[1][2] Located in Diyarbakır, Turkey, the museum was established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and opened on June 1, 2011.

[1][2][4] It is situated in Camii Kebir neighborhood of Sur district next to the Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum.

[3][4][5][6] The 6-room building with stoa facing the center is designed in quadratic form surrounding a large courtyard.

[3][4] By nine months of the year, visitors are able to read their books under the huge walnut tree in the courtyard in the center of the building.

[2] The museum library in Diyarbakır is part of a network of institutions which are named after notable writers native to the region.