Çeşme Museum

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Çeşme Museum
Çeşme Müzesi
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Çeşme Museum
Established1984;36 years ago (1984)
LocationÇeşme Kalesi, Çeşme, Turkey
Coordinates 38°19′25″N26°18′11″E / 38.32361°N 26.30306°E / 38.32361; 26.30306 Coordinates: 38°19′25″N26°18′11″E / 38.32361°N 26.30306°E / 38.32361; 26.30306
Type Archaeology
Owner Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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Busts of Çaka and Umur, two medieval Turkish admirals

Çeşme Museum is a general interest museum in Çeşme ilçe (district) of İzmir Province, Turkey.

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Location

It lies at 38°19′25″N26°18′11″E / 38.32361°N 26.30306°E / 38.32361; 26.30306 within Çeşme Castle. The Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa Monument is just in front of the museum and the Aegean Sea coast is about 60 metres (200 ft) to the west.

History

The castle was commissioned by Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire in 1502. In 1965, the museum was established as a weapons museum, but high moisture caused some rusting in the metallic parts of the weapons and the weapons were transferred to other museums. Beginning in 1984, the museum was redesigned as a general purpose museum. [1]

Exhibited items

In one hall items from the Archaic, Roman and Byzantine eras such as terracotta figurines, oil lamps and pottery are exhibited. One hall is reserved for objects from rescue excavations of Idırı (Erythrae) such as terracotta figurines, silver and copper coins and amphorae. Another hall commemorates the Battle of Çeşme, an 18th-century battle fought in the bay of Çeşme. In this hall maps, posters, flags, medals as well as objects from the sunken Russian flagship are exhibited. [2]

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References

  1. Museum page (in Turkish)
  2. mekan 360 Touristic info (in Turkish)