Abstract

The house at wich Atatürk was bom: There are various opinions about at wich house Atatürk was born. One of them suggest that Atatürk was born in a house in Ahmet Subaşı Street. The others believe that it is the house at Islahane part of city (Aya Dimitri district, Apastolu Pavlu Street, no: 75), wich is used as museum at present. Turning it into a museum: Salonica town council had given the house where Atatürk was bom as a gift to him on occasion of lOth Anniversary of Turkish Republic in 1933. He requested to tum the house into a museum. Afterwards it was opened for visitors as "Salonica Atatürk's House Museum" as a consequences of long period of restorations, repairs and fur- nihes by a ceremony in 1953. It was refurnished in 1966. Unfortunately, in 1970s, it was become damaged by the earthquakes. Then, it was re-opened for visitors on May 19,1980 after being repaired and refurnished. Today, it is sign and symbol of frienships between Turks and Greeks is being visited by the people from ali över the world.