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Afyonkarahisar Museum
Merkez, Afyonkarahisar
The provincial museum, founded in 1933 and moved to its new building in 2023; rich in works from the Paleolithic to Byzantium and Kusura idols.
Bolvadin Museum (Yanık Kışla)
Bolvadin, Afyonkarahisar
A municipal museum in the historic "Yanık Kışla" building, displaying archaeological and ethnographic items together.
Sultan Dîvânî Mevlevîhâne Museum
A museum in the dervish lodge founded by Ulu Ârif Çelebi in 1316, which became one of the important centers of the Mevlevi order.
Zafer (Victory) Museum
The building that served as Mustafa Kemal Paşa's headquarters after the Great Offensive, where the plans for the Battle of the Commander-in-Chief were made.
Adnan Menderes Democracy Museum
Koçarlı, Aydın
A museum in the historic mansion at Çakırbeyli telling the life and times of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes.
Ankara Palas Ethnography Museum
Nazilli, Aydın
An early Republican hotel building on Nazilli's station boulevard; today a city museum.
Aphrodisias Museum
Karacasu, Aydın
The site museum displaying works of the Aphrodisias school of sculpture and the Sebasteion reliefs.
Aydın Archaeological Museum
Efeler, Aydın
The provincial museum displaying sculptures, coins and ethnographic items from Tralleis, Magnesia, Nysa and surrounding excavations.
Çine Beekeeping Museum
Çine, Aydın
A museum on the history, tools and products of beekeeping, founded through university and municipal cooperation.
Çine Kuva-yı Milliye Museum
A museum in a historic building from the reign of Abdülhamid II, telling of the region's resistance in the War of Independence.
Karacasu Ethnography Museum
A district museum showcasing Karacasu's weaving, pottery, blacksmithing and leather crafts.
Miletus Museum
Didim, Aydın
An archaeology museum beside the site, displaying finds from the Miletus, Didyma and Priene excavations.
Oleatrium Olive and Olive Oil Museum
Kuşadası, Aydın
An olive museum explaining olive oil production techniques from antiquity to today through original equipment.
Yörük Ali Efe Museum
Yenipazar, Aydın
The museum holding the grave of Yörük Ali Efe, one of the first resistance fighters of the War of Independence in the Aegean.
Denizli Atatürk and Ethnography Museum
Merkezefendi, Denizli
A museum in a 19th-century Denizli house displaying Atatürk's belongings and the region's dress and domestic culture.
Denizli City Museum
Pamukkale, Denizli
A museum opened in 2024 in early Republican-era stone workshop buildings, telling Denizli's story from prehistory to today.
Hierapolis (Pamukkale) Archaeology Museum
A museum in the Roman bath of Hierapolis displaying sculptures, sarcophagi and reliefs from the cities of the Lykos valley.
Ahmet Piriştina City Archive and Museum
Konak, İzmir
A museum in the old fire station building telling İzmir's urban history through photographs, maps and documents.
Bergama Museum
Bergama, İzmir
A long-established museum displaying sculptures and finds from excavations at Pergamon, Allianoi and the surrounding area.
Bostanlı Open-Air Archaeology Museum
Karşıyaka, İzmir
A small open-air museum in Bostanlı displaying sarcophagi, column capitals and sculptures.
Çamlık Steam Locomotive Museum
Selçuk, İzmir
Türkiye's largest open-air railway museum, home to one of the most comprehensive steam locomotive collections in Europe.
Ephesus Museum
A museum in central Selçuk displaying sculptures, Artemis statues and everyday objects from excavations at Ephesus and its surroundings.
İnciraltı Museum Ships
Balçova, İzmir
A naval museum in İnciraltı where the submarine TCG Pirireis and the frigate TCG Ege can be toured as museums.
İzmir Archaeology Museum
A museum in Bahribaba Park displaying sculptures, sarcophagi and finds from the ancient cities of İzmir and its surroundings.
İzmir Atatürk Museum
A 19th-century mansion on the Kordon where Atatürk stayed on his visits to İzmir.
İzmir Ethnography Museum
A museum in a former hospital building bringing to life İzmir's customs, traditions and crafts.
Narlıdere Culture House (Historic Cemevi)
Narlıdere, İzmir
A museum in a historic cemevi building dated 1874, presenting the traditions of the Tahtacı Turkmens.
Ödemiş Museum
Ödemiş, İzmir
A museum displaying archaeological finds from Hypaipa and nearby excavations alongside the region's ethnographic heritage.
Tire Museum
Tire, İzmir
A museum founded in 1935 displaying Roman-period sculptures and mosaics and the mangır coins of the Ottoman Tire mint.
Kütahya Archaeology Museum (Vacidiye Madrasa)
Merkez, Kütahya
An archaeology museum in the Vacidiye Madrasa, built in 1314 in the Germiyanoğulları period.
Kütahya City History Museum
A museum of the city's memory, created by combining two historic mansions on Germiyan Sokağı.
Kütahya Tile Museum
A museum displaying centuries of Kütahya tile-making in the soup kitchen built by the Germiyan Bey Yakup Bey II in 1411.
Akhisar Museum
Akhisar, Manisa
An archaeology and ethnography museum opened in 2012 in a former hospital building dated 1932, opposite the Thyateira site.
Manisa Museum
Yunusemre, Manisa
An archaeology and ethnography museum displaying finds from Sardis, Magnesia and the surrounding districts, which moved to its new building in 2025.
Milas Museum
Milas, Muğla
A museum displaying finds from Stratonikeia, Iasos, Beçin and Hydai, along with examples of local carpets.
Zeki Müren Art Museum
Bodrum, Muğla
A memorial museum in the Bodrum house where Zeki Müren, the 'Sun of Art', spent his last years.
