Museums in Turkey

Following the proclamation of the Republic, Turkish museums developed considerably, mainly due to the importance Atatürk had attached to the research and exhibition of artifacts of Anatolia.

The Turkish Archaeological Museum (Türk Asar-ı Atikası), which was established during the first years of the Republic, carried out studies to gather, collate, catalogue and protect archaeological and ethnographical finds.

In many provinces of Anatolia, monumental buildings such as ancient churches, mosques and caravanserais were restored and converted into museums.

Topkapı Palace, which was converted into a museum with the furniture and works of art on the premises, was opened to the public in 1927.

New museums were established in Bursa, Adana, Manisa, İzmir, Kayseri, Antalya, Afyon, Bergama, and Edirne.

İstanbul Archaeology Museum
Adana Archaeological Museum
Seated Woman of Çatal Höyük: the head is a restoration, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations [ 2 ]
Greek female statue at Alanya Archaeological Museum
Troy Museum
Interior of Troy Museum
Odunpazarı Modern Arts Museum by the architect Kengo Kuma at Eskişehir
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
King Suppiluliuma
Iğdır Genocide Memorial and Museum
Ceremonial Hall at Dolmabahçe Palace , with the chandelier said to have been given by Queen Victoria
Crystal Staircase with Baccarat crystal banisters and chandelier at Dolmabahçe Palace
Marble Sarcophagus, typical of Pamphylia. Roman period III century AD at the Konya Archaeological Museum
Mevlana Museum (1274) is the resting place of the Sufi mystic and poet Rumi in Konya, the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate .
Mersin Archaeological Museum
Mersin Archaeological Museum
Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum
Trabzon Museum