MUSEUM OF MUDANYA ARMISTICE HOUSE

Armistice of Mudanya, the first-ever concrete political achievement of Government of Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, was signed in this house. The venue, which hosted rising tensions, nervous debates and eventual victorious negotiations, became a symbol of peace. As you reach at Armistice Square, you come across a white, stupendous building among other beauties of Mudanya… This is a building where a great war was ended and which conceals another memory at every corner… Museum Venue of Armistice of Mudanya was initially owned by Russian Alexander Ganyanof. Then Hayri İpar, “the Sugar Magnate” from Mudanya, purchased and restored the building. The house served as a Museum under Mudanya Municipality between 1937 and 1959. In 1959, it was handed over to General Directorate of Ancient Arts and Museums. As a symbol of peace, the house is venue of armistice at the end of Greco-Turkish War; moreover, it is the first-ever place where Ankara Government, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is recognized as the exclusive representative of Turkish nation. The museum displays features of 19^th century architecture. It comprises two floors, two great halls and 13 rooms. Once you are in, you begin to discover history. Office of Ismet Pasha includes, among others, the marble table broken by the fist of Pasha as he yelled “We shall fight if need be!” when he learnt the conditions of treaty were not accepted. The room, which hosted peace negotiations upon the request of Allied Powers, now hosts wax sculptures of Ismet Pasha, British General Harington, French General Charpy and Italian General Mombelli. Museum Venue of Armistice of Mudanya continues telling us the past. The Museum narrates its guests the struggle for peace and freedom it once witnessed.