Eşme Kilim Museum
Eşme, Uşak
A district museum displaying examples of the geographically indicated Eşme-Yörük kilims.
Uşak Archaeology Museum (Croesus Treasure)
Merkez, Uşak
A modern museum on the old station site displaying the Lydian-period Karun (Croesus) Treasure, brought back from abroad.
Uşak Atatürk and Ethnography Museum
A museum in the mansion Atatürk used as his headquarters during the War of Independence and where he received Trikoupis.
Uşak City History Museum
A city museum in a restored historic building telling the social and economic past of Uşak, the 'City of Firsts'.
Amasya Darüşşifa and Sabuncuoğlu Museum of the History of Medicine
Merkez, Amasya
A darüşşifa built in 1308–1309, the only surviving Ilkhanid building; today the Sabuncuoğlu Museum of the History of Medicine and Surgery.
Amasya Museum
Amasya's archaeology museum, known for its artifacts from eleven civilizations and the Ilkhanid-era mummies displayed in the tomb in its garden.
Ferhat and Şirin Lovers Museum
A themed museum next to the Ferhat Water Channel telling famous love stories, above all that of Ferhat and Şirin.
Miniature Amasya Museum
A 300 m² model of Amasya in the imaret of the II. Bayezid Complex, based on a photograph from 1914.
Saraydüzü Barracks National Struggle Museum
A National Struggle museum in the faithfully reconstructed Saraydüzü Barracks, Atatürk's headquarters in Amasya, where the Amasya Circular was written.
Şehzadeler Museum (Museum of the Princes)
A wooden museum building at the head of the Alçak Bridge, with statues of the Ottoman princes who served as governors in Amasya and objects from their era.
Dikyamaç Village and Surroundings Lifestyle Museum
Arhavi, Artvin
An ethnography museum in Arhavi's Dikyamaç village telling the story of Eastern Black Sea village life through the everyday objects and clothing of local people.
Hopa Culture House and Museum
Hopa, Artvin
A culture house and museum in a restored 19th-century Laz house in Hopa, displaying about 5000 ethnographic objects reflecting local life.
Amasra Museum
Amasra, Bartın
A museum displaying archaeological and ethnographic objects from the Hellenistic to the Ottoman period, in a listed building begun in 1884 as a naval school.
Bartın City Museum
Merkez, Bartın
A city museum in an 1885 former school and municipal building, telling Bartın's 4000-year history and daily life.
Baksı Museum
Merkez, Bayburt
A museum in the village of Bayraktar, on a hill overlooking the Çoruh Valley, bringing together contemporary art and traditional handicrafts; winner of the 2014 Council of Europe Museum Prize.
Kenan Yavuz Ethnography Museum
Demirözü, Bayburt
An award-winning private ethnography museum in the village of Beşpınar (Loru), keeping rural life alive with village houses, mills, a mansion and open-air exhibition areas.
Bolu Museum
Merkez, Bolu
The provincial museum displaying, in two halls, archaeological works recovered from Bolu and its surroundings and a collection of local ethnography.
Boğazköy Museum
Boğazkale, Çorum
A museum displaying works found in the Hattusa excavations and the two Hittite sphinxes returned from Berlin; the starting point of a tour of the archaeological site.
Çorum Museum
Merkez, Çorum
The provincial museum displaying finds from Alacahöyük, Hattusa and Shapinuwa, in a historic building built as a hospital in 1914.
Konuralp Museum
Merkez, Düzce
Düzce's museum, displaying the Orpheus mosaic, a Roman sarcophagus and statues from the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium, together with the region's ethnography.
Giresun Museum (Gogora Church)
Merkez, Giresun
A free museum in the 19th-century Gogora Church, displaying archaeology from the Bronze Age to Byzantium and Ottoman ethnography.
İkizevler City Museum
Merkez, Gümüşhane
A city museum in a historic Gümüşhane mansion, telling the story of traditional home life through room arrangements and ethnographic works.
Safranbolu City History Museum
Safranbolu, Karabük
A museum in the former Government House on the Kale hill, telling the story of Safranbolu's urban history and crafts.
Kastamonu Archaeology Museum
Merkez, Kastamonu
A museum displaying works from the Hittites to the Ottomans in a historic building designed by the architect Kemaleddin, where Atatürk gave a speech in 1925.
Liva Paşa Mansion Ethnography Museum
An ethnography museum in the three-story Liva Paşa Mansion dated 1887, displaying Kastamonu's urban life and the wooden door of the Kasaba Mosque.
Paşaoğlu Mansion Ethnography Museum
Altınordu, Ordu
Ordu's grandest mansion, built in 1896, with painted wooden ceilings and a tiled hamam; toured as the Ethnography Museum.
Ahmet Hamdi İshakoğlu Natural Life Museum
Çayeli, Rize
A private museum with wooden architecture, telling the story of 20th-century daily life in and around Çayeli through objects and re-creations.
Rize Museum
Merkez, Rize
A city museum in a traditional 19th-century Rize mansion, displaying archaeological artifacts, coins and local ethnographic items.
Alaçam Population Exchange Museum
Alaçam, Samsun
A thematic ethnography museum displaying the belongings, documents and photographs of the exchangees who settled in and around Alaçam with the 1923 population exchange.
Gazi Museum (Mıntıka Palas)
İlkadım, Samsun
The former Mıntıka Palas hotel where Mustafa Kemal stayed when he landed at Samsun on 19 May 1919; today a museum displaying Atatürk's belongings.
Samsun City Museum
A city museum in former railway buildings dating from 1928, telling the story of Samsun's history, culture and daily life through thematic areas.
