Eastern Thrace Museums
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Established by the Adem Yilmaz Education and Culture Foundation, the Delta Technology Museum Catalca laid its foundations in Catalca, Istanbul in 2002. The museum's aim is to document the history of technology development in the world over the last 150 years and to showcase current technology.
As part of the work of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency's Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums, and in collaboration with the Lausanne Exchange Foundation and Catalca Municipality, Turkiye's first museum on the theme of migration was opened in Catalca on December 20, 2010. The Exchange Museum aims to create spaces and environments that will evoke feelings of longing, sorrow, and joy in the past for the children, grandchildren, relatives, and anyone interested in the exchange of Greek and Turkish citizens, fostering cultural relations. The museum displays clothing, kitchen utensils, written documents, photographs, and all kinds of memorabilia belonging to family members.
The Silivri Municipality Population Exchange Museum House was built in collaboration with the Istanbul Governorship and Silivri Municipality in Fatih Neighborhood to increase historical awareness of citizens who came to Silivri as a result of the Lausanne Population Exchange and to explain the importance of Silivri in the Republican era.