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"Affiliated with the Anıtkabir Command, the Alagöz Headquarters Building served as Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s headquarters after the Turkish Army withdrew to the Sakarya line following the Battles of Kütahya–Eskişehir.
This is the very place where Atatürk wrote the famous note in Nutuk:
“On 12 August 1920, together with Chief of the General Staff Fevzi Çakmak Pasha, I went to the front headquarters in the Polatlı district.”
Located just 4 km off the Ankara–Polatlı highway, Alagöz Village is 36 km from Ankara and 31 km from Polatlı, and lies about 9 km southeast of the Malıköy Train Station.
Today, Alagöz is a peaceful village with 45 households and 285 residents, but during the war, it was a small farm consisting of only a few buildings. The farmhouse of a local villager, Türkoğlu Ali Ağa, was used as the military headquarters. Here, Atatürk directed a major part of the 22-day uninterrupted Battle of Sakarya (23 August – 13 September 1921), prepared all strategic plans, and made many of his historic decisions.
The building was transferred to the Ministry of National Education by its owners in 1965, and in 1967 it was placed under the authority of the Anıtkabir Museum Directorate, restored, and turned into a museum. The upper floor opened to visitors in 1968, and the lower floor in 1983.
Today, the two-story structure features 12 rooms, including Atatürk’s bedroom, dining room, Commander-in-Chief Room, library, officers’ dining room, and kitchen.
The museum offers visitors a unique opportunity to feel the spirit of the Battle of Sakarya and explore the strategic center where Atatürk led one of the most decisive moments in Turkish history."