Samsun Museum
The largest museum in the Black Sea Region, with the Amisos mosaic and Amisos Treasure; archaeology and ethnography in its new wave-shaped building.
Aslan Torunlar House Ethnography Museum
Merkez, Sinop
An ethnography museum in a large 18th-century mansion, displaying clothing, household items and crafts from daily life in Sinop.
Historic Sinop Prison
A historic prison built within the fortress walls, known as 'the Alcatraz of Anatolia', converted into a museum after it closed in 1999.
Sinop Archaeological Museum
A museum displaying artifacts from the Bronze Age to the Ottoman period from excavations in and around Sinop, with the remains of a temple of Serapis in its garden.
Tokat Mevlevi Lodge Foundation Museum
Merkez, Tokat
A three-story Mevlevi lodge founded in the 17th century, renovated in baroque style in the 19th century and visited today as a Foundation Museum.
Tokat Museum (Arastalı Bedesten)
A free museum in the 9-domed Arastalı Bedesten, with a collection ranging from Hittite finds from Maşathöyük to a Qur'an from the Danishmendid period.
Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Ottoman Culture House
Ortahisar, Trabzon
A historic house in Ortahisar, where Kanuni was born, displaying wax figures of Ottoman sultans and items on Trabzon's history.
Trabzon Muhibbi Literature Museum Library
A museum-library in a historic mansion overlooking the Zağnos Valley, displaying the works and belongings of writers from the region.
Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion)
The provincial museum, displaying archaeological and ethnographic artifacts in an early 20th-century banker's mansion with hand-painted walls.
Trabzonspor Şamil Ekinci Museum
A club museum displaying Trabzonspor's championship trophies and the famous 'half cup'.
Uzungöl Dursun Ali İnan Museum
Çaykara, Trabzon
A private museum in Uzungöl telling the story of the region's culture through a local wooden house, ethnographic items and tree-root sculptures.
Çanakçılar Archaeology and Ethnography Museum
Gökçebey, Zonguldak
A private museum in Gökçebey displaying a collection of archaeological and ethnographic artifacts.
Gazi Alemdar Ship Museum
Ereğli, Zonguldak
A museum ship with a replica of the tug Alemdar, which evaded a French warship to carry supplies to the front in the War of Independence.
Karadeniz Ereğli Museum (Halil Paşa Mansion)
A museum in the late 19th-century Halil Paşa Mansion, holding artifacts from Herakleia Pontike to the Ottoman period and the funerary monument of Krispos.
Zonguldak Mining Museum and Coal Experience Mine
Merkez, Zonguldak
Türkiye's first hard-coal mining museum; its 'Coal Experience Mine', set up in an old training mine, lets visitors experience what being a miner means.
Aksaray Museum
Merkez, Aksaray
A regional museum spanning the Neolithic to the Ottoman period, with finds from the Aşıklı Höyük, Acemhöyük and Güvercinkayası excavations.
Alagöz Headquarters Museum
Sincan, Ankara
The village house used as the Western Front Headquarters and Atatürk's headquarters during the Battle of Sakarya.
Altınköy Open-Air Museum
Altındağ, Ankara
An open-air museum recreating Anatolian village life of the 1930s–1950s with its mill, school, village coffeehouse and houses.
Ankara Air Force Museum
Etimesgut, Ankara
The Air Force museum in Etimesgut on the İstanbul Road, displaying combat aircraft outdoors and the history of Turkish aviation in indoor halls.
Ankara Ethnography Museum
A museum in an elegant Republican-era building on Namazgâh Hill displaying Anatolian clothing, crafts and objects of daily life.
Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum
A museum of Turkish painting and sculpture from the late Ottoman period to the present, in the historic building constructed in 1927 as the Turkish Hearths Headquarters.
Atatürk Residence and Railway Museum
The Direksiyon building in Ankara Station, used by Atatürk as residence and headquarters during the War of Independence, and a railway museum.
Beypazarı City History Museum
Beypazarı, Ankara
A city museum in a restored Beypazarı mansion, presenting the district's daily life, crafts and traditions.
Cumhuriyet Müzesi (Republic Museum, Second Parliament Building)
The second parliament building, designed by architect Vedat Tek, which housed the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from 1924 to 1960.
Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum
A private archaeology museum at the foot of the castle presenting a collection of coins, seals, jewelry and ceramics from the Hittites to Byzantium in a modern display.
Gordion Museum and Midas Tumulus
Polatlı, Ankara
A museum displaying finds from the Gordion excavations and, opposite it, the Midas Tumulus with its preserved wooden burial chamber.
Kurtuluş Savaşı Müzesi (War of Independence Museum, First Parliament Building)
The first parliament building, where the Grand National Assembly of Turkey opened on 23 April 1920; today a museum on the War of Independence period.
MTA Şehit Cuma Dağ Natural History Museum
Çankaya, Ankara
A museum on the campus of the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration presenting the earth sciences through fossils, minerals and dinosaur reconstructions.
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
An archaeology museum housed in the Mahmut Paşa Bedesten and Kurşunlu Han, presenting Anatolian civilizations in chronological order from the Paleolithic to the Ottomans.
Rahmi M. Koç Museum (Çengelhan)
A museum in the 16th-century Çengelhan opposite Ankara Castle that presents the history of transport, industry and communication in an interactive way.
Ulucanlar Prison Museum
A historic prison that operated from 1925 to 2006, converted into a museum bearing witness to recent political and literary history.
Çankırı Museum
Merkez, Çankırı
The provincial museum in the Old Government House, displaying 8-million-year-old fossils, archaeological finds and local ethnography.
Historic Laundry Museum
A building constructed in 1885 and used until 1980, known as Turkey's largest historic laundry.
