Topkapı Palace
The sultans’ palace on Sarayburnu: courtyards, the Imperial Council, the treasury and the terraces over the water. Dated entry, sold online on its own site.
Kayseri Atatürk House Museum
A 19th-century Ottoman mansion in Kayseri where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed for two nights in December 1919, now a small museum about that visit.
About the museum
The building was known as the İmamizade Raşit Ağa Mansion before it became a museum. It is a late Ottoman Turkish house from the 19th century, with wooden details on the roof and under the bay window, and a layout typical of the period: rooms off a central hall, reached by a wooden stair.
Its fame comes from one visit. On 19 and 20 December 1919 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk arrived in Kayseri for the first time on behalf of the Representative Committee and was hosted here for two nights, which gives the house real weight in the story of the National Struggle.
The mansion was registered as a protected property in 1976, expropriated by the Ministry of Culture in 1978 and opened to visitors in 1983 as the Atatürk House. On 19 December 1998 its upper floor was re-arranged and reopened as the Atatürk Museum. The entrance and basement levels are used by the ministry's fine arts gallery directorate for offices and an exhibition hall.
Tips
- The house is small, so it fits easily into a walking day through central Kayseri.
- Check the official Ministry of Culture museum page for current hours.
Questions
When is Kayseri Atatürk House Museum open?
According to the Ministry’s listing it opens at 08:30 and closes at 17:30 (last entry 17:15). Closed: Monday.
Can I buy tickets for Kayseri Atatürk House Museum on this site?
No. This site sells no tickets. Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia and Dolmabahçe Palace are sold on our sister sites; for Kayseri Atatürk House Museum, buy at the ticket office or on the Ministry’s official e-ticket system.
Where is Kayseri Atatürk House Museum?
Kayseri Atatürk House Museum is in Kayseri, Türkiye — Cumhuriyet Mahallesi Tennuri Sokak No:43.
Nearby
Kayseri
Güpgüpoğlu Mansion Ethnography Museum
Kayseri's oldest surviving house, parts dating to 1419-1497, split into a selamlık ethnography museum and a haremlik furnished as a period home. Closed for renovation.
Kayseri
Kültepe Archaeological Site
The ancient city of Kaniş near Kayseri, capital of a Bronze Age kingdom and hub of the Assyrian trade colonies, where cuneiform tablets reveal early merchant life.
Kayseri
Soğanlı Archaeological Site
A quiet Cappadocian valley near Yeşilhisar where rock-cut churches, pigeon houses and fairy chimneys sit among village houses.
More museums in Kayseri
Istanbul tickets online
Four Istanbul landmarks, each sold on its own site by the agency behind this guide — dated entry and free cancellation up to 24 hours.
Basilica Cistern
Justinian’s great underground reservoir: 336 columns in still water and the two Medusa heads. Fast-track entry with a digital audio guide.
Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s cathedral, the sultans’ mosque and a working mosque again today. The ticket admits you to the upper visitor gallery.
Dolmabahçe Palace
A nineteenth-century palace on the water’s edge: the Selamlık, the Ceremonial Hall under its chandelier, the crystal staircase and the Harem.