Trabzon Museum

Trabzon museum or Kostaki Mansion is located on the north of Zeytinlik district very near Uzun Sokak in Trabzon, Turkey.

History

It was built between 1890-1900 by Kostaki Teophylaktov who was a famous banker migrated from Caucasia- Russia to Trabzon after Ottoman-Russia War 1877-78. When Trabzon was occuppied by Russian troops, they used this building as Russian Headquarters. After Russian departed from Trabzon, Kostaki had his properties following his Bankrupty, all his properties were bought Nemlizade Akif Kaptan Bey (1789-1945) who was famous merchant in Trabzon.

The mansion prepared for the First president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his wife's Latife stayed on their first visit to Trabzon between 15-17 September 1924.The building was expropriated by the government when Ali Galip Bey worked as a governor in Trabzon. It served as the Governor's Hall between 1927-1931. After passing to the Ministry of Education it served as a Girl's Trade High School between 1937-1987 for fifty years. In 1987, the building was turned over to the Ministry of Culture to be prepared as a city museum and it was open to the visitors as a museum with its archeological and ethnographic exhibitions on April 22, 2001 [ [http://www.karalahana.com/makaleler/kitap/kostaki-kosku.htm Trabzon'un Abidevi Eserlerinden Kostaki Köşkü] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.karalahana.com/english/archive/Kostaki-Mansion-Museum-of-Trebizond.html Kostaki Mansion - Museum of Trebizond]