The French outpost
During the occupation following the Armistice of Mudros, French forces built the property as a military outpost.
A REGISTERED HERITAGE BUILDING
A story spanning a century.
From a French outpost to a district governor’s office, from a historic mansion to a meeting place today. Paşa Konağı is part of Kilitbahir’s living memory.
STONE, TIMBER AND MEMORYPreserving the past,
Preserving the past,
welcoming the present.
In Çanakkale, a land marked by the sacrifices of 1915, the story of Paşa Konağı began during the occupation following the 1918 Armistice of Mudros. Built by French forces as a military outpost, it served for many years as a district governor’s office after the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne.
The mansion later became the property of Osman Bey, known locally as Dana Osman, and hosted officials visiting from Ankara. After his death, ownership was divided among heirs and the building gradually fell into disuse.
As the Edebali family, we reunited the ownership shares and restored the integrity of the property. To pass this protected heritage on to future generations, we undertook a comprehensive reconstruction based on its original architectural character.
Today, Paşa Konağı brings the legacy of the past together with modern comfort, welcoming guests from different parts of the world in a spirit of peace and friendship.
The district governor’s office
In the year the Republic was founded, a new chapter began as the building served as a district governor’s office.
A mansion and a memory
Under Osman Bey’s ownership, the mansion welcomed officials visiting from Ankara.
Brought together again
The inherited shares were reunited and a comprehensive reconstruction began to bring the mansion back to life.
A protected historic building
The mansion’s registered status recognises the value of its architectural character and surviving historic fabric.
Paşa Konağı & Danos
The story continues through six rooms and Danos Café. Anafartalar, Alçıtepe, Arıburnu, Conkbayırı, Seddülbahir and Anzak: every room carries a name from the peninsula’s memory.
THE MEMORY BEHIND A NAMEFrom Dana Osman
From Dana Osman
to Danos.
A name appears on the timber façade in the old photograph: DANOS. Connected to the memory of Dana Osman, this name lives on in the mansion’s café today.
We chose the name Danos Café to preserve that connection. A pause for coffee here is also a small encounter with the mansion’s past.
FROM THE ARCHIVE TO TODAY