Turkey's 10 most visited museums and archaeological sites in 2024
The top 3 according to 58 votes from people: Mevlana Museum · Ephesus archaeological site · Kaymaklı Underground City. (Updated Jul 30, 2025.)
According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, visits to Turkey's museums and archaeological sites rose 10.6% in 2024 to more than 61.7 million. Konya's Mevlana Museum came first with 2.63 million visitors, just ahead of Ephesus and Pamukkale. Topkapı, which counts as a palace, and Hagia Sophia, now a mosque, are not included.
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Top 10
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Mevlana Museum
No. 1, Konya. 2,634,355 visitors in 2024.
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Ephesus archaeological site
No. 2, Izmir. 2,626,753 visitors in 2024.
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Kaymaklı Underground City
No. 9, Nevşehir. 662,398 visitors in 2024.
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Göreme Open Air Museum
No. 4, Nevşehir. 1,084,870 visitors in 2024.
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Galata Tower
No. 8, Istanbul. 677,048 visitors in 2024.
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Istanbul Archaeology Museums
No. 10, Istanbul. 507,700 visitors in 2024.
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Zelve-Paşabağları archaeological site
No. 5, Nevşehir. 906,110 visitors in 2024.
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Republic Museum
No. 6, Ankara. 806,883 visitors in 2024.
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Hierapolis (Pamukkale) archaeological site
No. 3, Denizli. 2,372,395 visitors in 2024.
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Göbekli Tepe archaeological site
No. 7, Şanlıurfa. 709,643 visitors in 2024.
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