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Museums

Museums across Turkey, from large provincial archaeology museums to single-site collections beside the ruins they came from. In many cases the best finds from a site are not at the site at all but in the nearest city museum, which is worth knowing before you plan a day.
This category lists 8 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Misis Mosaic Museum, Aksaray Museum, Afyon Archeology Museum, Adiyaman Museum, Adana Archeology Museum, Goreme Open Air Museum, Miniaturk and Hagia Sophia.

Place guide · Adana

Adana Archeology Museum

The Adana Archaeology Museum is a museum located in Adana, Turkey. It is dedicated to preserving…

Place guide · Adiyaman

Adiyaman Museum

The Adiyaman Museum, also known as the Adiyaman Archaeological Museum, is a cultural institution located in…

Place guide · Afyon

Afyon Archeology Museum

The Afyon Archaeology Museum, also known as the Afyonkarahisar Museum, is a cultural institution located in…

Place guide · Aksaray

Aksaray Museum

The Aksaray Museum (Aksaray Müzesi in Turkish) is an important institution that showcases the history and…

Place guide · Bartın

Amasra

Amasra on the Black Sea: the Byzantine and Genoese castle, Kemere Bridge, Amasra Museum, the Roman…

Place guide · Trabzon

Atatürk Mansion, Trabzon

The Atatürk Mansion in Trabzon: a banker’s summer house at Soğuksu where Atatürk stayed in 1924…

Place guide · Balıkesir

Ayvalık

Ayvalık guide: stone houses and olive-oil factories, the Taksiyarhis Church museum, Şeytan Sofrası, the islands, ferries…

Place guide · Bayburt

Baksı Museum

Baksı Museum near Bayburt: contemporary art and village crafts on a hilltop above the Çoruh, winner…

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Balıkesir

Balıkesir travel guide: Ayvalık and Cunda Island, Mount Ida’s national park, Antandros, Kuşcenneti bird sanctuary, thermal…

Place guide · Samsun

Bandırma Ship Museum

Bandırma Ship Museum in Samsun: the replica of the steamer that brought Mustafa Kemal to Samsun…

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Bartın

Bartın travel guide: Amasra's harbours and castle, the Roman Kuşkayası monument, Güzelcehisar basalt columns, wooden houses,…

Place guide · Batman

Batman Museum

Batman Museum: about 500 finds from the Ilısu Dam rescue excavations and Hasankeyf, the Başur Höyük…

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Batman

Batman travel guide: Hasankeyf after the Ilısu Dam, the relocated Zeynel Bey Tomb, the Batman Museum,…

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Bayburt

Bayburt travel guide: the castle above the Çoruh, the Baksı Museum, Aydıntepe underground city, Dede Korkut,…

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Bolu

Bolu travel guide: Lake Abant, Yedigöller National Park, Gölcük, Ottoman Mudurnu, skiing at Kartalkaya, hot springs,…

Place guide · Şırnak

Cizre

Cizre in Şırnak: the tomb attributed to Noah, the 12th-century Great Mosque, the Red Madrasa, Mem…

Place guide · Balıkesir

Cunda Island

Cunda Island (Alibey Adası) off Ayvalık: harbour fish restaurants, Cretan cooking, the Taksiyarhis church museum, coves,…

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Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır travel guide: the UNESCO-listed basalt walls and Hevsel Gardens, the Great Mosque, Ottoman hans, liver…

Place guide · Erzurum

Double Minaret Madrasa

Erzurum’s Double Minaret Madrasa (Çifte Minareli): twin tiled minarets, carved portal, the disputed 13th-century date, foundation…

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Düzce

Düzce travel guide: the Roman theatre and museum at Konuralp, Güzeldere and Samandere waterfalls, Akçakoca’s beaches,…

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Erzurum

Erzurum travel guide: the Yakutiye and Double Minaret madrasas, Three Tombs, Palandöken skiing, Tortum Waterfall, cağ…

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Eskişehir

Eskişehir travel guide: the Ottoman houses of Odunpazarı, meerschaum, Sazova Park, Sivrihisar’s wooden mosque, Phrygian sites,…

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Gaziantep

Gaziantep travel guide: Zeugma Mosaic Museum, the castle and copper bazaars, Rumkale, baklava and kebabs, how…

Place guide · Kütahya

Germiyan Street

Germiyan Street in Kütahya: 18th-century timber houses with projecting upper floors, the Kossuth House museum, and…

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