Gelibolu War Museum
Gelibolu Savaş Müzesi | |
  Gelibolu War Museum | |
| Established | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°24′24″N 26°40′05″E / 40.40667°N 26.66806°E |
| Type | War Museum |
| Owner | Private |
| Website | Museum page |
Gelibolu War Museum (Turkish: Gelibolu Savaş Müzesi) is a museum in Gelibolu, Turkey.
Location
Gelibolu (Gallipoli) is an
Gallipoli Campaign, a series of 1915-battles during the World War I. The museum is on the Kore Kahramanlar street at 40°24′24″N 26°40′05″E / 40.40667°N 26.66806°E
.
History
The building which was previously used as a recruiting office and later as a clubhouse of the local sports club was restored and opened as the museum on 16 June 2007. It is a private museum founded by Onur Akmanlar and Murat Söylemez.[1]
Exhibits
There are three rooms on the left; the digger team, the withdrawal room and the naval room. Digger team room is the room of the museum history. There are frequent references to other wars also. Withdrawal room is the room of
Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign preceding the Gallipoli campaign on 18 March 1915. Among the exhibits, Cartridge of French ship Bouvet (a battle ship sunk during the operations) and a rare identification label of a downed French airplane are notable.[2]
The hall to the left is dedicated to the general interest exhibits of the war. There are special sections on Turkish commander colonel
Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton. One room on the left is designed as the typical barrack of the Turkish soldiers during the campaign. The last room on the left which is called glass room houses the glass objects such as wine and dressing bottles, tea glasses etc. found on the battle ground.[2]
References
- ^ "Çanakkale page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ a b "Museum page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2016-12-10.