It is currently exhibited as an open air museum in the samsunda. It is a place that has to be visited with a hundred percent.

The construction phase of the Bandırma Ferry

In 1878, the Bandırma Ferry was carried out in the UK as a cargo and passenger carrier with a capacity of 279 gross tonnage. The first owners of the ship are Dussey and Robinson. This company gave the ship the name Torocoderto and worked the ship for 5 years.

The arrival of the Bandırma Boat to the Ottoman Empire

Bandırma Ferry was sold to a company in Greece in 1883 and started to be named as Kymi. Later, it was sold to another firm in Greece.

And finally, the ship was sold to a company in Istanbul and its registration was taken to Istanbul Port. The Turkish flag was taken to the ship and its name was changed to Panderma. Bandırma Ferry was used by Panderma on the shores of Marmara Sea in Tekirdağ, Mürefte, Şarköy, Karabigah and Erdek for freight and passenger transportation.

On October 29, 1910, with the decision of the Ottoman Maritime Administration, the name of Panderma was changed as Bandırma and started to be used as a post-ship.

Step by step to the National Struggle

With the loss of World War I, the Ottoman Empire began to disintegrate. The Treaty of Armistice signed the Treaty of Mondros and the heavy conditions of the agreement were implemented. The navy of the occupation forces entered Istanbul and Mustafa Kemal Pasha and his friends were very much influenced by this incident. Mustafa Kemal and his friends were organizing meetings and seeking remedies for the liberation of the country. In the meantime, the occupation forces claimed that the public order was disturbed around Samsun and that the Turks living there attacked the Greeks. And they said that the occupation forces would intervene if the intercept was not intervened.

Assignment of Mustafa Kemal

Mustafa Kemal Pasha, who gained the love and respect of the people with the Battle of Çanakkale, was commissioned by the Ottoman Government with the aim to ensure public order in Samsun.

Mustafa Kemal's arrival to Samsun and the importance of the Bandırma Steamboat

Mustafa Kemal Pasha was commissioned to provide security in Samsun and preparations were started to go to Samsun. Bandırma Ferry was prepared to take Mustafa Kemal and his friends to Samsun. The Bandırma Ship was not a ship that could withstand harsh sea conditions. For this reason, a number of measures were taken. On the other hand, Mustafa Kemal and his friends learned that British occupation forces wanted to send back the Bandirma Ferry and they planned to reach Samsun by changing the route and hiding. The results of these designs and the captain of the ship and the success of the Bandırma Ferry on May 19, 1919 reached the Port of Samsun on Monday. Mustafa Kemal Pasha set foot in Samsun and then started the National Struggle with a full public address.

What's the status of the Bandırma ferry?

The Bandirma Ferry was one of the symbols of the National Struggle. Bandırma Ship, which reached Atatürk and his friends to Samsun and provided Ataturk with the call for the National Struggle, was found to be very important in history after the victory of the National Struggle. Bandırma Ferry, fulfilling its duty with the right, was later sold to a Turkish armor. But since it is very important for our country, the Bandırma Ferry was completed in 2003 and its construction was started again in 2001. Bandırma Boat, which became a symbol of the difficult days of the day, has been transformed into a museum in accordance with its original principle. At the moment Bandırma Museum is waiting for its visitors in Samsun's Canik accident.