Military Museum

Highlight of this museum is definitely the Mehter Takimi, the Ottoman military band, which performs every afternoon between 15.00 - 16.00. It also has a good collection of Ottoman military memorabilia, like the cotton and silk tents used by the sultans at war, and armor and weaponry like heavily decorated jambiyah daggers.
The band, which originated in 1289, became an institution, which came to symbolise the power and independence of the Ottoman empire , and these musicians, who were janissaries, always accompanied the Sultans into battle. But quite apart from their benefit on the battlefield, they came to create new musical styles in Europe , and even influencing Mozart and Beethoven.
Opening hours: 09.00 - 17.00, closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

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