Nation's Library
| The Nation's Library of the Presidency | |
|---|---|
The Nation's Library | |
| 39°55′29″N 32°48′03″E / 39.924747575129935°N 32.800786001858526°E | |
| Location | Presidential Complex, Ankara |
| Established | 20 February 2020 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, academic journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, postage stamps, prints, drawings, and manuscripts |
| Size | The Nation's Library has 5,048,493 printed resources, including 2,168,302 books and 2,948,290 periodicals belonging to 25,017 printed journals in 134 different languages. The Nation's Library has 141.718.843 books, documents, notebooks, books, dia, maps, etc., which are available to researchers together with the inventory of the Directorate of State Archives. |
| Legal deposit | https://mk.gov.tr/icerik/detay/kutuphane-hakkinda |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Open 24/7 to anyone with Turkish ID or foreign passport |
| Population served | up to 5,000 visitors at a time |
| Other information | |
| Director | Ayhan Tuğlu (director) |
The Nation's Library of the Presidency (Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Millet Kütüphanesi), or The Nation's Library is a library located in Ankara, Turkey. The library, which was established in 2016, was opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 20 February 2020 with the participation of approximately 2,000 guests. The Nation's Library has 5,048,493 printed resources, including 2,168,302 books and 2,948,290 periodicals belonging to 25,017 printed journals in 134 different languages. It is also the largest library in the country with more than 300 million articles and reports in 233 databases belonging to 73 main databases.
Since 2020, by providing digital access to 103,350 books, 136 million documents, and 567,000 notebooks from the collection of the Directorate of State Archives , it has become one of the world’s leading libraries.
The Nation's Library has 141.718.843 books, documents, notebooks, books, dia, maps, etc., which are available to researchers together with the inventory of the Directorate of State Archives.
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. The library building is decorated with white and pink marble, designed with traditional Seljuk, Ottoman and contemporary motifs.