Batı Cephesi Karargahı Museumvisitor guide.

Following the victory of the Battle of Sakarya, when the enemy entrenched along defensive positions east of the Afyon–Eskişehir railway line, the Western Front Headquarters in Alagöz Village was transferred to Akşehir. Arriving in Akşehir on November 18, 1921, the Headquarters established itself within the municipal Town Hall. Military operations were directed from this building until departing for the frontline on August 24, 1922, for the Great Offensive. Across those momentous nine and a half months, preparations for the Great Offensive were orchestrated here, operational plans were drawn, and command decisions were finalized. Meanwhile, Mustafa Kemal visited Akşehir repeatedly to inspect preparations and guide operations. The building was constructed in 1904–1905 as a Town Hall under Mayor Bostan Bey. The two-story structure features stone foundations and brick-and-lath (bağdadi) construction. Ground-floor shop facades on the east and south were enclosed and adorned with decorative sgraffito panels depicting preparations for the Great Offensive and the assault itself. A historical testament to those days of national struggle, the headquarters building was donated to the Ministry in 1965 on condition that it serve as a museum after municipal offices relocated. Following restoration, it opened on July 5, 1966, as the "Atatürk and Ethnography Museum", receiving its present name in 1981 reflecting its wartime function. The ground floor houses administration. On the upper floor, preserving original wartime furnishings, the large southern corner room is where Atatürk worked and where the decision for the Great Offensive was taken. Flanking rooms were offices of Commander İsmet İnönü and Chief of Staff Asım Gündüz, featuring a wax figure of İsmet Pasha at his desk. The north room displays weapons and personal effects used by or gifted to Atatürk. Four other rooms exhibit officer biographies, Nutuk quotes, photos, operational maps, documents, and weapons. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS MEVLANA MUSEUM KONYA EREĞLİ MUSEUM KONYA ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM KONYA ATATÜRK HOUSE MUSEUM KONYA ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM ÇATALHÖYÜK ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE