Ethnography Museum of Ankara
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The Ethnography Museum of Ankara
is a museum of ethnography
dedicated to the cultures of historic and current civilizations that flourished in Turkey
. The museum building was designed by architect Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu
and built between 1925 and 1928.
of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
from November 21, 1938 until November 10, 1953, during the period of the construction of Anıtkabir
, his final resting place.
After the death of Atatürk on November 10, 1938 at Dolmabahçe Palace
in Istanbul
, his remains were transferred on November 19 by sea on the battlecruiser
TCG Yavuz from Istanbul to Izmit
and subsequently by train to Ankara arriving on November 20. His flag-draped casket was placed on a catafalque
before the building of the Turkish Grand National Assembly for state funeral
. On November 21, 1938, his body was brought to Ethnography Museum of Ankara on a horse-drawn caisson. Also British
, Iran
ian and Yugoslavia
n guards of honor escorted the cortège on its way to the museum.
Atatürk's mahogany
casket was placed inside a white marmor sarcophagus, where it remained 15 years long. After completion of Anıtkabır, his sarcophagus was opened on November 4, 1953 in presence of Parliament speaker Refik Koraltan
, Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
, Chief of General Staff Nuri Yamut and some other high officials. Atatürk's flag-covered casket was taken out and put on a catafalque in the museum, where it remained until November 10, 1953, the 15th anniversary of his death. His body was transferred to Anıtkabir the same day with all the military honors on a caisson in a cortege to his final resting place.
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
is a museum of ethnography
Ethnography
Ethnography is a qualitative method aimed to learn and understand cultural phenomena which reflect the knowledge and system of meanings guiding the life of a cultural group...
dedicated to the cultures of historic and current civilizations that flourished in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The museum building was designed by architect Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu
Arif Hikmet Koyunoglu
Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu was a Turkish architect best known for his work on the State Art and Sculpture Museum in Ankara, Turkey.He died at the age of 96.-External links:*http://www.archmuseum.org/biyografi.asp?id=26...
and built between 1925 and 1928.
Temporary resting place of Atatürk
The museum hosted the sarcophagusSarcophagus
A sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone. The word "sarcophagus" comes from the Greek σαρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγειν phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos...
of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
from November 21, 1938 until November 10, 1953, during the period of the construction of Anıtkabir
Anitkabir
Anıtkabir is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey...
, his final resting place.
After the death of Atatürk on November 10, 1938 at Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coastline of the Bosphorus strait, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922, apart from a 22-year interval in which Yıldız Palace was used.- History :Dolmabahçe Palace...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, his remains were transferred on November 19 by sea on the battlecruiser
Battlecruiser
Battlecruisers were large capital ships built in the first half of the 20th century. They were developed in the first decade of the century as the successor to the armoured cruiser, but their evolution was more closely linked to that of the dreadnought battleship...
TCG Yavuz from Istanbul to Izmit
Izmit
İzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
and subsequently by train to Ankara arriving on November 20. His flag-draped casket was placed on a catafalque
Catafalque
A catafalque is a raised bier, soapbox, or similar platform, often movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of the deceased during a funeral or memorial service. Following a Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, a catafalque may be used to stand in place of the body at the Absolution of...
before the building of the Turkish Grand National Assembly for state funeral
State funeral
A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honor heads of state or other important people of national significance. State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony as well as religious overtones and distinctive elements of military tradition...
. On November 21, 1938, his body was brought to Ethnography Museum of Ankara on a horse-drawn caisson. Also British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
n guards of honor escorted the cortège on its way to the museum.
Atatürk's mahogany
Mahogany
The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored hardwood. It is a native American word originally used for the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Indian or Cuban mahogany....
casket was placed inside a white marmor sarcophagus, where it remained 15 years long. After completion of Anıtkabır, his sarcophagus was opened on November 4, 1953 in presence of Parliament speaker Refik Koraltan
Refik Koraltan
Refik Koraltan was a Turkish politician, having served as the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from May 22, 1950 to May 27, 1960.-Biography:...
, Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes was the first democratically elected Turkish Prime Minister between 1950–1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet...
, Chief of General Staff Nuri Yamut and some other high officials. Atatürk's flag-covered casket was taken out and put on a catafalque in the museum, where it remained until November 10, 1953, the 15th anniversary of his death. His body was transferred to Anıtkabir the same day with all the military honors on a caisson in a cortege to his final resting place.
See also
- State Art and Sculpture MuseumState Art and Sculpture MuseumThe State Art and Sculpture Museum is a museum dedicated to fine arts and sculpture in Ankara, Turkey. It was designed in 1927 by architect Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu and built between 1927 and 1930 as the Türkocağı Building, upon the direction of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President...
- Museum of Anatolian CivilizationsMuseum of Anatolian CivilizationsThe Museum of Anatolian Civilizations is located on the south side of Ankara Castle in the Atpazarı area in Ankara, Turkey. It consists of the old Ottoman Mahmut Paşa bazaar storage building, and the Kurşunlu Han...
- Cer Modern: Museum of Modern Arts
- State Art and Suculpture Museum
- Çengelhan Rahmi Koç Industrial Museum
- MTA History of Nature Museum
- Railway Museum