Mudanya Armistice House Museum

The Mudanya Armistice was the first political success won by the government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and it was signed in this house. The building stands in the centre of the Mudanya district and dates from the late 19th century. It first belonged to a Russian-born man named Aleksandr Ganyanof, and was later bought and repaired by the Mudanya businessman Hayri İpar.

In 1937 it opened as a museum run by Mudanya Municipality, and in 1959 it was transferred to the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums. The building is wooden, with two floors plus a basement and an attic. On the ground floor you find the hall where the armistice was signed and the study of İsmet Pasha, the chief negotiator. Upstairs are the bedrooms of İsmet Pasha and his aides.

Furniture and objects of the armistice period are preserved in the rooms, along with photographs and documents from the time. The house was closed for renovation in March 2013 and reopened in October 2014, and after a further round of repairs it reopened again on 11 October 2022. It is a small, atmospheric museum that rewards a slow visit.