Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum
Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi | |
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  Location within Turkey | |
| Established | 2005 |
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| Location | Ankara, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°56′15″N 32°59′50″E / 39.93750°N 32.99722°E |
| Type | Technology museum |
| Director | Tunç Koyuncu |
| President | Rahmi M. Koç |
| Website | www.rmk-museum.org |
The Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum (Turkish: Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi) is a technology museum in Ankara, Turkey.[1]
Geography
The museum is in the old quarters of Ankara known as historic Atpazarı (literally: Horse market), facing the Ankara Citadel. It is at an altitude of 950 metres (3,120 ft) slightly higher than the rest of the city.
History
The museum is situated in a historic inn (
The museum
The lower floor is reserved for a carpet gallery, agricultural machinery and pharmaceutical exhibits. Machines, medicine, everyday life tools and road transport vehicles are exhibited on the ground floor, along with a brasserie (café). The upper floor contains exhibits of rail transport items, toys, and instruments for communications, science, maritime and navigation. There are also sections about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey; Vehbi Koç, Rahmi Koç's father and one of the first industrialists of Turkey, and Ankara city.[2]
Gallery
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Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Central hall -
Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Exhibits -
Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Exhibits -
Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Exhibits
References
- ^ Museum page
- ^ Museum guide, (Rahmi M.Koç Müzesi-Çengelhan)