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17-DEC-2005

Kayseri Dec2005 021

This 19th century mansion is the ‘Akşehirlioğlu Evi’ = ‘House of the Akşehirlioğlu family’, an influential dynasty of state officials, which moved from their origin town of Akşehir (in the Konya province) to Kayseri in the 18th century.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Kayseri Ansiklopedisi’ (Cilt 1) - (Kayseri Belediyesi 2009)

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Koray Tanrisever 30-Mar-2007 08:08
Hi,
It's not just a fine house.It has a unique identity.It is the house of Ataturk.Ataturk used to stay in this house in his Kayseri visits.The house is now a museum.