struggle Open Air Museum are among the places that attract the most attention. Wax statues of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades, their clothes, artifacts and photographs from that period are also displayed. The museum, in which it is located, attracts a great deal of attention especially from local and foreign tourists. We expected an intensity during the 9-day holiday and we saw this. During the first 6 months of 2023, approximately 200 thousand people visited. 125,000 people visited the Bandırma Ship Museum.
ATATÜRK’S PRINCIPAL GUN IS ON EXHIBITION
There is a copy of the document stating that Atatürk accepted his birthday as 19 May in Bandırma Ship Museum and the National Struggle Open Air Museum. The original 1923 Ottoman edition of the Lausanne Peace Treaty is one of the most important historical documents of the museum. In the museum, where a historical journey is carried out through documents including the mission instructions, British Visa, Headquarters Delegation, Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s telegram announcing his arrival in Samsun and important documents about his journeys to Havza, Amasya and Erzurum are exhibited. In the exhibition hall, there are also replicas of Atatürk’s original Belgian-made Nagant principality gun, the Dolmabahçe Palace, and the clothes he wore on the Savarona Yacht.
THERE ARE 14 BOOKS WRITTEN BY ATATÜRK
The reflections of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s death on the Samsun press, the mourning ceremonies held in Samsun, Atatürk’s death report, his will and notarized copies of the testament taken from the Republic archive are exhibited in the museum, as well as examples from 14 books written by the great leader during his lifetime. On the rear deck, which is the exit area of the Bandırma Ferry, there is a cabin called the furnishing saloon. In this cabin, which contains 5 statues, a meeting moment of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades is played. There are many artifacts such as compass, speed control panel, balance compass in the Captain’s Lodge in the middle of the ship, where statues representing the Ship’s Captain, Assistant and Clerk are located.
35 thousand square meters of area
There are chairs, bedsteads and nightstands made of walnut wood from the 1900s in the room, which is located on the foredeck and is designed as a single cabin, similar to the bedroom of Atatürk’s Savarona Yacht. The hatch of the ship is located in the area that is descended just across from the bedroom. Within the Bandırma Ship Museum and National Struggle Open Air Museum, which was established on an area of 35 thousand square meters; The longest ceramic reliefs of Turkey, representing the Battle of Çanakkale and the pouring of the enemy into the sea from İzmir, the inscription of martyrs from Samsun and its surrounding districts, which includes 1200 martyrs we lost in the War of Independence, 10 bronze reliefs describing the National Struggle, and the National Liberation with seven figures. It has a monument.
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The Bandırma Ship Museum and National Struggle Open Air Museum, which is a replica of the Bandırma Ferry, attracted a large number of visitors during the 9-day Eid al-Adha holiday. The museum showcases wax statues of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades, as well as their clothes, artifacts, and photographs from the period of the National Struggle. Approximately 200,000 people visited the museum during the first 6 months of 2023, with 125,000 people specifically visiting the Bandırma Ship Museum. The museum also exhibits important historical documents such as the Lausanne Peace Treaty and replicas of Atatürk’s belongings, including his Nagant principality gun and the clothes he wore on the Savarona Yacht. Additionally, there are displays of mourning ceremonies, Atatürk’s will, and copies of the books he wrote. The museum covers an area of 35,000 square meters and features various monuments and reliefs depicting significant events from Turkey’s history, such as the Battle of Çanakkale and the War of Independence. Overall, the museum has become a popular attraction for both local and foreign tourists.
