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The
building
is
located
in
Ulus
Square,
Ankara.
Initially
it
was
planned
as
the
Committee
of
Union
and
Progress
Party
building
and
designed
by
the
pious
foundation's
architect
Salim
Bey
and
the
construction,
which
started
in
1915,
was
supervised
by
the
Army
Corps
architect
Hasip
Bey.
The
two-storey
building
is
in
Turkish
architectural
style
and
its
most
prominent
characteristic
is
the
use
of
Ankara
stone
(andesite)
in
its
masonry
walls.
When
the
decision
was
given
to
gather
the
National
Assembly
in
this
building
on
23
April
1920,
the
construction
was
not
yet
complete.
It
was
completed
as
a
result
of
the
enthusiasm
and
contributions
of
the
people.
The
building
functioned
as
the
I.
Turkish
Grand
National
Assembly
between
23
April
1920
and
15
October
1924.
Later,
it
was
used
as
People's
Republican
Party
headquarters
and
Law
School.
In
1952
it
was
transferred
to
the
Ministry
of
Education
and
restoration
works
started
in
1957
to
convert
the
building
for
a
museum.
It
was
opened
to
public
as
the
Turkish
Grand
National
Assembly
Museum
in
23
April
1961.
In
the
beginning
of
1981,
the
new
restoration
and
refurbishment
work
started
by
the
Antiquities
and
Museums
General
Directorate
of
the
Ministry
of
Culture
and
Tourism
within
the
programme
of
Atatürk's
centenary
birth
celebrations.
The
building
reopened
to
the
public
as
the
Independence
War
Museum
on
23
April
1981.
Opening
of
the
I.
Turkish
Grand
National
Assembly
Crowds
of
thousands
of
people
gathered
around
the
building
for
the
opening
of
Assembly
on
23
April
1920.
After
the
ceremonies
the
Assembly
had
its
first
meeting
with
115
representatives.
The
first
speech
was
made
by
the
President
of
the
Assembly,
elected
for
being
the
oldest
member,
Sinop
representative
Serif
Bey.
“Honourable
members
of
the
Assembly,
It
is
well
known
that
the
Capitol
of
Caliphate
and
the
Government
has
been
occupied
in
temporary
terms
by
the
enemy
forces
and
our
independence
has
been
restricted
in
every
respect.
Submission
to
these
conditions
means
acceptance
of
captivity
imposed
by
the
foreign
powers.
However,
eternally
free
and
an
independent
nation
of
ours,
determined
to
exist
in
absolute
independence,
rejected
this
captivity
with
final
determination
and
by
gathering
its
representatives,
brought
into
being
this
Grand
Assembly
of
ours.
In
the
name
of
the
speaker
of
the
Grand
Assembly
and
by
the
help
of
God,
I
declare
the
principals
of
absolute
independence
and
self
determination
of
the
nation
to
the
whole
world
and
open
the
National
Assembly.”
After
this
opening
speech,
Ankara
representative
Mustafa
Kemal
had
his
turn
to
speak
and
explained
the
method
implemented
for
the
election
of
members
to
form
the
assembly:
“As
you
all
know,
our
Grand
Assembly
is
constituted
by
the
re-elected
honourable
members
charged
with
extraordinary
powers
and
honourable
members
fleeing
from
the
Government
Capital
which
was
attacked
and
occupied.
The
constitution
of
this
Grand
Assembly
was
made
possible
only
by
the
new
election
system,
which
included
those
who
were
able
to
flee
from
the
capital
and
join
us.
Presently
your
Assembly
is
meeting
with
all
legalities.”
The
second
session
of
the
Assembly
held
on
24
April
1920
and
Mustafa
Kemal
unanimously
elected
as
the
President
of
the
Assembly.
Mustafa
Kemal
made
a
lengthy
and
significant
speech
in
this
meeting.
Saying,
“There
is
no
power
above
this
Grand
Assembly
anymore...”
indicated
the
importance
of
this
Assembly.
Independence
War
concluded
by
the
successful
leadership
of
Gazi
Mustafa
Kemal
and
the
decisions
taken
in
the
First
Turkish
Grand
National
Assembly.
Among
those
decisions
are,
approval
of
the
First
Constitution
on
20
January
1921,
approval
of
the
National
Anthem
on
12
March
1921
and
abolishing
of
Sultanate
on
1
November
1922.
Approval
of
Lausanne
Peace
Treaty
on
24
July
1923,
establishing
Ankara
as
the
Capital
City
of
the
Turkish
Republic
on
13
October
1923,
Declaration
of
Republic
and
the
election
of
Gazi
Mustafa
Kemal
as
the
First
President
of
the
Republic
on
29
October
1923,
are
also
taken
place
in
this
Assembly.
In
one
of
his
speeches,
Atatürk
saying,
“Th
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