Mersin Naval Museum
Mersin Naval Museum (Turkish: Mersin Deniz Müzesi) is a naval museum in Mersin, Turkey.
Mersin Deniz Müzesi | |
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| Established | 2011 |
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| Location | Adnan Menderes Bulvarı Yenişehir Mersin |
| Coordinates | 36.8063°N 34.6201°E |
| Type | Naval articles |
| Owner | Turkish Naval Forces |
| Website | mersindenizmuzesi |
Geography
The museum is located in the Yenişehir municipality of Mersin. It is on Adnan Menderes Boulevard and about 100 metres (330 ft) to the Mediterranean Sea side. It is next to the Mersin Archaeological Museum. The Muğdat Mosque is to the northeast of the museum. Its total area (including the yard) is 8,044 square metres (86,580 sq ft). The ground area of the building is 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft)
History
Mersin is one of the important ports of Turkey. The Turkish Navy decided to establish a naval museum there and construction began on 16 September 2009. The Mersin Naval Museum is the fourth naval museum in Turkey after those of Istanbul, Çanakkale and İskenderun.[1] It was opened to public on 14 July 2011.[2]
Museum
In the 400 square metres (4,300 sq ft) main hall, objects such as uniforms, weapons, historical battle ship models and paintings about important battles and portraits of admirals such as Çaka Bey, Umur Bey, Piri Reis and Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha are displayed. In the interactive display hall the visitors can watch videos of the cruiser Hamidye, the Mahmudiye, the Battle of Preveza and Hayreddin Barbarossa, the minelayer Nusret, and the cruiser Yavuz. Bigger military equipment such as radar, torpedoes, etc. are displayed in the museum's yard.[3]
Gallery
Exterior view of Mersin Naval Museum
Mersin Naval Museum courtyard
Mersin Naval Museum interior view
Mersin Naval Museum left facade
Caner Gönyeli Exhibition Room
Various fish fossils
Fossils in Mersin Naval Museum
Water trough
MK 5 DSH rockets
MK 49 Mod 0 bottom mine
Front view of ASROC launcher
Back view of ASROC launcher
AN-SPS 40 radar antenna
Klein sonar
Ship cannons
Refah freighter factory plaque and martyrs album
Ship compass detail
Deep water diving helmets
View from interactive sea battles room
View from interactive sea battles room
Cannon fire reenactment
Bridge recreation of an imaginary ship called TCG Mersin
Throttle levers
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's 17 November 1935 memoir entry
Astrolabe
Kayitbay's armor and miscellaneous items
Gozneli Gök Mehmed Monument
References
- "Official page of the museum {{in lang|tr}}". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- Online news (in Turkish)
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism


