Guide
The Osmaniye City Museum stands on Karaoğlan Caddesi in Osmaniye.
The building speaks in symbols. The two lion statues at the entrance stand for Hittite rule in antiquity; the eight-pointed star in the floor for Seljuk rule in the Middle Ages; and the double-headed eagle for Turkish rule.
In the main market hall of the museum, trades of Osmaniye that have nearly been forgotten are shown with wax figures: spoon making, saddlery, carpet weaving, tailoring, smithing and farriery. The tools used in these trades are displayed, along with carpets and the natural dyes used in weaving them. According to the mayor of Osmaniye, six hundred works are displayed in the museum.
One room is given to the occupation of Osmaniye by the French army after the First World War, and two figures of the Turkish War of Independence, Palalı Süleyman and Rahime Hatun, are represented.
