Istanbul Naval Museum - Istanbul, Turkey
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Istanbul Naval Museum // Istanbul Deniz Müzesi
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Location: Türkiye
Date Posted: 03/29/2013
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"The Istanbul Naval Museum is a national naval museum of the Republic of Turkey, located in Istanbul. It was established in 1897 by the Ottoman Minister of Navy Bozcaadali Hasan Hüsnü Pasa.
The museum contains an important collection of military artifacts pertaining to the Ottoman Navy.
The museum is located on Hayrettin Iskelesi Sok.80690 Besiktas, Istanbul, near the Besiktas ferry. In the field of maritime, it is Turkey's largest museum, with a great variety of collections. Around 20.000 pieces are present in its collection. Being connected to the sea-forces commander in Turkey, it is also the country's first military museum."
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