City museums in Türkiye

City museums and local history collections that tell a town's own story: 85 entries in 42 provinces. Old photographs, maps, scale models and objects from trades and neighbourhood life are their common material. Izmir has the most (11).

Most city museums are run by municipalities. If it is your first time in a town, stop by early in your visit: it makes later sights easier to place in time and in the map of the city. The Museum Pass does not apply at most of them; check the badges on each card.