The War of Indepence Museum (First Parliament House)
Atatürk and the War of Independence Museum is a museum that was opened to visitors on teh 21st of June , 1960, located in an area of 3,000 square meters under the Hall of Honor, where Atatürk's mausoleum is located, in Anıtkabir.
The part of the museum located between the National Pact Tower and the Revolution Tower has been serving as the "Atatürk Museum" since 1960. This section was combined with new sections at the end of a work that started in November 2001 and lasted for 9 months, and was opened to visitors by then President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit on 26 August 2002, the 80th anniversary of the Great Offensive. The museum was built by the order of Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu, the Chief of General Staff of the time, and was prepared under the coordination of Mehmet Özel, the art consultant of the General Staff.
