Nation's Library
| The Nation's Library of the Presidency | |
|---|---|
Cihannuma Hall | |
| 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 | 4 million+ books & printed materials 120 million articles & reports |
| Legal deposit | Yes |
| 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), also commonly referred to as the Nation's Library and the Presidential Library, is the largest library in Turkey, with a collection of over 4 million printed books and over 120 million electronic editions published in 134 languages. The Nation's Library was officially inaugurated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on February 21, 2020. In addition to receiving a copy of materials printed in the country as a depository library, the Nation's Library also receives books from every country where Turkey has a diplomatic mission, in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry. It is home to the Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk, the first comprehensive dictionary of Turkic languages, compiled in 1072–74 by the Turkic scholar Mahmud Kashgari, among many other manuscripts and rare books.
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.