Amasya Atatürk Museum

The Amasya Atatürk Museum commemorates one of the most consequential events in modern Turkish history: the arrival of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Amasya on 12 May 1919 and the issue of the Amasya Circular (Amasya Tamimi) on 22 June 1919. The Circular, drafted in Amasya with fellow nationalist commanders Rauf Orbay and Ali Fuat Cebesoy, declared that the independence of the homeland was in danger and called for a national congress—the first step toward organised resistance to the Allied occupation following World War I and the direct precursor to the Turkish War of Independence. The museum is housed in a restored Ottoman mansion on Atatürk Caddesi that Atatürk used during his stay in the city. Exhibit rooms present original documents, photographs, and personal items associated with Atatürk's Amasya visit, including facsimiles of the Circular itself (the original is held in the Turkish National Archives), period weapons, military uniforms, and telegrams exchanged between the nationalist leadership. One room is furnished as it appeared during Atatürk's stay, with original period furniture conserved in situ. The museum also includes a gallery tracing Amasya's role in the National Struggle (Millî Mücadele) more broadly, with photographs of local volunteers and newspaper front pages from 1919. Admission is covered by the Müzekart and the museum is managed by the Amasya Culture and Tourism Directorate.