Ziya Gökalp Museum

Ziya Gökalp Museum: Encounter Diyarbakır's Enlightenment through Timeless Traditions

Ziya Gökalp Museum

Ziya Gökalp was born in 1876 in his family home and he died in İstanbul in 1924. The house where the writer was born and spent his childhood years was opened as a museum in 1956. The two-story house, now a museum, is a fine example of civil architecture in Diyarbakır. Built in 1806, it was constructed with basalt stone and consists of three wings and a central courtyard. The museum features exhibit of Gökalp’s personal items, and collections of his documents, photographs, books and letters. As well, ethnographic works of the region are exhibited.

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