MUSEUMS OF CANAKKALE
Archaeological
works from the region of Canakkale were originally stored
in Canakkale Primary School from the year 1911 to the
year 1932. Then they were moved to the church, which is
now used as a museum. In 1960 there were 1791 works and
3888 coins in the museum. The church was repaired in 1961
and opened to the public.
Canakkale
Museum :
The museum, which is temporarily housed in the church,
has two sections - one open and one enclosed:
1
- The Open Room in the Courtyard of the Museum:
There is an open-air exhibition of stone works in the
courtyard to the right of the museum entrance. Here there
is a garlanded Roman sarcophagus, pieces of sarcophagi,
statues and bas-reliefs from the Classic period, building
stones, and inscriptions and grave stones from the Islamic
period.
2
- The Museum Room:
In this closed room are pre-Islamic works found in the
region of Canakkale. There are also a collection of works
made by Mr. Calverton in the American consulate of Canakkale,
and findings from the excavations of Bozcaada Necropolis
and Dardanos Tumulus.
Among
the most valuable of the works in Mr. Calverton's collection
are objects from the Prehistoric Age. There are statues,
busts, steles, ceramics, glass objects, and metal objects
from the Archaic and Classical Ages. In the other show
cases are findings from Karacaviran (Byzantine Age), Ottoman
coins, metal dishes, vases, lamps, bone objects, and pottery
from the Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods, and statues
and vases from the Phoenician period (Sixth century BC).
The
works found in Dardanos tumulus are the most valuable
collection in the museum. They date from the fourth to
first centuries BC. They include gold ornaments, diadems,
statuettes, lamps, and amphoras. There are also various
works dating from the seventh to second centuries BC.
They were found during excavations of the Bozcaada Necropolis
in 1961.
There
is also an exhibition of ethnographical and Turkish artwork
in the museum.
A
new modern museum building is at present under construction
in Canakkale, which will house Canakkale Museum upon its
completion.
Canakkale
Martyrs Monument and War Museum :
The Martyrs Memorial was begun in 1954 and completed in
1958. It is in memory of those Turkish soldiers who fell
in the Canakkale War of 1914-1915. The Memorial is 7.5
m. in width, 10 m. in length, and 41.70 m. in height.
It rests on a four footed base.
The
gallery on the ground floor of the Memorial was made the
Canakkale War Museum in 1972.
At
the entrance to the gallery are maps of Gallipoli Peninsular,
battle plans and war photographs. Against the wall are
different sized cannon balls.
The
show cases in the gallery contain glass and ceramic medicine
and drink bottles, and pitchers belonging to the French
and English, and flasks, lead bullets, bones of shrapnel,
weapons with fixed bayonets and other articles of war
belonging to Turkish, French, and English soldiers.
In
the center of the gallery is a group of swords and revolvers
belonging to Turkish officers. There are also a group
of Turkish, French and English machine guns, ammunition
and rifle swords; and a collection of money taken from
the Turkish dead, foreign money and name inscriptions.
There is also a display of articles used in the war, such
as flints, forks, spoons etc., and Turkish, French and
English buttons.
On
two tables at the edge of the wall are the watches of
soldiers who were killed, jawbones with false and gold-filled
teeth and medicines. Behind, is a large oil painting depicting
the sinking of the Bovet battleship. In the showcase at
the entrance are the seals and various medallions taken
from the dead.
Camyayla
Ataturk Museum:
The
Camyayla Ataturk Museum is in the village of Camyayla
in the Canakkale sub-province of Eceabat. It was used
by Ataturk as the 19th Division Headquarters during the
Canakkale War. It was turned into a museum and opened
to the public in 1973. The rooms of the two-story house
include Ataturk's study and bedroom. The rooms contain
the original furnishings, and are decorated with photographs
and pictures.
Troy
Museum :
The
city of Troy is located 32 km south of Canakkale. It is
known throughout the world. This ancient city was founded
in 3000 BC. It was inhabited until the fourth century
AD. Excavations carried out by Schlieman in 1868 uncovered
9 layers of ruins belonging to 9 different periods at
the site. In 1890 the excavations were renewed, and continued
until 1938.
At
the entrance to the Troy ruins is a small museum, which
has recently been set up. The museum contains pottery,
figurines, statues, glass objects and building stones
found in the excavations at Troy and the surrounding region.
