MUSEUM OF TAHİR PASHA MANSION 

Tahir Pasha Mansion in Şükrü Çavuş Neighborhood is one of the most outstanding examples of 18^th century Ottoman architecture… Built back in 1724, the mansion was expropriate by Ministry of Culture in 1985. It was restored thanks to support of Agah Bursalı. Six floors served as public library for a long while, before being handed over to Mudanya Municipality in 2012. The mansion now serves as a museum under custody of Mudanya Municipality, and is one of rare buildings from Tulip Period. Inner walls and ceilings are adorned with engraved flowers. The mansion comprises 18 rooms, as well as an exhibition of belongings of Tahir Pasha. The belongings were brought back from France and preserved in Bursa, before they were approved by his grandson Agah Bursalı for exposition. Memduh Gökçen, another grandson of Tahir Pasha, enabled use of the building as museum and social/cultural center, whereupon it was put into service for locals of Mudanya on 5 July 2013. 18^th century French chandelier in form of duck, handmade clock with beaten silver dial, four armchairs and chairs made of rose and ebony, daily garments of Tahir Pasha, his ceremonial uniforms, sword and yamchi (woolen vest) of Imam Shamil given to Pasha as a gift, objects used by family in recent past, lute of Emin Bey, the owner of mansion in 20^th century, made by Russian craftsman Monol, photographs of Mudanya from archive of Cüneyt Pekman, Cretan rooms and Mudanya Band corner are exhibited for guests.