Anadolu University Museum of Republican History
Odunpazarı, Eskişehir
A museum of the National Struggle and Republican era in the building designed by Mimar Kemalettin in 1915–1916 as the Turan Numune Mektebi.
Eskişehir Eti Archaeology Museum
A museum displaying Prehistoric, Phrygian, Roman and Byzantine works from the province's excavations, from Demircihöyük to Pessinus.
İmren Erşen Oya Museum
A museum in the historic Sivrioğulları Mansion displaying nearly six thousand oya (needle lace) pieces collected across Anatolia by painter İmren Erşen.
İnönü Battles Headquarters Museum
İnönü, Eskişehir
A museum in the house used as headquarters during the Battles of İnönü by İsmet Paşa, Commander of the Western Front.
Liberation Museum (Kurtuluş Müzesi)
A museum telling the story of the War of Independence interactively, in the Mestanoğlu Halil Mansion where İsmet İnönü stayed during the First Battle of İnönü.
M.S.Ö. Air and Space Museum
Sivrihisar, Eskişehir
An aviation museum at the Sivrihisar Aviation Center, known as the 'Flying Museum' for its airworthy historic aircraft.
Meerschaum Museum (Lületaşı Müzesi)
A museum within the Kurşunlu Complex displaying pipes and artworks made of meerschaum, the symbol of Eskişehir.
Museum of Contemporary Glass Art
Türkiye's first glass art museum; works by Turkish and foreign artists in a building created by joining three Odunpazarı houses.
Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM)
A contemporary art museum opened in 2019, designed with wooden beams by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.
Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum
Türkiye's first typewriter museum, displaying typewriters belonging to famous names in the restored Şamlıoğlu Mansion.
TÜRASAŞ Devrim Cars Museum
A museum within the railway factory displaying Devrim, the first domestic car, and Karakurt, the first domestic locomotive.
Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum
Türkiye's first wax museum; statues of historic and contemporary figures made by the former mayor Yılmaz Büyükerşen.
Karaman Museum
Merkez, Karaman
A museum behind the Hatuniye Madrasa displaying archaeological and ethnographic works of the Karaman region from the Epipaleolithic to the Ottoman period.
Gevher Nesibe Şifahiyesi (Museum of Seljuk Civilization)
Kocasinan, Kayseri
Founded in 1206 by the will of Gevher Nesibe Sultan, one of Anatolia's first medical schools and hospitals; today the Museum of Seljuk Civilization.
Güpgüpoğlu Mansion Ethnography Museum
Melikgazi, Kayseri
One of the finest examples of Kayseri's historic mansion architecture, with an ethnography museum in its selamlık section and a 'museum house' in its harem section.
Kayseri Archaeology Museum
A museum displaying chronologically, in its new building inside Kayseri Castle, works from the Chalcolithic Age to the Ottoman period and the Kültepe finds.
MKE Silahsan Weapons Museum
Merkez, Kırıkkale
A special museum on the grounds of the MKE Weapons Factory, displaying Ottoman and European-made weapons from the 15th to the 20th century.
Kaman Kalehöyük Archaeology Museum
Kaman, Kırşehir
A museum opened in 2010 in the village of Çağırkan, displaying works of seven civilizations found in the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology's Kalehöyük excavations.
Kırşehir Museum
Merkez, Kırşehir
The provincial museum, renovated through Turkish–Japanese cooperation and opened in 2010, displaying finds from Kalehöyük, Yassıhöyük and Büklükale and an Ahilik section.
Akşehir Nasreddin Hoca Archaeology and Ethnography Museum
Akşehir, Konya
A museum dedicated to Nasreddin Hoca, displaying archaeological and ethnographic works of the Akşehir area from the Neolithic to the Ottoman period.
İzzet Koyunoğlu City Museum
Karatay, Konya
A city museum and old Konya house displaying the archaeological, ethnographic and natural history objects collected by a Konya resident over his lifetime.
Konya Archaeology Museum
Meram, Konya
One of Anatolia's first archaeology museums, founded in 1899; known for its Roman-period sarcophagi and Çatalhöyük finds.
Konya Ereğli Museum
Ereğli, Konya
A museum displaying finds from Ereğli and its surroundings from the Neolithic to the Ottoman period, and the Late Hittite stele from İvriz.
Konya Ethnography Museum
An ethnography museum dating from 1975, displaying the carpets and kilims, clothing, jewelry and everyday items of Konya and its surroundings.
Mevlâna Museum
The former Mevlevi lodge containing the tomb of Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî (Rumi); a free museum that is the symbol of Konya with its green dome.
Panorama Konya Museum
A municipal museum telling the story of 13th-century Konya and the turning points in Rumi's life with a 360-degree dome panorama.
Göreme Open-Air Museum
Merkez, Nevşehir
Cappadocia's best-known monastic settlement, with rock-carved, fresco-decorated churches, chapels and refectories; the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hacı Bektaş Veli Museum (Dervish Lodge)
Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir
The 13th-century dervish lodge housing the tomb of Hacı Bektaş Veli; a museum since 1964 and the most important pilgrimage center of the Alevi-Bektashi faith.
Ortahisar Ethnography Museum
Ürgüp, Nevşehir
The area's first ethnography museum, open since 2004, bringing Cappadocian village life to life with mannequins.
Zelve Open-Air Museum
Avanos, Nevşehir
A rock village spread over three valleys on the slopes of Aktepe, inhabited until the 1950s; an open-air museum with fairy chimneys, a rock mosque and dovecotes.
Sivas Archaeology Museum
Merkez, Sivas
A collection ranging from fossils to Hittite, Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman works, in a building built in 1914 as an industrial school.
