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House museum in Istanbul, Turkey
?smet ?nonu House Museum
is a
house museum
in Istanbul, Turkey.
The house is in
Heybeliada
, the second largest island of the
Princes' Islands
in
Istanbul
. The house, then known as
Mavromatis Mansion
(from the Greek family of Mavromatis), was built in the 19th century.
[1]
In 1924, it was rented by the former prime minister
?smet Pasha
, during the
3rd government of Turkey
, in which he left his seat to
Fethi Bey
. However, in 1925, he returned to his former post. Beginning by 1925, the house was used by ?smet Pasha's family as a summer residence. In 1934, ?smet Pasha who has adopted the surname "?nonu" bought the house. The household furniture was donated by
Ataturk
, the president. In 1937, ?smet ?nonu resigned from his post, and began living mostly in Heybeliada. The next year however, he was elected as the president, and began spending the vacations in other places, so the house lost its past liveliness. When ismet ?nonu lost the
1950 general elections
, the house once again returned to its former liveliness.
[2]
?smet ?nonu died on 25 December 1973. The family kept the house. Finally, it was decided to transform the house into a house museum, keeping the original furniture. The garden of the house is used by the
Museum of the Princes' Islands
.
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