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The visiting hours for museums and archaeological sites have been updated for the 2024 tourism season

With the new regulations, the visiting hours have been extended as follows: the Ephesus Archaeological Site will be open until midnight, while the Aspendos, Patara, Side, and Hierapolis Archaeological Sites will be open until 11:00 PM. The Istanbul Airport Museum and Galata Tower will be open until 11:00 PM, and the Hagia Sophia Museum and Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology will be open until 10:00 PM. Additionally, the visiting hours for the Perge, Phaselis, Olympos, Sagalassos, Laodicea, Knidos, Zelve-Paşabağları archaeological sites, as well as the Antalya Museum, Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Maiden’s Tower, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Ephesus Museum, and Samsun Museum have been extended until 9:00 PM. Many other museums and archaeological sites will also have their visiting hours extended until 7:00 or 8:00 PM. A detailed list of the updated visiting hours will be available as of June 15, 2024. A special arrangement has also been made for the holiday period. Normally, museums and archaeological sites are closed until noon on the first day of the holiday, but they will be open on the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday as well. Additionally, all museums and archaeological sites will be open on the second day of the holiday, which is Monday. This arrangement aims to extend the visiting hours and provide more service to visitors. The new visiting hours for popular museums and archaeological sites will allow for a broader reach of cultural and historical heritage, providing both citizens and tourists with the opportunity to explore Turkey's rich cultural heritage for longer hours.

The visiting hours for museums and archaeological sites in 2024 have been updated

The visiting hours for museums and archaeological sites under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism have been updated for the 2024 tourism season. According to the new regulations, some museums and archaeological sites will welcome visitors until later hours as part of the night museum initiative. With these changes, Ephesus Archaeological Site will be open until midnight, while Aspendos, Patara, Side, and Hierapolis Archaeological Sites will be open until 11:00 PM. Istanbul Airport Museum and Galata Tower will be accessible until 11:00 PM, and the Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum and Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology will be open until 10:00 PM. Additionally, the visiting hours for Perge, Phaselis, Olympos, Sagalassos, Laodicea, Knidos, and Zelve-Paşabağları archaeological sites, as well as Antalya Museum, Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Maiden's Tower, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Ephesus Museum, and Samsun Museum, have been extended until 9:00 PM. Many other museums and archaeological sites will now be open until 7:00 PM or 8:00 PM. The updated visiting hours will take effect from June 15, 2024. There is also a special arrangement for the holiday period. Normally closed until noon on the first day of holidays, museums and archaeological sites will be open on the first day of Eid al-Adha. Additionally, all museums and archaeological sites will welcome visitors on the second day of the holiday, which falls on a Monday. This arrangement aims to provide extended service to visitors by increasing the visiting hours of museums and archaeological sites. The new visiting hours for popular museums and archaeological sites will allow a wider audience to access Turkey's rich cultural and historical heritage. In this context, citizens and tourists will have the opportunity to explore Turkey's cultural treasures for longer hours.

The number of visitors to museums in Sivas exceeded half a million

Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the number of museum visitors for 2022. According to the data, while the number of people visiting museums in the city in 2021 was 323 thousand 955 people, this increased to 513 thousand 994 people in 2022. In 2022, the number of works in 3 museums affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Sivas was 15 thousand 100, and the number of people visiting these works was 160 thousand 365. During the mentioned period, the number of works in 6 private museums in the city was recorded as 1,107, and the number of people visiting the museums where these works were kept was 353,629 people.

Around 10,500 new artifacts added to Turkish museums in 2022

Archaeological activities carried out by Turkish and foreign excavation teams and museum directorates across Türkiye in 2022 brought in some 10,500 new artifacts to the country’s museums. With the permission and supervision of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, different excavation activities were carried out last year, both by Turkish and foreign delegations to reveal the past cultural heritage. A total of 249 archaeological excavations were carried out, with 160 of them being performed by Turkish scientific delegations, 32 by foreign scientific delegations and 57 by museum directorates. In addition to the exploration of the cultural assets on land, excavation and research activities continued in the underwater areas and shipwrecks that must be protected within the scope of the law. In this context, seven excavations and three research studies were carried out underwater last year. A total of 713 archaeological projects were realized in 2022 through archaeological surveys, geophysical and geo-radar research and restoration work. With the work done, approximately 10,500 works were brought to the museums. For the purpose of the archaeological excavations, a direct allocation of TL 95 million ($5.05 million) was provided by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums, the Presidency of the Turkish Historical Society, the Central Directorate of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Revolving Funds. This figure exceeded TL 240 million with the support appointed for the expert personnel working on yearlong excavations, restorations, conservations and landscaping works. Yahya Coşkun, Deputy Director General of Cultural Heritage and Museums, said that 20 archaeological excavations were included in the scope of the works carried out throughout the year. That figure was 42 in 2020, 65 in 2021 and 16 last year, so there was a total of 143 excavations in progress over the past year. Coşkun, who noted that they attach great importance to the sharing of findings related to human history, said that the International Excavation, Research and Archeometry Symposium – which has been held uninterruptedly since 1979 but had a short break due to the COVID-19 outbreak – was held last year in Denizli. He also touched upon the restoration of the theater in the ancient city of Laodikeia in the same city, highlighting it has been hosting new cultural events since May 2022. Emphasizing the overall importance attached to projects relating to cultural heritage, Çoşkun said they also pay special attention to underwater excavations. He explained they organized special certified training for the expert personnel in coastal museums to gain diving skills. He also stated that 92 undergraduate students were provided with Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBITAK) scholarships within the scope of the Neolithic Age Research Project being carried out in sites at Göbeklitepe-Karahantepe, Sefertepe, Gürcütepe, Sayburç, Çakmak Tepe, Harbetsuvan and Biris Cemetery/Söğüt. Providing information on the goals relating to this year's archaeological activities, Coşkun said: "We expect archaeological activities to reach 750 in number this year. Planning and evaluations regarding field studies are continuing. We plan to directly transfer a total of TL 200 million to the excavations." He also hinted at the organization of the international symposium "World Neolithic Congress," with the participation of about 1,500 people, likely to be held in Şanlıurfa – selected as the 2023 tourism capital of Islamic countries. Source: Daily Sabah

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The visiting hours for museums and archaeological sites have been updated for the 2024 tourism season

The visiting hours for museums and archaeological sites in 2024 have been updated

The number of visitors to museums in Sivas exceeded half a million

Around 10,500 new artifacts added to Turkish museums in 2022