Sivas Atatürk and Congress Museum
A museum set up in the former Sivas High School building where the Sivas Congress of 4–11 September 1919 convened.
Yozgat Museum (Nizamoğlu Mansion)
Merkez, Yozgat
In the wooden Nizamoğlu Mansion built in 1871; archaeology on the lower floor and Yozgat ethnography on the upper floor.
Ardahan Congress Building (Congress and City Museum)
Merkez, Ardahan
A historic mansion bearing traces of Baltic architecture that hosted the Ardahan congresses of January 1919; now open to visitors as the Congress and City Museum.
Ahlat Museum
Ahlat, Bitlis
A museum displaying archaeological finds from Ahlat and its surroundings from the Chalcolithic to the Ottoman period, examples of Seljuk gravestones and the memory of the city.
Bitlis Ethnography Museum
Merkez, Bitlis
A museum in the former governor's mansion, built of Ahlat stone, displaying Bitlis's weaving, copperwork, clothing and handicraft culture and finds from the castle excavations.
Elazığ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum
Merkez, Elazığ
An archaeology, ethnography and carpet-kilim museum on the Fırat University campus, opened in 1982 with finds from the Keban and Karakaya dam rescue excavations.
Şefik Gül Culture House
A culture house next to the Harput Ulu Mosque, created by restoring a late-18th-century mansion, presenting Harput life and music.
Erzincan Museum
Merkez, Erzincan
The provincial museum displaying, in its new building opened in 2023, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts from the Paleolithic to the Ottoman period, finds from Altıntepe and a section on the city's earthquake history.
Erzurum Museum
Yakutiye, Erzurum
The city museum, in its new building next to the Üç Kümbetler since 2023, known for artifacts from the Chalcolithic Age to the Republic and its mammoth fossil.
Yakutiye Madrasa (Museum of Turkish-Islamic Arts and Ethnography)
A madrasa built in the Ilkhanid period in 1310, famous for the tree of life and lion reliefs on its portal, now used as the Museum of Turkish-Islamic Arts and Ethnography.
Karakoyunlu Ram-Headed Gravestones Open-Air Museum
Karakoyunlu, Iğdır
An open-air museum bringing together ram-headed gravestones going back to the Karakoyunlu period, characteristic of the old cemeteries of the Iğdır Plain.
Boğatepe Cheese Museum
Merkez, Kars
A village museum founded in 2010 in an old dairy building in the village of Boğatepe, known for gruyère cheesemaking, presenting local cheese production.
Caucasian Front War History Museum (Kanlı Tabya)
An interactive museum in Kanlı Tabya, built in the 19th century to defend Kars, telling the story of the Caucasian Front and the Sarıkamış Operation through re-creations.
Kars Museum
A regional museum displaying archaeological artifacts from the Paleolithic to the Ottoman period collected from the region, especially the Ani excavations, as well as Caucasian ethnography.
Malatya Archaeological Museum
Battalgazi, Malatya
A museum in Kernek displaying finds from Arslantepe and the Karakaya Dam rescue excavations, renewed after the earthquake and reopened in August 2026.
Malatya Camera Museum
Yeşilyurt, Malatya
A large camera collection museum on Sanat Sokağı, displaying more than two thousand cameras from 1876 to the present.
Malatya Radio and Gramophone Museum
A municipal museum in a two-story building in the style of a traditional Malatya house, displaying in chronological order radios and gramophones more than a century old.
Muş Museum (Atatürk City Museum)
Merkez, Muş
The provincial museum opened in 2021 in the former Atatürk Primary School building completed in 1938, with archaeology, ethnography and Battle of Malazgirt halls.
Tunceli Museum
Merkez, Tunceli
A museum introducing Tunceli, opened in 2020 in a historic barracks building from 1935–1937, with halls on archaeology, ethnography, faith culture and recent history.
Van Museum
İpekyolu, Van
A museum displaying one of the world's richest Urartian collections and the Hakkari stelae in its new building beside Van Castle.
Ayşe Sıdıka Erke Ethnography Museum
Edremit, Balıkesir
A museum in a traditional house in Edremit displaying 18th–19th-century Edremit domestic life and a Kuva-yi Milliye room.
Balıkesir Kuva-yi Milliye Museum
Karesi, Balıkesir
A museum on the city's history and the region's archaeological finds, in the historic mansion where the decision for armed resistance was made during the National Struggle.
Balıkesir National Photography Museum
Türkiye's first photography museum, opened in 2006, with historic cameras, a darkroom and a photography library.
Bandırma Archaeology Museum
Bandırma, Balıkesir
A museum displaying artifacts from the ancient cities of the southern Marmara, above all Kyzikos and Daskyleion.
Burhaniye Kuva-yi Milliye Culture Museum
Burhaniye, Balıkesir
A museum displaying finds from Adramytteion in an 18th-century building used as a headquarters during the War of Independence.
Cunda Taksiyarhis Church (Rahmi M. Koç Museum)
Ayvalık, Balıkesir
A monumental building constructed in 1873 as the island's metropolitan church and opened as a museum in 2014 after restoration.
Koca Seyit Onbaşı Museum
Havran, Balıkesir
A museum dedicated to the memory of Gallipoli hero Seyit Onbaşı in Kocaseyit (formerly Çamlık), the village where he was born; his grave is also in the village.
Tahtakuşlar Ethnography Gallery
A private museum on the culture of the Tahtacı Turkmens, founded in 1991 and known as 'Türkiye's first village museum'.
Taksiyarhis Memorial Museum
The former Taksiyarhis Church in central Ayvalık, restored and opened as a museum in 2013.
Terzizade Mansion Museum
A roughly 200-year-old, three-story wooden mansion in Havran where Atatürk met Koca Seyit Onbaşı, restored and turned into a museum.
