Historical A.R. İzzet Koyunoğlu City Museum and Library (Traditional Konya House and Rare Works Complex)

History and General Information / Local Legends and Folklore The museum, which is the fruit of the unique passion for collecting to which Ahmet Rasih İzzet Koyunoğlu (1900-1974), a member of the Koyunoğulları family, one of Konya's deep-rooted families, devoted his entire life, is Türkiye's richest privately compiled city museum and library. The priceless collection donated by Koyunoğlu to Konya Metropolitan Municipality in 1973 is exhibited in the complex consisting of a restored traditional wooden Konya house and a modern museum building. Architectural / Natural Structure and Details Complex; It consists of a two-storey traditional Konya mansion with a bay window (chief room, sofa, harem, greetings and harem garden) and a two-storey modern museum and library building built next to it. More than 20,000 rare manuscripts and lithographs (Seljuk decrees, miniature copies of the Holy Quran, divans) are preserved in the library. On the museum floor, there are Seljuk tiles, armor, swords, Ottoman coins and edicts, ethnographic bindings and a natural history fossil hall. Spiritual Visiting Etiquette and Commemoration Guidelines This museum, which is the most touching monument of how a single person could save the memory of a city, offers its visitors an uninterrupted cultural journey from the Seljuks to the Ottomans and the Republic. Sitting under the centuries-old mulberry trees in the museum garden makes you feel the serenity of the old Konya neighborhood life. Practical Visiting Tips & Transportation / Check-in It is located on Koyunoğlu Street in Kerimler District of Karatay district. It is only a 10-minute walk from Mevlana Museum. It is open every day from 09:00 to 17:00 except Mondays; Entrance is free within Konya Metropolitan Municipality. Surrounding Routes & Local Gastronomy Discovery It creates a perfect travel route with Mevlana Museum, Şems-i Tebrizi Tomb, Historical Mengüç Street and Women's Market (Melike Hatun Bazaar). Konya tirit kebab, okra soup and Mevlana candy should be tasted in the historical bakeries in the surrounding area. • Address / Open Location: Date A.R. İzzet Koyunoğlu City Museum and Library (Traditional Konya House and Rare Works Complex) Mevkii, Karatay, Konya, Türkiye