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Muğla Museum
Muğla Müzesi
Muğla Museum occupies a former prison building on Müştak Bey Cad., behind the courthouse in Menteşe.
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- Muğla
Country guide
Museums, Theme: History in Türkiye — page 4
Türkiye is 783,562 km² across 81 provinces, most of it Anatolia in West Asia with East Thrace on the European side of the straits. It has three coasts to choose...
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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
Türkiye is 783,562 km² across 81 provinces, most of it Anatolia in West Asia with East Thrace on the European side of the straits. It has three coasts to choose between — the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean to the west, the Mediterranean to the south — and an interior plateau that behaves like a different country in winter. Istanbul is the largest city and the economic centre, Ankara the capital and the second-largest, and the December 2025 population of 86,092,168 is weighted heavily to the west. A first trip is usually Istanbul and one coast; the plateau is the second trip.
Checked 2026-08-25
Cities
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Istanbul
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Istanbul 8,219 places -
Ankara
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Ankara 5,060 places -
Antalya
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Antalya 5,798 places -
İzmir
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İzmir 2,764 places -
Muğla
Photograph · Dan Taylor · CC BY 2.0
Muğla 2,951 places -
Nevşehir
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Nevşehir 1,054 places -
Manisa
Photograph · Egemenakgul · CC BY-SA 4.0
Manisa 553 places
Practical information
- Language spoken
- Turkish
- The official language of the Republic of Turkiye
- Dialling code
- +90
- The international dialling code for Turkiye
- Currency
- Turkish lira (₺, TRY)
- The official currency; one lira is divided into 100 kurus
- Emergency number
- 112
- One number for ambulance, fire and police
- Plug type
- European two-pin · 220 V
- The national living guide records 220 V and European-style two-pin plugs
- Tap water
- Not recorded
- No verified national source in the dataset
Top things to see
Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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58 1 hr 30 minÇakırağa Mansion
Çakırağa Konağı
Çakırağa Mansion is a preserved historic residence in Birgi Mahallesi, near Ödemiş in İzmir Province, now experienced as a Ministry of Culture and Tourism museum.
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- İzmir
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59 1 hr 30 minMilas Museum
Milas Müzesi
Milas Museum is a local museum in Milas, Muğla, founded in 1987 and devoted to the archaeological and ethnographic heritage of the surrounding region.
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- Muğla
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60 1 hr 30 minNevşehir Museum
Nevşehir Müzesi
Nevşehir Museum is a Ministry of Culture and Tourism museum whose story began in 1967, when it opened as the Damat İbrahim Paşa Archaeology and Ethnography Museum.
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- Nevşehir
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61 1 hr 30 minÇeşme Museum
Çeşme Müzesi
Çeşme Museum is an archaeological museum inside historic Çeşme Castle in Musalla Mahallesi. The castle is part of the visit, giving the collection a setting of defensive walls and historic rooms rather than a detached modern gallery.
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- İzmir
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62 1 hr 30 minAnkara Vakıf Museum
Ankara Vakıf Eserleri Müzesi
Ankara Vakıf Museum is a specialised Ulus collection centred on objects preserved through the charitable foundation tradition known as vakıf. Its displays connect religious practice with the material skills that supported worship, learning and public benefit.
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- Ankara
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63 1 hr 30 minThe Atatürk and War of Independence Museum
Atatürk ve Kurtuluş Savaşı Müzesi
The Atatürk and War of Independence Museum is a museum within Anıtkabir, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s memorial complex in Anıttepe, Ankara.
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- Ankara
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64 1 hr 30 minİzmir Museum of History and Art
İzmir Tarih ve Sanat Müzesi
Inside İzmir’s Kültürpark at the Montrö Gate in Alsancak, the İzmir Museum of History and Art presents the archaeological and artistic record of İzmir, ancient Smyrna and the wider Aegean setting.
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- İzmir
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Marmaris Museum 65 1 hr 30 minMarmaris Museum
Marmaris Müzesi
Marmaris Museum occupies rooms inside Marmaris Castle in Kaleiçi, the historic quarter behind Marmaris Harbour. The visit combines archaeology with a fortress setting: exhibition spaces, castle masonry, courtyard areas and the old waterfront surroundings form one connected experience.
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- Muğla
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66 1 hr 30 minZiraat Bank Museum
Ziraat Bankası Müzesi
Ziraat Bank Museum is a compact institutional museum about the history of Turkey’s state banking tradition. It opened in 1981 in the Honor Hall of Ziraat Bank’s Ankara headquarters, presenting the story within the institution’s own historic home.
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- Ankara
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67 2 hoursMain Building of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzesi
This is the main building of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, the oldest purpose-built museum in Turkey and the one the whole complex is named after.
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- Museum
- Istanbul
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68 1 hr 30 minMehmet Akif Ersoy Museum House
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Evi ve Müzesi
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Museum House is a two-storey wooden Ankara house beside Taceddin Dergâhı in Hamamönü.
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- Museum
- Ankara
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69 1 hr 30 minAlagöz Karargâh Museum
Alagöz Karargah Müzesi
Alagöz Karargâh Museum is a preserved village headquarters associated with the Battle of Sakarya in 1921.
