Ottomaanse Site · Ottoman (19th c.)

Atatürk's House

Bijgewerkt 2026Te voet gecontroleerdBeside the Turkish Consulate, near the Rotunda

The pink three-storey house where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, was born in 1881 — now a museum furnished in period style. It stands within the grounds of the Turkish consulate, so bring photo ID and expect a security check to visit.

The pink house where Atatürk was born in Thessaloniki — Atatürk's House · Ottoman (19th c.)

Periode

Ottoman (19th c.)

Locatie

City centre

Toegang

Free

Openingstijden

Limited daytime hours; ID required for entry

Benodigde Tijd

30 minutes

Beoordeling

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Geschiedenis

Hoe het ontstond

Thessaloniki was Atatürk's birthplace when the city was still Ottoman. The house, in the grounds of the Turkish Consulate, was turned into a museum and preserves rooms laid out as they would have been in his childhood.

Wat Je Ziet

Bij een bezoek

Period furnishings, family belongings, and displays on his life and the late-Ottoman city.

Hoe te Bezoeken

Entry is through the Turkish Consulate; bring photo ID, as security checks apply.

Beste Tijd

Mornings

Galerij

Bereikbaarheid

Locatie

City centre · Beside the Turkish Consulate, near the Rotunda

Routebeschrijving

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Goed om te Weten

Yes. Because entry is through the Turkish Consulate grounds, visitors must show a passport or ID card and pass a security check.

Because Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, was born here in 1881, when the city was the Ottoman port of Selânik. He was schooled in the city before his military career took him to Istanbul. The house is preserved as a free museum, furnished in late-Ottoman period style, with a pomegranate tree said to have been planted by his father in the courtyard.

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