Hocalı Anıt Park Müzesi

About Hocalı Anıt Park Müzesi

Hocalı Anıt Park Müzesi (Khojaly Memorial Park and Museum) is a small memorial museum in Kızılcahamam. It commemorates the killing of civilians in the Azerbaijani town of Hocalı (Khojaly) on 26 February 1992, which the museum and the municipality describe as a massacre carried out by Armenian forces; the Türkiye Turizm Ansiklopedisi puts the number of dead at 613. The memorial was built by Kızılcahamam Municipality together with the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Ankara, on an 850 square metre plot owned by the municipality, with the embassy paying for the whole project. It opened at the start of 2014, and after a protocol signed later that year the municipality took over full responsibility for running it. Inside the museum building are an exhibition area with panels, books and magazines about the events of 1992, and a library. Outside, the courtyard holds a memorial sculpture depicting the massacre, along with street furniture. Commemoration events are held here every February. The Türkiye Turizm Ansiklopedisi (2019) gives opening hours of 08:00 to 17:00 every day of the week; check with the municipality before a special trip. The museum is in the İsmetpaşa neighbourhood of Kızılcahamam.