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- Museum
- Ankara
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70 1 hr 30 minBodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Bodrum Sualtı Arkeoloji Müzesi
Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology occupies rooms and courtyards inside Bodrum Castle, the historic fortress between the town’s two harbours. Operating since 1964, it is Türkiye’s only museum devoted to underwater archaeology.
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- Museum
- Muğla
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Cartography Museum 71 1 hr 30 minCartography Museum
Haritacılık Müzesi
Cartography Museum is a second-class military museum housed within the General Directorate of Mapping’s central barracks in Ankara’s Cebeci district. It presents cartography as a practical record of territory, combining surveying instruments, historical maps, relief maps and paintings.
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- Ankara
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72 1 hr 30 minCin Ali Museum
Cin Ali Müzesi
Cin Ali Museum is a specialised children’s literature and literacy museum in Ankara’s Kavaklıdere, at Bülten Sokak No. 32. Its subject is Cin Ali, the reading character created by teacher Rasim Kaygusuz in 1968 and drawn by Selçuk Seğmen.
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- Ankara
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73 1 hr 30 minFethiye Museum
Fethiye Müzesi
Fethiye Museum is a town-centre museum in Kesikkapı presenting archaeology and ethnography from Fethiye and its surrounding area. Its collection connects local life with the ancient landscapes of Lycia.
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- Museum
- Muğla
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Güray Museum 74 1 hr 30 minGüray Museum
Güray Yeraltı Seramik Müzesi
Güray Museum is an underground museum in Avanos, Nevşehir, devoted to ceramic and pottery heritage, archaeological history and modern artistic production. Carved into rock 20 metres below ground, it occupies a 1,600-square-metre underground setting with three principal areas.
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- Nevşehir
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75 1 hr 30 minKey Museum
Key Museum is a dedicated motoring museum near Torbalı in İzmir, built around historic automobiles, motorcycles, and an extensive collection of scale models.
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- İzmir
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Ortahisar Ethnography Museum 76 1 hr 30 minOrtahisar Ethnography Museum
Etnoğrafya Müzesi
Ortahisar Ethnography Museum presents traditional Cappadocian life through arranged ethnographic scenes and mannequins. Established in 2004 as the area’s first ethnography museum, it gives Ortahisar’s social history a domestic, human scale.
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- Nevşehir
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Turkish Bath Museum 77 1 hr 30 minTurkish Bath Museum
Türk Hamam Müzesi
Turkish Bath Museum occupies the restored Rüstem Paşa Bath in Beypazarı, a sixteenth-century town bath whose original purpose remains visible in its architecture.
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- Museum
- Ankara
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78 1 hr 30 minZeki Müren Museum
Zeki Müren Sanat Müzesi
Zeki Müren Museum occupies the Bodrum house where the celebrated Turkish singer and stage performer lived from 1980 until his death in 1996.
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- Muğla
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79 1 hr 30 minAltınköy Açık Hava Müzesi
Altınköy Açık Hava Müzesi is a reconstructed Anatolian village landscape in Beşikkaya, Altındağ, dedicated to rural life in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
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- Ankara
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Arkas Sanat Alaçatı 80 1 hr 30 minArkas Sanat Alaçatı
Arkas Sanat Alaçatı is a gallery and cultural centre in Alaçatı, Çeşme, built around the Lucien Arkas Exhibition Hall and the Arkas Sanat Collection.
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- Museum
- İzmir
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81 1 hr 30 minCerModern
CerModern is a contemporary arts centre in Ankara’s Sıhhiye district, bringing exhibition halls, the Flow digital exhibition, a shop, CafeModern and a library into one venue.
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- Ankara
Common questions
How long should a first trip to Türkiye be?
Ten to fourteen days allows about four days in İstanbul and at least three around Antalya when coastal archaeology is included. Cappadocia needs its own regional stay, and a one-way coastal route is more workable than returning to the same city each night.
What entry documents are needed for Türkiye?
Türkiye's visa position varies by passport and purpose. Verify the rule through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, when eligible, use only the official e-Visa service rather than an intermediary.
What is the best way to travel around Türkiye?
İstanbul's two airports and Antalya are the principal gateways for this itinerary. Domestic flights cover long cross-country legs, coaches serve many city pairs, and high-speed rail is most useful on the İstanbul-Ankara axis rather than as a universal substitute.
When is a practical time to visit Türkiye?
April to May and September to October are broad choices for combining İstanbul with the Mediterranean coast. Cappadocia nights, inland heat, and Antalya's coastal conditions differ, so confirm weather for each overnight base.
What money and payment basics apply in Türkiye?
Türkiye uses the Turkish lira (TRY). Keep lira available for smaller transport and market transactions even when cards are accepted, and review the displayed amount in TRY before agreeing to any card conversion.
What practical safety details should I save for Türkiye?
Dial 112 for emergencies in Türkiye. Electricity is 230 V through Type C and F sockets; tap-water safety is not recorded here, so obtain current local advice at each stop.