Historical artifacts obtained from Anatolia, which has hosted many civilizations, are exhibited in wonderfully designed museums in our country. We have listed the 10 most beautiful museums among the exhibitions in our country for you. Thousands of historical artifacts from the Hittites, Byzantines and Ottomans are exhibited in these museums.
ZEUGMA MOSAIC MUSEUM
The Zeugma Mosaic Museum, which is flooded by millions of people from various parts of the world every year, fascinates the people who come to the museum with its wonderful historical mosaic works. Especially the gypsy girl and the statue of Mars in the museum, millions of people come to Gaziantep, one of the most beautiful cities of our country, to see this museum. There are also historical Roman fountains in the museum. The museum, which contains more than 2,000 historical mosaic structures, covers a large area of 1700 square meters. Former Minister of Culture Ertuğrul Günay said about the museum, “Zeugma caught and even surpassed the world in terms of display and arrangement”.
ISTANBUL ARCHEOLOGY MUSEUMS
The capital of civilizations, Istanbul is one of the most visited cities in the world as a city famous for its museums. Istanbul, which has been the capital of many civilizations, has a very rich structure in terms of historical artifacts. Today, historical artifacts continue to emerge even in any road and infrastructure works. All the historical artifacts unearthed in Istanbul are exhibited at the Istanbul Archeology Museum .
ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS MUSEUM
In this museum located in Ankara, historical artifacts unearthed in different parts of Anatolia are exhibited. The museum, located in the historical Mahmut Pasha Bedesten and Kurşunlu Han, is visited by millions of people every year.
Topkapi palace
Topkapi Palace , where artifacts that shed light on Ottoman and Islamic history are exhibited , is known as the museum with the largest and most historical artifacts in our country. In addition to the valuable belongings of the sultans and their families in the Ottoman period, the sacred relics of important personalities of Islam are exhibited here.
BAKSI MUSEUM / BAYBURT
This museum, which was awarded by the Council of Europe in 2014, was founded by Prof. Dr. It was founded by Hüsamettin Koçan. You should definitely visit this wonderful museum, which houses the works of 160 different artists.
ANTALYA ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM
Antalya Archeology Museum, which is one of the historical places of Antalya, is a wonderful place where historical artifacts unearthed around Antalya are exhibited. There are different sculptures such as mosaics, sarcophagi, statues of gods.
CORUM MUSEUM
It is a wonderful museum where the first human remains unearthed from regions such as Boğazköy, Alacahöyük, Ortaköy and Eskiyapar shed light on human history.
HAGIA SOPHIA MUSEUM
The Hagia Sophia museum, which contains many stories about old Istanbul, was first built by Emperor Justinian as the largest place of worship for Christians. After the conquest of Istanbul during the Ottoman period, it was converted into a mosque and then opened to use as a museum.
ISTANBUL MODERN
The works of contemporary artists are featured in the Istanbul Modern Museum, where works that shed light on the modern world are exhibited.
