Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Ankara (must see)

Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum is a technology museum located in the historic Atpazarı (Horse market) district of Ankara, facing the Ankara Citadel. Positioned at an altitude of 950 meters (3,120 feet), the museum is slightly elevated above the rest of the city.

The museum is housed within the Çengelhan, a historical inn (han) that was constructed in 1523 during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Suleyman I. Originally used as a warehouse for mohair, a specialty of Ankara, it was later owned by the General Directorate of Foundations of Turkey during the Republican era. In 2003, industrialist Rahmi M. Koç rented the building to be used as a museum, and after undergoing restoration, it opened its doors in 2005.

The ground floor of the museum exhibits various machines, road transport vehicles, medicine, and everyday life tools. Additionally, a carpet gallery, agricultural machinery, and pharmaceutical exhibits are located on the lower floor. A brasserie is also available on the ground floor for visitors. On the upper floor, visitors can explore sections dedicated to rail transport items, toys, communications, scientific instruments, maritime, and navigation. The museum also features sections highlighting the city of Ankara, Vehbi Koç, Rahmi Koç's father and one of Turkey's first industrialists, and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.