Mehmet Akif Ersoy, who wrote the words of the Turkish national anthem, spent the last six months of his life -- from 16 June to 27 December 1936 -- in a fourth-floor flat in the Mısır Apartment on İstiklal Caddesi, and died there. The flat was arranged as a memorial house and opened on 12 March 2021.
It is laid out in four parts: the Mehmet Akif library, a documentary room, a poetry room and an exhibition hall, showing his personal belongings and his books. The ministry states that it can be visited free of charge, every day of the week.
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- Summer (1 April – 1 October) 09:00–19:00 · Winter (1 October – 1 April) 09:00–17:30
When to go
- Climate
- Across İstanbul as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.8 °C in January to 24.7 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (99 mm) and lightest in July (22 mm). Long-term means for 1950-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
