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Republic Heritage: Ataturk, the War of Independence and Modern Turkey

Follow the footsteps of Turkish nation-building. Visit the ethnography museum where Ataturk once worked, see the first Grand National Assembly building, walk the streets where the republic was proclaimed and end at Anitkabir for a deeper understanding of Ataturks legacy.

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Ataturk Ethnography Museum
A neoclassical building that served as Ataturks office and temporary resting place before the completion of Anitkabir. It now houses Ottoman and Anatolian ethnographic collections.
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First Grand National Assembly
The original building where Turkeys first parliament met in 1920 during the War of Independence. Now a museum preserving the original chamber and deputies offices.
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Republic Museum
Housed in the second Grand National Assembly building, it charts Turkeys transformation from empire to republic through documents, photographs and personal objects.
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War of Independence Museum
Dedicated to the conflict that created modern Turkey, with maps, weapons and personal accounts of the battles that defined the nation between 1919 and 1923.
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Anitkabir Museum
The comprehensive museum inside the mausoleum complex displays Ataturks personal belongings, state gifts, his limousine and detailed exhibits on his life and reforms.
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Cankaya Presidential Palace
The official residence of Turkish presidents since the republic was founded. The historic villa section used by Ataturk is occasionally open to visitors and sits in forested grounds.