Kastamonu is one of the rare cities where traditional Turkish houses latest Ottoman architecture samples can be found densely. Old dictricts and buildings of Kastamonu, Taskopru, Kure, Inebolu and Abana which have been taken under protection arouse nostalgia and admiration of visitors.     Ataturk  During the Turkish National Struggle for Independence Kastamonu had become very helpful by means of logistical support by provisions and amunition and transporting men from Inebolu fort. Boatmen of Inebolu had been rew arded with a medal of the Turkish War Independence.     Kastamonu has a special role during the period of Turkey's becamong contemporary. Ataturk had started the Ban of Fez in Kastamonu and Inebolu between 23 - 31 August 1925. The documentaries about Ataturk's visit to Kastamonu can be seen in the Kastamonu Museum which was opened in 1941. In the museum some archeological and ethnographic works which were found during the excavations and researches around Kastamonu have been exhibited.