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Gökyay Chess Museum
Guinness World Record holding chess museum in Hamamönü, exhibiting over 700 unique thematic chess sets from 110 countries.
Located in Hamamönü, Altındağ, housed in an Ottoman-style building founded in 2015 by collector Akın Gökyay.
Officially certified by Guinness World Records, the collection features thematic sets crafted from metal, soapstone, whalebone, and crystal, depicting historic battles, world mythologies, and pop culture.
Key Highlights
- Guinness-Weltrekordhalter für die größte Schachsammlung
- Schachspiele aus über 110 Ländern weltweit
