Yuruyen Kosk" (The Moving Kiosk), which symbolizes Ataturk's love to nature, was skidded for 4 meters 80 centimeters on ra­ils, upon Ataturk's order in order not to cut down an oak's arm. Its name roots from that event. 

Ataturk would travel to Bursa from Istanbul in August 21, 1929. He departed in 09:00 with Ertugrul Yacht from Dot-mabahge. He would make a small sightseeing in Marma­ra, then land on Yalova Port, and pass to Bursa with car. While passing the seas of Yalova Millet Farm, the tree on the coast draws Ataturk's attention. He orders the captain to stop the yacht and lands with the boat of the yacht. Ataturk loves the wonderful appearance of the oak tree. He orders his men to build a small kiosk near the tree. The building work starts in August 21 and ends in September 12, 1929 - in just 22 days. But the reason that made that villa such well-known is that it was moved slightly to east from its original position.

When he went to the kiosk in 1930, the workers there told him that the oak tree nearby hit the roof of the kiosk, and damaged the roof and the walls. They requested permis­sion to cut the arm of the tree, which had grown towards the kiosk. Ataturk ordered them to move the building on tramcar rails aside, instead of cutting the tree's branch. 

That task was given to Istanbul Mayoralty. Firstly, the soil around the building was dug with great care to the basement level. The tramcar raits were placed under the building's basement. After the work done centimeter by centimeter, the building was finally put on the rails under its basement. 

The movement process took place in two stages. In August 8, 1930, Friday, the terrace part of the building, which was covered with glass was slid. In the following two days, the process of moving the building on rails was accomplished and the building was finally moved k meters 80 centime­ters to the east. Thus the kiosk was not destroyed and the oak tree was not cut.

Ataturk The Moving Kiosk Pictures

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