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might have otherwise been lost.
There are four main areas to see,
in four halls, including a hall
dedicated to manufactured toys
and featuring those made of
wood, tin plate, paper and plas-
tic. Dolls and soft toys are exhib-
ited in this section too. Another
hall is full to the brim with
antique toys, another with for-
eign toys and the last with tradi-
tional toys. Some of the exhibits
date back around 100 years.
Open
9am-5pm daily except Mon.
Admission
10 YTL adults, 5 YTL
children.
Mevlana Museum
Mevlana Museum, Mevlana Mah.,
Selimiye Caddesi, Konya.
b
+90 332
351 12 15.
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With its distinctive green-tiled
dome on the roof, the building
that houses the Mevlana
Museum is easily found in the
centre of Konya. It is located
next to the Dervish Lodge,
home to the Whirling Dervishes.
The life of Mevlana, the 13th-
century founder of the Mevlana
dervish sect, better known as the
Whirling Dervishes because of
their unusual dance routine,
known as sema, is celebrated in
the museum. There is a collec-
tion of personal items that once
belonged to Mevlana, along with
memorabilia and artefacts associ-
ated with the sect. This is also
the site of Mevlana's tomb.
There is a spectators' area where
visitors can sit and enjoy the
dance which is performed regu-
larly and every December during
Mevlana Week (see p. 204).
Open
9am-5pm daily.
Admission
10 YTL.
Ethnography Museum
Ethnography Museum, TalaPasha
Bulvari Opera, Ankara.
b
+90 312
311 95 56.
This interesting museum housed
in a delicate Ottoman-style
building designed by architect
Koyuno
g
lu, lies not far from the
old quarter and Youth Park.
Inside, it has a collection of art
dating from Seljuk times to the
present day. There are exhibits
involving handicrafts, such as the
art of weaving, and traditional
Turkish clothing, including shoes
and slippers, shawls and even
bridal costumes. Some pretty
centuries-old pinky red slippers
from the Kir
@
ehir region should
delight your girls, while a collec-
tion of weaponry, bows and
arrows and pistols should really
interest your boys. As history
museums go, this one should
capture the imagination of your
children whatever their age.
Open
8.30am-6pm daily except
Mon.
Admission
10 YTL adults,
5 YTL children.
Steam Locomotive Museum,
Ankara
★
Steam Locomotive Museum, Ankara
Gar Sahasi, Celai Bayar Bulvari Üzeri,
Ankara.
b
+90 312 309 06 20.
Your children will love the oppor-
tunity to see this collection of
gorgeous locomotives dating back
to the early days of steam. The
Steam Locomotive Museum is an
outdoor exhibition area located a
short hop from Ankara's main
railway station. It is run by the
TCDD, the Turkish State
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