Jandarma Müzesi

Gendarmerie Museum is a museum located in the Ahlatlıbel district of Ankara. In 1995 the idea of establishing such a museum emerged, and in 1996 work began. Ultimately the museum, which opened on 21 November 2005, was intended to serve cultural tourism; in this direction it aims to introduce the history of the gendarmerie organization and to transmit this military cultural heritage to future generations. On the ground floor of the museum there is an exhibition hall from the Ottoman Empire period, and on the first floor there are exhibition halls from the Republic Period. In these halls the historical development of the gendarmerie organization, the weapons used, the clothing worn and the photographs taken are exhibited in chronological order. The Gendarmerie Museum obtained the status of "First Class Military Museum" on 12 July 2007.