Söğüt Ertuğrul Gazi Museum
Söğüt, Bilecik
A museum in Söğüt displaying documents, coins and ethnographic artifacts from the Ottoman founding period.
Bursa Archaeology Museum
Osmangazi, Bursa
A museum in Kültürpark displaying finds from the mounds and ancient cities around Bursa.
Bursa City Museum
A museum in the old courthouse building in Heykel telling the story of Bursa's history, crafts and daily life.
Karagöz Museum
A museum presenting the Karagöz and Hacivat tradition, believed to have been born in Bursa, through figures, screens and performances.
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art (Yeşil Madrasa)
Yıldırım, Bursa
A museum in the madrasa of the Yeşil Complex displaying tiles, manuscripts, costumes and Karagöz figures.
Nilüfer Hatun İmaret
İznik, Bursa
A zaviye-imaret built in 1388 in the name of Nilüfer Hatun, mother of Murad I, and used for many years as the İznik Museum.
Panorama 1326 Bursa Conquest Museum
A museum that brings to life Orhan Gazi's capture of Bursa in 1326 with a giant 360-degree panoramic painting.
Tofaş Anatolian Carriages Museum
A museum in a former silk factory displaying horse-drawn carriages, phaetons and traditional Anatolian vehicles.
Bozcaada Local History Museum
Bozcaada, Çanakkale
A private museum telling the island's history of winemaking, seafaring and daily life through postcards, maps and objects.
Çanakkale City Museum and Archive
Merkez, Çanakkale
A municipal museum in a 19th-century bazaar building telling the story of the city's daily life, trade and memory.
Çanakkale Epic Promotion Center
Eceabat, Çanakkale
A visitor center at Kabatepe presenting the 1915 battles through reenactment halls and visual storytelling.
Piri Reis Museum (Gelibolu)
Gelibolu, Çanakkale
A small museum in a historic tower on Gelibolu harbor about Piri Reis, the great navigator and cartographer raised in the town.
Troy Museum
A contemporary rust-colored cube-shaped museum at the entrance to the Troy site, displaying thousands of artifacts from the Troad region.
Edirne Museum
Merkez, Edirne
East of the Selimiye; archaeology and ethnography collections spanning Thrace from prehistory to the Ottomans.
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art
A museum in the madrasa rooms of the Selimiye Complex displaying Ottoman-era crafts, calligraphy and Kırkpınar memorabilia.
Şükrü Paşa Monument and Balkan Wars Museum
The memorial tomb of Şükrü Paşa, commander of the defense of Edirne, and the Balkan Wars Museum in the Kıyık Redoubt.
Sultan Bayezid II Complex Health Museum
An award-winning health museum in the hospital of the Bayezid II Complex on the Tunca, telling of treatment through music and the sound of water.
Fethiye Mosque (Pammakaristos)
Fatih, İstanbul
A mosque converted from the church of the Pammakaristos Monastery, with a museum section displaying 14th-century Byzantine mosaics in its side chapel.
Galata Mevlevi Lodge Museum (Galata Mevlevihanesi)
Beyoğlu, İstanbul
İstanbul's first Mevlevi lodge; a complex that keeps Mevlevi culture alive with its semahane, tombs and museum.
Hagia Irene (Aya İrini)
A Byzantine church in the first courtyard of Topkapı Palace, known for its plain apse cross from the Iconoclast period.
İstanbul Archaeological Museums
Türkiye's first and richest museum complex, made up of the Archaeological Museum, the Museum of the Ancient Orient and the Tiled Kiosk.
İstanbul Modern
An art museum on the Karaköy quay displaying a collection of modern and contemporary Turkish art, which moved to its new building in 2023.
İstanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam
A museum in the stables building in Gülhane Park, telling the history of science and technology in the Islamic world through models and replicas.
İstanbul Naval Museum
Beşiktaş, İstanbul
Türkiye's largest naval museum, with Ottoman imperial caiques and an extensive collection on maritime history.
Kandilli Observatory
Üsküdar, İstanbul
Türkiye's earthquake monitoring center, founded in 1911; an observatory museum in its historic hilltop buildings.
Museum of Innocence (Masumiyet Müzesi)
A small, original museum in Çukurcuma made up of objects from Orhan Pamuk's novel of the same name.
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
One of the most important museums of Islamic art, with carpet, manuscript, tile and ethnography collections displayed in the İbrahim Paşa Palace.
Panorama 1453 History Museum
Zeytinburnu, İstanbul
A history museum that brings the 1453 conquest to life with a giant 360-degree panoramic painting and sound effects.
Pera Museum
A private museum known for its Orientalist painting collection and Osman Hamdi Bey's 'The Tortoise Trainer'.
Princes' Islands Museum (Adalar Müzesi)
Adalar, İstanbul
A city museum on Büyükada telling the history, daily life and culture of the Princes' Islands.
Rahmi M. Koç Museum
An industrial museum on the Golden Horn displaying vehicles, ships, aircraft and machines from the history of transport, industry and communications.
Sadberk Hanım Museum
Sarıyer, İstanbul
Türkiye's first private museum, displaying archaeological artifacts and Ottoman clothing and embroidery in waterside mansions in Büyükdere.
Sakıp Sabancı Museum
A private museum in the Atlı Köşk in Emirgan, known for its calligraphy collection and international exhibitions.
santralistanbul Energy Museum
Eyüpsultan, İstanbul
An energy museum and campus converted from Silahtarağa, the first Ottoman urban power plant.
Tekfur Palace Museum
A museum adjoining the land walls, a rare surviving example of Byzantine palace architecture, displaying works from Ottoman tile workshops.
