Turkey's first military museum in Istanbul Maritime Museum, at 1897 2nd Abdulhamid's permit with Admiral Hikmet Pasha and Lieutenant Suleyman speechless at the great efforts of the "Museum and Library administration" with the name Shipyard-i Amire (Golden Horn It was established in a small building and moved to its present location in 1961. After the completion of the construction and restoration works started in 2008 in Istanbul City, Beşiktaş District, Istanbul Naval Museum, the main display building suitable for contemporary museum concept, historical boats gallery has been reopened with the cultural site and open exhibition areas. Turkey's maritime area is one of the largest and variety in terms of the collection include the world's leading museum in Istanbul at the Maritime Museum's collection, the oldest in the world are living galley work, including approximately 20,000 units. Among the collections grouped according to their subjects, Atatürk's goods, historical boats, weapons, maps, pictures, ship models, ship head figures, navigational instruments, ship components, plaques, bells, crests, tughras, banners, lanterns, berats, edicts, manuscripts. , uniforms, insignia, medals, coins, stamps, seals, tombstones, inscriptions, stone prints, amphoras, watches, furniture and photographs. The museum is home to 14 of the an Sultanate Boats n used by kings and sultans.