Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who visited Antalya three times, during his first visit on March 6, 1930, watched the sea, beaches and the view of the snow-covered Bey Mountains at the Erenkuş location on Lara Road and said, “Without a doubt, Antalya is the most beautiful place on earth.” The mansion, which was allocated to Atatürk during his visits, was turned into a museum in memory of his visits.
The mansion, which has a two-storey rectangular plan, has been serving the public as the Atatürk House Museum since 1986. On the lower floor of the museum, there is a photo exhibition about Atatürk’s visits to Antalya, a room where documentaries about Atatürk and Antalya can be watched, a dining room and an office; On the upper floor, there is a room where Atatürk’s personal belongings are exhibited. There is also a meeting room, study rooms, bedroom and a special section where commemorative coins minted from the foundation of the Republic to the present are exhibited.
Source: Antalya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism. Antalya Promotional Booklet, 2016.
Places to Visit in Antalya
Source: Antalya Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate
