In 1917, the German headquarters of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Ahmet İzzet Pasha, who visited Mardin within the scope of the War of Independence, İskender Atamyan Mansion was abandoned.
ŞEHMUS EDİS (MARDİN NEWS) { 5} İskender Atamyan Mansion, which was used as the headquarters of the Germans who allied with the Ottoman Empire during the First World War within the scope of the Historical Transformation Project in Mardin, was re-surfaced 95 years later in 2012.
Within the scope of the historical transformation project carried out in those years, the İskender Atamyan mansion, which was used as the German headquarters where Atatürk stayed with Ahmet İzzet Pasha, was revealed by the governor of Mardin at the time. The building, abandoned to its fate by its owners, is now in ruins.
HOUSE WITH HISTORICAL DECISIONS
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Ahmet İzzet Pasha, who visited Mardin in 1917 as part of the War of Independence, stayed at the German Headquarters with their German officers in this mansion. . Mardin was an important garrison city and headquarters of the Eastern Front. It is known that important decisions were made in this historical mansion where Atatürk and his comrades stayed.
Mardin was an important garrison city and headquarters of the Eastern Front. Important decisions were made in the historical mansion. The leading names of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War were hosted in this mansion. In fact, Colmar Von Der Goltz Pasha, who was the commander of the Ottoman Army during the Battle of Kutul Amara in World War I, was hosted in this mansion in Mardin on his way to Iraq.
REPAIRS FOR 8 YEARS
Iskender Atamyan Mansion, which was used as the headquarters of the Germans who made an alliance with the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, remained in the middle. The mansion, which has been abandoned to its fate for 9 years, has turned into a ghost mansion today.
In this context, the citizens want the 200-year-old İskender Atamyan Mansion, which was unearthed after the demolition of the 3-storey concrete building, to be purchased and restored by the state and converted into an Atatürk museum and brought to Mardin tourism.
ATATÜRK MUSEUM GET THERE
Stating that the fact that it was used as headquarters by the Germans during the First World War and that Müşir Ahmet İzzet Pasha and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed in the mansion for a while, were of great importance for the history of Mardin; “It remained hidden for years because of the concrete building built in front of the building in the 1960s. The Germans personally were in Mardin in 1917. Mardin was an important garrison city and headquarters of the Eastern Front. Important decisions were made in the historical mansion. The leading names of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War were hosted in this mansion. In fact, Colmar Von Der Goltz Pasha, who was the commander of the Ottoman Army during the Battle of Kutul Amara in World War I, was hosted in this mansion in Mardin on his way to Iraq. The mansion was also frequented by many German generals during the war.
During the last period of the Ottoman Empire, it hosted many important men of the state. The fact that it was used as a headquarters by the Germans in 1917 during World War II and was used as a garrison, residence and headquarters by Mustafa Kemal Pasha has become an important mansion in the history of Mardin. But for 9 years, the mansion has been abandoned to its fate. We want such a historic mansion to be restored first, where the founder of our Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, stayed and be brought into tourism as an Ataturk museum. ” They spoke as