Museums
Museums of Türkiye
888 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
Archaeological museum59museums
Historic house museum43museums
Ethnographic museum29museums
Art museum27museums
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Most visited museums
Visitors in the latest year on record, since 2015.
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1Topkapı Palace
Istanbul, Istanbul
1460
1.93M visitors
2Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Ankara, Ankara
Archaeological museum · 1921
450k visitors
3Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Istanbul, Istanbul
Archaeological museum · 1869
530k visitors
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7Atatürk's House Museum (Antalya)
Antalya, Antalya
Historic house museum · 1986
72k visitors
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11Rákóczi Museum
Tekirdağ, Tekirdağ
Historic house museum · 1982
6,500 visitors
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22Troy Museum
Tevfikiye, Canakkale
Archaeological museum · 2018
23Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum
Ankara, Ankara
Art museum · 1930
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29Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Istanbul, Istanbul
1953
30Ephesus Archaeological Museum
Selçuk, İzmir Province
Archaeological museum · 1964
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31Hatay Archaeology Museum
Antakya, Hatay
Archaeological museum · 1948
43Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology
Gaziantep, Gaziantep
Archaeological museum · 1969
46İzmir Archaeological Museum
İzmir, İzmir Province
Archaeological museum · 1924
50Adıyaman Archaeological Museum
Adıyaman, Adıyaman Province
Archaeological museum · 1982
51Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Literature Museum Library
Istanbul, Istanbul
Literary museum · 2011
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52Alanya Archaeological Museum
Alanya, Antalya
Archaeological museum
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54Atatürk Museum Mansion
Ankara, Ankara
Historic house museum
55Bursa Archaeological Museum
Bursa, Bursa Province
Archaeological museum · 1902
56Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum
Istanbul, Istanbul
Art museum
57Afyonkarahisar Archaeological Museum
Sadıkbey, Afyonkarahisar Province
Archaeological museum · 1933
58Diyarbakır Archeology Museum
Diyarbakır, Diyarbakır Province
Archaeological museum · 1934
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Florya Atatürk Marine Mansion
Küçükçekmece, Istanbul
Historic house museum · 1993
Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| Archaeological museum | 59 |
| Historic house museum | 43 |
| Ethnographic museum | 29 |
| Art museum | 27 |
| History museum | 11 |
| University museum | 10 |
| Open-air museum | 10 |
| City museum | 7 |
| Railway museum | 7 |
| Toy museum | 6 |
| Military museum | 5 |
| Naval museum | 5 |
| Aviation museum | 4 |
| Science museum | 3 |