Popular museums and heritage sites in Türkiye in 2025

According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Türkiye's museums and archaeological sites welcomed a total of 34,836,007 visitors in 2025. Some of the museums and archaeological sites that attracted high numbers of visitors in Türkiye in 2025 are as follows:
(Photo: Pamukkale)

Ephesus Archaeological Site – İzmir
2,552,734 visitors

Hierapolis – Pamukkale, Denizli
2,302,218 visitors

Göreme Open-Air Museum – Nevşehir
1,187,185 visitors

Photo: Cappadocia's fairy chimneys

Paşabağları and Zelve Archaeological Site – Nevşehir
1,143,434 visitors

Galata Tower – Istanbul
953,537 visitors

Kaymaklı Underground City – Nevşehir
688,459 visitors

Derinkuyu Underground City – Nevşehir
548,687 visitors

İstanbul Archaeological Museums – Istanbul
534,602 visitors

Troy Archaeological Site – Çanakkale
360,209 visitors

Bodrum Museum of Underwater
Archaeology – Muğla
312,951 visitors