It was built by the Metropolitan Municipality of Kahramanmaraş, and it was opened to service on 10 February 2013.

Although the Ottoman Empire had agreed to give up vast territories, including what is now Syria and Iraq, the Allies further retained the power of controlling what was left of the Ottoman Empire, namely Turkey.

On 31 October, a group of Armenian legion soldiers made a scene in front of a women's hamam (public bath), trying to tear the veil of a woman.

On 26 November, the French commander hauled down the Ottoman flag, which was still flying over the castle, and this event incited a civil resistance.

The museum is actually an exhibition of miniature models of houses, people etc., which symbolize the liberation of Kahramanmaraş in 1919–1920.