Culture and art / Museum
Terzizade Mansion Museum
Havran, Balıkesir
A roughly 200-year-old, three-story wooden mansion in Havran where Atatürk met Koca Seyit Onbaşı, restored and turned into a museum.
Its story
The Terzizade Saadettin Bey Mansion on Cumhuriyet Caddesi is a roughly 200-year-old, three-story building made entirely of wood, and one of the rare examples of its kind in the district. The mansion is known as the place where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk met Koca Seyit Onbaşı, who lifted a 276-okka shell during the Battle of Çanakkale (Gallipoli). According to the story, Atatürk wanted to arrange a pension for him, but Seyit Onbaşı declined, saying he had only done his duty. The right of use passed from the Özaydın family to Havran Municipality, and the restoration, begun in 2019 based on a survey by a team from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, was completed in two years by Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality. Following this work the mansion opened to the public as a museum.
Key facts
- Age
- About 200 years
- Material
- Wood, three stories
- Restoration
- 2019-2021, Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Rainy day
Location
39.55614, 27.09525
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://www.trthaber.com/haber/kultur-sanat/ataturkun-seyit-onbasi-ile-gorustugu-konak-muze-oldu-573608.html | https://www.haber7.com/guncel/haber/3089728-ataturkun-seyit-onbasi-ile-gorustugu-konak-muze-oldu | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132088688