Istanbul Military Museum
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Mehmed II in 1453 during the siege of Constantinople
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Greek flag captured during the Cyprus Peace Operation (according to the Turkish side, or Turkish invasion of Cyprus as it is known internationally)
Istanbul Military Museum (
Turkish military
history. It is one of the leading museums of its kind in the world. The museum is open to the public everyday except on Mondays.
The museum initially opened in
Arabic word harb for warfare) was the site of the Ottoman imperial military academy, the empire's "West Point" or "Sandhurst" and is still an important military installation. A fine collection of historical weapons, uniforms and tools of various periods of the army are on display. The highlights are the magnificent campaign tents and standards. Outside the museum, interesting Ottoman cannons and mortars
, a rail gun, aircraft, helicopters are on display.
The military museum and culture center was renovated and reopened at its present building in 1993 with a very successful and contemporary exhibition concept. Today in 22 rooms about nine thousand pieces from the Ottoman era through
Atatürk
, who studied in the building when it was a military academy between 1899-1905.
The Janissary Band "
kettledrums, invented by the Mehter, the wail of oboes and clash of cymbals
, (another Turkish invention) was meant to glorify the conquest and impress upon the populace that they were now part of an entirely different civilization.
In 1957, the museum was reorganized by General Ahmet Hulki Saral.
Gallery
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Standard of Turkish Armed Forces in the Korean War. -
F-104 Starfighter -
Cannons exhibited open-air in the backside street of the museum. -
Cannons exhibited open-air behind the Istanbul Military Museum -
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Istanbul Military Museum diorama conquest -
Istanbul Military museum Multi-barrel gun -
Istanbul Military Museum Gatling gun -
Istanbul Military Museum Ottoman gun -
Istanbul Military Museum pinfire gun -
Istanbul Military Museum Recycled arms -
Istanbul Military Museum, Sultan Abdul Hamid II's desk -
Istanbul Military Museum, Grand Vizier Mahmut Şevket Pasha's car -
Istanbul Military Museum Mehter performance -
Istanbul Military Museum Mehter performance -
Istanbul Military Museum: Decoration on the barrel of a bronze cannon from 1400's -
Decoration from a bronze cannon - Istanbul Military Museum
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References
- ^ "Military Museum (Askeri Müzesi)". 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Istanbul Military Museum of Turkey". www.memphistours.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Military Museum | Nişantaşi, Bomonti & Harbiye, Istanbul | Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
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