Museum and Gallery

Following the proclamation of the Republic, Turkish museums developed considerably, mainly due to the importance Atatürk had attached to the research and exhibition of artifacts of Anatolia. When the Republic of Turkey was proclaimed, there were only the İstanbul Archaeology Museum called the “Asar-ı Atika Müzesi”, the Istanbul Military Museum housed in the St. Irene Church, the Islamic Museum in the Suleymaniye Complex in Istanbul and the smaller museums of the Ottoman Empire Museum in a few large cities of Anatolia.
Famous Museums in Turkey Some museums get more attractions than others in Turkey. Especially the museums in Istanbul, such as Hagia Sophia Museum, Topkapı Museum, Chora Church Museum and The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts together getting millions of visitors each year.