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In another
of his efforts to transform the Bodrum
Castle into a "living museum"
that vividly illustrates the past,
Museum Director Oguz Alpözen
had the southwest tower rebuilt, furnished
and decorated to reflect its state
when it was the commandant's quarters
at the beginning of this century when
the Castle was used as a prison. The
restoration was sponsored by Telsim
and the official opening was held
on August 26, 1999, some eighty-four
years after the tower was destroyed
by naval bombardment from the French
warship Dupleix in 1915.
What makes this new exhibit most interesting
is that it contains the personal effects
of the last Ottoman Turkish commandant
who had actually lived in the tower,
Lt. İbrahim Nezihi. These memorabilia
were donated to the museum by his
daughter, Neriman Ata, who attended
the opening ceremony especially scheduled
to coincide exactly with the 77th
anniversary of the death in battle
of her father. By then promoted, Capt.
Ðbrahim Nezihi was killed in action
at the very beginning of what is known
in Turkish history as "The Great
Offensive", on August 26, 1922,
the start of the attack that culminated
in Turkish victory in the War of Independence.
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