Topkapı Palace
The palace that was the seat of government and residence of the Ottoman sultans for about four centuries, now a museum toured through its courtyards, pavilions and treasures.
Tuzla City and Population Exchange Museum
Tuzla, İstanbul
A museum on Tuzla's city history and the population exchange, opened in a rebuilt historic building popularly known as the 'Perili Köşk' (Haunted Mansion).
Kırklareli Museum
Merkez, Kırklareli
A city museum in the former municipal building dated 1894, with natural history, Thracian archaeology and ethnography sections.
Kocaeli Archaeology and Ethnography Museum
İzmit, Kocaeli
A city museum displaying sculptures and reliefs from ancient Nicomedia alongside local ethnographic artifacts.
SEKA Paper Museum
A museum in the historic buildings of SEKA, Türkiye's first paper factory, telling the story of papermaking and industrial memory.
TCG Yarhisar Ship Museum
Gölcük, Kocaeli
A retired Turkish Naval Forces patrol boat on the Gölcük waterfront, converted into a museum ship.
Ali Fuat Paşa Kuvâ-yı Milliye Museum
Geyve, Sakarya
A museum in the building used as headquarters by Ali Fuat Paşa, commander of the Western Front in the War of Independence.
Sakarya Earthquake Museum
Adapazarı, Sakarya
A museum founded to raise earthquake awareness in Adapazarı, which was heavily damaged in the 1999 Marmara earthquake.
Sakarya Museum
A museum in central Adapazarı displaying the province's archaeological finds and ethnographic artifacts.
Çorlu Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum
Çorlu, Tekirdağ
Wax figures of more than 110 famous names from art, politics and literature, in a historic building dated 1903.
Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
In the former Governor's Mansion; Thracian finds from the Bronze Age to the Ottomans and an ethnography collection.
Yalova City Museum
Merkez, Yalova
A city museum telling Yalova's history from antiquity to the Republic, and its memory of migration and earthquake.
Adana Atatürk House Museum
Seyhan, Adana
A two-story late-19th-century stone mansion where Atatürk stayed on his visits to Adana.
Adana Cinema Museum
A museum in an old Adana house telling the story of cinema and literary figures from Adana, from Yılmaz Güney to Yaşar Kemal.
Adana Museum Complex – Archaeology Museum
The archaeological heritage of Cilicia in a giant museum complex converted from a former textile factory.
Kuruköprü Memorial Museum and Traditional Adana House
An ethnography museum opened in a former Greek church, telling the story of the life of the Çukurova and Taurus Yörüks.
Alanya Archaeological Museum
Alanya, Antalya
An archaeology and ethnography museum opened in 1967, known for works such as a Phoenician inscription and a bronze statue of Herakles.
Antalya Atatürk House Museum
Muratpaşa, Antalya
The two-story house on Atatürk Avenue where Atatürk stayed during his visit to Antalya from 6 to 11 March 1930.
Antalya Mevlevihane (Mevlevi Lodge Museum)
A historic Mevlevi lodge within the Yivli Minaret complex, serving as a museum since 2018.
Antalya Museum
One of Turkey's largest archaeology museums, with works from the Lycian, Pamphylian and Pisidian civilizations.
Antalya Toy Museum
A municipal museum in a historic han at Kaleiçi Marina displaying toys from the 1860s to the 1990s.
Museum of Lycian Civilizations
Demre, Antalya
An archaeology museum in the Roman granary at Andriake, telling the history of Lycia.
Side Museum
Manavgat, Antalya
A museum established by restoring a Roman bath complex, displaying finds from the Side excavations.
Suna-İnan Kıraç Kaleiçi Museum
A private ethnography and art museum in a restored Orthodox church and a traditional Kaleiçi house.
Burdur Museum
Merkez, Burdur
An award-winning archaeology museum with a rich collection ranging from the Hacılar and Kuruçay mounds to Sagalassos and Kibyra.
Burdur Natural History Museum
A museum displaying Pleistocene fossils, above all the southern mammoth found at Elmacık in Kemer district.
Cemil Meriç Museum
Reyhanlı, Hatay
A memorial museum set up in the house where the thinker and writer Cemil Meriç was born.
Hatay Archaeology Museum
Antakya, Hatay
A museum with one of the world's richest mosaic collections; closed since the 6 February earthquakes, with a gradual reopening planned.
İskenderun Naval Museum
İskenderun, Hatay
A museum displaying works on the naval forces and the history of the port of İskenderun in a historic building on Atatürk Bulvarı.
Necmi Asfuroğlu Archaeology Museum
A museum built over an excavation site, displaying one of the world's largest single-piece floor mosaics; it came through the earthquake with little damage and has reopened.
Prof. Dr. Turan Yazgan Ethnography (Carpet and Kilim) Museum
Merkez, Isparta
A multi-story ethnography museum at the entrance to the Gökçay Recreation Area, displaying thousands of traditional carpets and kilims.
Süleyman Demirel Museum of Democracy and Development
Atabey, Isparta
A museum within the complex in İslamköy, displaying gifts and documents from Süleyman Demirel's political life.
Yalvaç Museum
Yalvaç, Isparta
An archaeology museum displaying sculptures, inscriptions and coins from the Pisidian Antioch excavations.
Kahramanmaraş Archaeology Museum
Dulkadiroğlu, Kahramanmaraş
The region's archaeology museum, with Late Hittite stelae, the Germanicia mosaics and an elephant skeleton; the collection was moved after the earthquake and its status varies.
Miniature Liberation Museum
Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş
A museum inside the castle re-creating Maraş's 1920 Liberation Struggle with miniature figures.
