Opulent early 20th-century mansion converted into a museum displaying local archeology and ethnography.
The mansion, organized as the Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion), was built as a residence by Banker Kostaki Teophylaktos in the early 1900s (1898-1913) on Zeytinlik Street. It is known that the architects of the mansion were Italian and many of the materials used in the building were brought from Italy. When Kostaki Teophylaktos went bankrupt in 1917, this building and all its assets were seized and the mansion was purchased by the Nemlioğlu Family. During his first visit to Trabzon on 15-17 September 1924, the great leader Atatürk was hosted in this mansion with his wife Latife Hanım and her accompanying delegation.
During the time of Trabzon Governor Ali Galip Bey, it was expropriated for 25,000 TL between 1927-1932 and was used as the Government Mansion between 1927-1931 and as the inspectorate building between 1931-1937. All floor walls of the mansion, which is among the few examples of civil architecture in our country, except the basement floor, are completely decorated with hand-carved ornaments. The mansion, whose restoration was completed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism between 1988 and 2001, was opened to visitors as the Trabzon Museum on April 22, 2001. The basement of the mansion is organized as the Archaeological Works Section, the ground floor is the Mansion Exhibition, the first floor is the Ethnographic Works section and the mezzanine floor is the Administrative Section.
Trabzon City Museum entrance is subject to a fee.
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The Italian architects who built the museum building had Roman decorations cast in the baroque-rococo style, neoclassicism here and there and art-Nevo embroidery when the opportunity arose, silk wallpapers, pen decorations, depictions of Hermes, Zeus, Venus, Eros, griffons, paintings with nature views,
The construction of the building, which has been used as the Trabzon Museum where archaeological and ethnographic artifacts have been located since 2001, started in 1898. Banker Kostaki Teophylaktos had this mansion built as his home.
During the years of War of Independence, the mansion was used as headquarters. In fact, Atatürk stayed in this mansion when he came in 1924. According to the museum's brochure, the building was nationalized in 1927 and was used as the Government Office from 1927 to 31, the Inspectorate Building from 31 to 37, and the Vocational High School for Girls from 37 to 87.
With the decision to turn the mansion into a museum in 1987, a 13-year renovation began and the museum opened its doors in 2001.
The exquisite bronze statue in the front garden of the museum, Tyke, the goddess who determines the fate and fertility of the city, welcomes those who come to the museum. The reception hall and dining room on the ground floor are magnificent, but on the right you will notice the daylight-reflecting, winter garden-like room.
When you go downstairs, you are surprised for a moment, these stairs seem to lead to a boiler room rather than the exhibition hall, but when you see the Hermes statue on your eyebrow, you swallow and realize that you are on the right track. B.C. This statue of Hermes, dating back to the 22nd century, and many other works on this floor were unearthed in 1997 (yes, it is very recent) during the Trabzon Tannery excavation.
The Ataturk room and exquisite bathroom on the upper floor are very impressive. Tables with small display cases where weapons and ethnographic works are exhibited are enjoyed with pleasure. But the most interesting and amazing one is probably the domed room that resembles an observatory.
It would be wrong to come to Trabzon and not see this city museum. Located in the city center, the museum has three floors and contains clues about the history and culture of Trabzon. The museum, which houses archaeological artifacts on the ground floor, attracts attention with its flamboyant architecture.
Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion) restoration works continue.The museum building is a historical building. It is closed for now. But even seeing it from the outside is impressive.
The building, which is currently under renovation and opened as the Trabzon museum, aka Banker Kostaki Mansion, was built on Zeytinlik Street in the early 20th century by unidentified Italian architects as a residence decorated with visual art decorations in Baroque and Rococo (Baroque continuation) style.
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