Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum
{{About|the Rahmi M. Koç Museum in Ankara|its namesake in İstanbul|Rahmi M. Koç Museum}}
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| name = Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum
| native_name = Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi
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| established = {{Start date|2005}}
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| location = Ankara, Turkey
| type = Technology museum
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| director = Tunç Koyuncu
| president = Rahmi M. Koç
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| website = {{URL|http://www.rmk-museum.org.tr/cengelhan/english/index.html|www.rmk-museum.org}}
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The Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum ({{langx|tr|Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi}}) is a technology museum in Ankara, Turkey.[http://www.rmk-museum.org.tr/cengelhan/english/index.html Museum page]
Geography
The museum is in the old quarters of Ankara known as historic Atpazarı (literally: Horse market), facing the Ankara Citadel. It is at an altitude of {{convert|950|m}} slightly higher than the rest of the city.
History
The museum is situated in a historic inn ({{langx|tr|han}}), called Çengelhan (literally: Hooks inn). According to an inscription on the main gate, the inn was built in 1523 during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Suleyman I. Later, it was used as a warehouse for mohair, which was a speciality of Ankara. During the Republican era, it was owned by the General Directorate of Foundations of Turkey. In 2003, it was rented to industrialist, Rahmi M. Koç, to be used as a museum. After a restoration period, it was opened in 2005.
The museum
The lower floor is reserved for a carpet gallery, agricultural machinery and pharmaceutical exhibits. Machines, medicine, everyday life tools and road transport vehicles are exhibited on the ground floor, along with a brasserie (café). The upper floor contains exhibits of rail transport items, toys, and instruments for communications, science, maritime and navigation. There are also sections about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey; Vehbi Koç, Rahmi Koç's father and one of the first industrialists of Turkey, and Ankara city.Museum guide, (Rahmi M.Koç Müzesi-Çengelhan)
Gallery
File:Ankara september 2011 9289.jpg|Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Central hall
File:Ankara september 2011 9283.jpg|Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Exhibits
File:Ankara september 2011 9284.jpg|Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Exhibits
File:Ankara september 2011 9285.jpg|Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Exhibits
References
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Category:Museums in Altındağ, Ankara
Category:Transport museums in Turkey
Category:Museums established in 2005
Category:Redevelopment projects in Turkey