Seven Fine Men (Yedi Güzel Adam) Literature Museum
A literature museum in the old high school building where Cahit Zarifoğlu, Erdem Bayazıt and Rasim Özdenören studied; heavily damaged in the earthquake, it is being rebuilt.
Anamur Museum
Anamur, Mersin
A district museum displaying works from the Anemurium excavations and local ethnographic objects.
Mersin Archaeology Museum
Yenişehir, Mersin
The city's main museum, displaying Cilicia's finds from prehistory to Byzantium, from Yumuktepe to Soli.
Mersin Atatürk House Museum
Akdeniz, Mersin
A historic mansion built in the late 19th century where Atatürk stayed on his visits to Mersin, which can be visited today as a museum.
Mersin City History Museum
A museum telling, with photographs, documents and objects, the story of Mersin's transformation from a small landing stage into a major port city.
Narlıkuyu Mosaic Museum
Silifke, Mersin
A small museum where the 'Three Graces' mosaic of a Roman bath is preserved in situ.
Silifke Museum
An archaeology and ethnography museum displaying statues, coins and ceramics from the ancient cities of the region.
Tarsus Museum
Tarsus, Mersin
A district museum displaying works from Gözlükule and the surrounding excavations.
Taşucu Aslan Eyce Amphora Museum
A private museum displaying amphorae from different periods recovered from the Mediterranean.
Kadirli City Museum
Kadirli, Osmaniye
A district museum introducing the history of Kadirli, the Karatepe area and local culture.
Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum
One of the world's leading open-air museums, in the fortress of the Late Hittite king Azatiwada, with bilingual inscriptions and gate orthostats with reliefs.
Osmaniye City Museum
Merkez, Osmaniye
A city museum on Karaoğlan Caddesi telling the story of the city's history and daily life.
Batman Museum
Merkez, Batman
An archaeology museum opened in 2015, bringing together finds from the Ilısu Dam rescue excavations and the re-creations of the Museum Park in its garden.
Hasankeyf Museum
Hasankeyf, Batman
A museum in the Culture Park in new Hasankeyf displaying about 4,000 artifacts from the Ilısu Dam rescue excavations; an ideal first stop in the area.
Ahmed Arif Literature Museum Library
Sur, Diyarbakır
A courtyard mansion museum-library dedicated to the poet Ahmed Arif, displaying his personal belongings and handwritten poems.
Cemil Paşa Mansion (City Museum)
A 42-room basalt mansion with harem and selamlık sections; today used as the Diyarbakır City Museum.
Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum
A museum in historic buildings in İç Kale displaying finds from regional excavations, from Körtik Tepe to Zerzevan.
Atatürk Memorial Museum
Şahinbey, Gaziantep
A memorial museum opened in a restored historic Antep house in the Bey neighborhood, where Atatürk was registered in the population records in 1933.
Bayazhan Gaziantep City Museum
A city museum in the Bayaz Han, built in 1909, telling the city's history and its crafts.
Emine Göğüş Cuisine Museum
A museum in the historic Göğüş İbrahim Efendi Mansion presenting the ingredients, tools and cooking methods of Gaziantep cuisine.
Gaziantep Archaeological Museum
Şehitkamil, Gaziantep
A museum displaying Gaziantep's archaeological finds from the Paleolithic to the Ottoman period, renewed and reopened after the earthquake.
Gaziantep Games and Toys Museum
A municipal museum in a historic stone house in the Bey neighborhood, displaying traditional and old toys.
Gaziantep Mevlevi Lodge Foundation Museum
A museum in the Antep Mevlevi Lodge, built in 1638, displaying Mevlevi culture and foundation works.
Gaziantep Pistachio Museum
The world's first pistachio museum, telling the history, harvest and varieties of the Antep pistachio in a pistachio-shaped building.
Hammam Museum
A themed museum in the Paşa Hammam, built by Lala Mustafa Paşa in 1577, presenting Ottoman hammam culture through re-creations.
Hasan Süzer Ethnography Museum
An ethnography museum in a historic Antep house in the Bey neighborhood, displaying the city's traditional life and everyday objects.
Panorama 25 December Gaziantep Defense Heroism Panorama and Museum
A municipal museum in the former Ayntâb Redif Depot near the castle, telling the story of the defense of Antep with a panorama, maps and documents.
Şahinbey National Struggle Museum
A museum telling the story of the defense of Antep with weapons, period items and documents, part of which is in a cave used as a shelter during the war.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
One of the world's foremost mosaic museums, displaying mosaics from the ancient city of Zeugma, including the famous 'Gypsy Girl', in an exhibition of about 1,700 m².
Kilis Museum
Merkez, Kilis
An archaeology and ethnography museum in the Neşet Efendi Mansion, built in 1927, with exhibits ranging from Oylum Höyük finds to ethnographic artifacts.
Mardin Museum
Artuklu, Mardin
A museum displaying the region's archaeological and ethnographic works in the former Syriac Catholic Patriarchate building dated 1895.
Midyat City Museum (Estel Han)
Midyat, Mardin
A three-story historic han in Estel, restored in 2021 and turned into a city museum displaying works of Midyat culture.
Midyat Filigree (Telkari) Museum
A municipal museum presenting telkari, the fine silver wirework identified with Midyat's Syriac craftsmen, with a production workshop.
Sakıp Sabancı Mardin City Museum
A city museum and art gallery in former cavalry barracks dated 1889, telling Mardin's urban history and multicultural daily life.
Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum
Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa
A museum displaying in situ, under a protective structure, the 'Hunting Amazons' and 'Life of Achilles' mosaics on the floor of a Roman villa.
Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum
One of Türkiye's largest museums, with finds from Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe, the 'Balıklıgöl Statue', considered the world's oldest life-size human statue, and re-creations.
