Sivas Congress Museum

Overview

In the center of Sivas, a three-storey stone school surrounds a courtyard. In the autumn of 1919, it became the headquarters of the national movement. Today it is the Sivas Atatürk and Congress Museum. From Sivas, our Sivas and Divriği tour covers both in one day.

The Story of the Sivas Congress Museum

Governor Mazlum Paşazade Mehmet Memduh Bey built the building on 5 October 1892 as a civil administration school. In 1919, Atatürk and the Representative Committee used it as their headquarters from 2 September to 18 December. The Sivas Congress met here from 4 to 12 September 1919.

The building stayed a school until 1981, and after repairs it opened as a museum in 1990.

What to See in the Sivas Congress Museum

First, step into the historic congress hall. See the study and rest room of Atatürk and the telegraph room. Other rooms tell the story of the Anatolian Women’s Defence of Rights Society and of the newspaper İrade-i Milliye.

A Three-Storey School Around a Courtyard

The building has three storeys of stone with wooden interiors around an inner courtyard. It stands in the Mehmetpaşa quarter on the historic square, so it fits into the same walk as the Seljuk buildings nearby: the Çifte Minareli Madrasa of 1271 and the Şifaiye, the hospital that Sultan İzzeddin Keykâvus I founded in 1217.

How to Visit the Sivas Congress Museum

The museum stands in the Mehmetpaşa quarter, on the historic square of Sivas, close to the Çifte Minareli Madrasa. We arrange your entry to the Sivas Congress Museum. Outside the city, the Kangal dog breeding farm makes a good half-day trip.

Would you like to explore Sivas with a local guide, from its Seljuk madrasas to Divriği? We add the Congress building to the Sivas half of our Sivas and Divriği tour; the rest of the province is in our Sivas guide.