Huseyin Rahmi Gurpınar Museum

Huseyin Rahmi Gurpınar Museum
Huseyin Rahmi Gurpınar Muzesi
	HRG Museum Location of the museum in Istanbul
Established	2000 ; 24 years ago
Location	Heybeliada , Princes' Islands , Istanbul , Turkey
Coordinates	40°52′37″N 29°05′32″E / 40.87694°N 29.09222°E
Type	Historic house

Huseyin Rahmi Gurpınar Museum ( Turkish : Huseyin Rahmi Gurpınar Muzesi ) is a historic house museum dedicated to the writer Huseyin Rahmi Gurpınar in Istanbul , Turkey.

The museum is situated on Heybeliada in the Princes' Islands in Istanbul.

Huseyin Rahmi Gurpınar (1864?1944) was a writer specialized in daily life of Istanbul, mostly in a humorous way. During the 1912-1944 period, he lived on Heybeliada. His house is situated on top of a hill overlooking the Marmara Sea . After his death, the house was handed over to various museum authorities with the intention of establishing a historic house museum. For over half a century, it was neglected. Finally, the building was converted into a museum by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism with the support of Adalar Municipality. It was opened to visits in 2000. ^[1]^[2]

In 2013, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality tried to convert the museum into a training center. ^[3] Upon public protests, its status remained unchanged. Currently, the museum is under restoration. ^[4]

References [ edit ]

[1] ?stanbul guide (in Turkish)

[2] Milliyet newspaper (in Turkish)

[3] Online magazine (in Turkish)

[4] Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality page (in Turkish)

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