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| The Nation's Library of the Presidency | |
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| 39°55′29″N 32°48′03″E / 39.924747575129935°N 32.800786001858526°E | |
| Location | Presidential Complex, Ankara |
| Established | 20 February 2020[1] |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, academic journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, postage stamps, prints, drawings, and manuscripts |
| Size | 4 million+ books & printed materials 120 million articles & reports |
| Legal deposit | Yes[3] |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Open 24/7 to anyone with Turkish ID or foreign passport[2] |
| Population served | up to 5,000 visitors at a time[2] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Ayhan Tuğlu (director)[2] |
The Nation's Library of the Presidency[2] (Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Millet Kütüphanesi),[4] also commonly referred to as the Presidential Library, is the largest library in Turkey, with a collection of over 4 million printed books[2] and over 120 million electronic editions[2] published in 134 languages.[2] The Presidential Library was officially inaugurated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on February 21, 2020.[5] In addition to receiving a copy of materials printed in the country as a depository library, the Presidential Library also receives books from every country where Turkey has a diplomatic mission, in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry.[3] It is home to the Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk, the first comprehensive dictionary of Turkic languages, compiled in 1072–74 by the Turkic scholar Mahmud Kashgari,[6] among many other manuscripts and rare books.[7]
Located inside the Presidential Complex at Ankara, the Library is 125,000 square meters and can accommodate up to 5,000 readers at a time.[2] The library building is decorated with white and pink marble, designed with traditional Seljuk, Ottoman and contemporary motifs.[3]
- ^ "Türkiye'nin en büyük kütüphanesi açıldı". TRT Haber. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Turkey's largest library to be disabled-friendly". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Turkey's largest library being built inside presidential compound". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Millet Kütüphanesi
- ^ "Erdoğan opens Turkey's largest library under presidential complex - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Kemal H. Karpat, Studies on Turkish Politics and Society:Selected Articles and Essays, (Brill, 2004), 441.
- ^ "Başkan Erdoğan Millet Kütüphanesinin açılışını yaptı ve duyurdu! Önemli eserler burada görülebilecek". Sabah. Retrieved February 20, 2020.