Mehmet Akif Ersoy House

^{Mehmet Akif Ersoy House} (Çanakkale Governorship)

The Mehmet Akif Ersoy House, located in the Bayramiç district of Çanakkale, stands on the site of the home where Mehmet Akif Ersoy, the poet of the İstiklal Marşı, was born and spent part of his childhood.

^{Mehmet Akif Ersoy House} (Çanakkale Governorship)

According to Ottoman and Republic census records, Akif was born on 1 July 1873 in Bayramiç. The building where his family lived was purchased by the Bayramiç Municipality and, under an agreement with İÇDAŞ, was reconstructed in 2016 and converted into a museum. The two-story structure has been arranged to preserve the memory of Akif.

Mehmet Akif’s father, Mehmet Tahir Efendi, was a medrese instructor born in Kosovo. He served as an imam and preacher at the Bayramiç Karşıyaka Camii between 1873 and 1877. In later years, he was promoted to chief instructor at the Fatih Medreses and taught there. It is known that during the month of Ramadan he would come to Bayramiç to recite mukabele at the Karşıyaka Camii.

^{Emine Şerife Hanım} (EBA)

^{Mehmet Akif and Tahir Efendi} (EBA)

According to written memoirs, Mehmet Akif began his hafızlık education in Bayramiç and recited his first mukabele at the Karşıyaka Camii.

Akif lived in Bayramiç until the age of 11, after which his family moved to Istanbul following his father’s reassignment.

On the ground floor of the museum, a wax statue represents Emine Şerife Hanım seated in her living space. On the second floor, scenes are recreated showing Mehmet Tahir Efendi seated on a sedir and Mehmet Akif at the age of 11. Additionally, this floor features a scene depicting Akif reviewing his writings at his desk and reading newspapers.

The museum displays a large-print reproduction of Mehmet Akif’s population card and a copy of his work Safahat, which compiles poems from the seven poetry collections he published between 1911 and 1933. Also on display are photographs of Akif himself, his official portrait taken on the day he became a member of parliament, and numerous books written about him. Various antique items donated by local residents are also exhibited.

^{Mehmet Akif Ersoy House} (AA)

The museum is open to visitors from 09:00 to 18:00, except on Mondays.

Admission is free.