Visitor record to Atatürk House in Thessaloniki! More than 300 thousand people visited it in 1 year after the restoration.

The Atatürk House, where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, was born in Thessaloniki in 1881, was restored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and opened to visitors last year, one day before the anniversary of his passing away. Speaking about the house, which was flooded with visitors this year, Erdem Kutlu, Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in Thessaloniki, said that they were happy to see citizens from all over the world coming.

Kutlu said, "Seeing that Atatürk and his ideals are kept alive in the hearts of all our citizens increases my pride and happiness in the most proud duty of my professional life. Because, as I said in my speech, Atatürk is immortal for all our citizens. Therefore, today, November 10, is a day that reminds us that although we mourn the loss of him, we should also look to the future with hope within the framework of his ideals."

Stating that the Atatürk House reflects that period better after the restoration, Kutlu said, "We now have wax statues in the Atatürk House, which reflect that time much better compared to the old period. Apart from that, with the technological opportunities brought by the digital age, with a more modern understanding of museology, especially considering that the younger generations have adapted to this digital age, it has become a new modern one that is more suitable for their use. Moreover, there are also rooms with items belonging to that period. This is concretely speaking." "That dimension is also valuable in terms of being able to better reflect the life lived at that time and to be a more realistic museum house. To summarize, it is an example of the most advanced and modern museum for us, as it is a house with digital facilities, wax sculptures, and items belonging to that period," he said.

Stating that the number of visitors to the Atatürk House has exceeded 300 thousand so far after the opening, Kutlu said, "I just gave an interview to a Greek television. As they pointed out, the number of visitors has exceeded 300 thousand people. Therefore, we can say that thousands of citizens visit daily. Today, of course, you will appreciate this number much more. This is a situation that enables Thessaloniki, a very beautiful city, to be seen and experienced by our citizens on this occasion. Our citizens "While they are fulfilling their debt of gratitude to our Atatürk, they also see Thessaloniki. Exceeding 300 thousand people is a very high number. The positive feedback after the pandemic and especially after this last restoration certainly has an effect on this," he said.

Consul General Erdem Kutlu stated that the Atatürk House is open every day except Mondays, when it is under maintenance, and said, "We would like it to be open to visitors every day, but as you will appreciate, of course, we keep it closed on Mondays due to maintenance, cleaning and staffing. Exceptionally, since November 10 falls on Tuesday, we kept it open on Monday this week, thinking that our citizens can visit it before and after. However, in normal times, our citizens can visit it at any time except Mondays in other weeks."