MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ PENDİK EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ

One of the oldest inventions in history is undoubtedly the discovery of fire. Mehmet Yaldız, the founder of the museum, was fascinated by the oil lamp he found when he was only 12 years old; “I wonder how people were enlightened centuries ago?” The question led him to various researches and collecting. When he turned 18, he decided to establish a museum. Mehmet Yaldız realized this dream after nearly 40 years.

There are more than two thousand rare pieces of the past in the museum called "Means of Enlightenment and Heating through the Ages". These pieces were collected from various countries, most of them from Anatolia. One of the oldest inventions in history is undoubtedly the discovery of fire. According to today's data, the discovery of fire goes back 1 million years. After the discovery of fire, first torches and then oil lamps were found. Light was obtained by filling various oils into stone lamps with hollow interiors, called ICE AGE lamps dating back 30-32 thousand years ago, and terracotta lamps dating back 10-15 thousand years followed suit.

With the discovery of iron and glass 4,500 - 5,000 years ago; Various civilizations have used them as heating and lighting tools until today. Vegetable and animal oils and natural combustibles called stone oil were used in many lighting and heating devices according to the artistic and mechanical understanding of that day. Many lighting and heating tools related to this subject have been brought together over 65 years of work. This museum, where these discoveries are presented in a thought-provoking way until humanity discovered electricity, sheds light on the past and future for people of all ages.

Pieces in the Museum:

• Various torches and oil lamps,
• Candlestick types from the oldest examples to the present day,
• Lighting and heating means made of rapeseed oil, kerosene, spirit, gasoline, carbide and various vegetable oils,
• Tools and equipment explaining how 6-10 thousand years old wheat becomes bread,
• Talismans, spells and amulets belonging to various religions and beliefs,
• Collection of Anatolian bricks and the drills used from the first drill found until today,
• Plumb bob, spirit level and many examples of old inventions.