The ZiraatBank Museum
The museum is located at the Hall of
Honor of the Ziraat Bank Headquarters
building which was constructed by Italian
architect Giulio Mongeri between 1926-
1929 and which is considered as an
example of First National Architecture
Period.
It was opened on the 118 anniversary of the
establishment of the Bank on November
20, 1981 by Şadi Irmak who at the time was
the Head of the Advisory Council. It is
the first and only banking museum of our
country.
Having the capability of showing Turkish
banking system since its beginning until
today its commercial, economic, cultural,
artistic and educational developments, the
Ziraat Bank Museum displays a number
of ancient objects used in the old banking
systems in a historical atmosphere.
Address: Doğan Bey Mah. Atatürk Bulvarı No: 8
Ulus-ANK.
Phone: (312) 584 20 00
Visiting Days: Everyday during the week
(with the permission of the General Directorate)
Open between: 09.00-12.30- 13.30–17.30
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Atatürk House during the
War of Independence and
the Railways Museum And
Atatürk’s Wagon
The building known as the Direction Building
was built in 1892 during the construction of
Baghdad railway. It was used as the residence
of Atatürk and the General Staff Headquarters
since Atatürk’s arrival to Ankara on December
27, 1919 until 1922 and witnessed the most
important and historical domestic and foreign
policy decisions. The Republic of Turkey
State Railways restored this building inwhich
priceless documents that shed light to the
close history, especially the foundation of
Turkish Republic and state railways and
brought it in Ankara’s cultural histroy
on December 24, 1964 as a museum . The
restoration and repairments of the personal
belongings of Great Leader Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk, objects and furniture that witnessed
the years of the War of Independence was
completed on April 16, 2012 and the museum
is reopened on the 156th anniversary of the
establishment of State Railways.
Adresi: TCDD Train Station/ANK.
Phone: (312) 309 05 15/4084 Faks: (312) 324 40 61
Visiting Days: Everyday expect Saturdays,
Sundays and religious holidays.
Open between: 09.00–12.00
13.00–17.00
The TCDDMuseum and Art
Gallery
The building which was designed by state
railways’ architect Kemal Süha Esen in 1924
upon the order of Grand Leader Atatürk
to build hotels in big train stations, had
never used for this purpose. Two storeyed
stone building was renovated by the Turkish
Republic State Railways (TCDD) on 1990 and
its first floor was opened
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