Central Anatolia

Museums in Konya

9 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Konya, with hours and what to see at each.

Akşehir Nasreddin Hodja Archaeology and Ethnography Museum

A 1914 timber-framed mansion in Akşehir holding archaeological finds upstairs and an ethnographic floor that stages a Nasreddin Hodja scene and a traditional bridal room.

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Akşehir Western Front Headquarters Museum

The old town hall of Akşehir where Atatürk and the Western Front command planned the Great Offensive of August 1922, now a museum.

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Çatalhöyük Archaeological Site

A 9,000-year-old Neolithic town near Çumra, Konya, famous for houses packed together with no streets and entered from the roof.

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Ereğli Museum

A small museum in Ereğli, Konya, with continuous displays from the Neolithic to the Republic, indoors, outdoors and semi-open, plus a traditional Ereğli house interior. Listed as closed.

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Karatay Tile Works Museum

A 13th-century Seljuk madrasa in Konya whose dome and walls glow with mosaic tilework. Since 1955 it has served as a museum of Anatolian tile art.

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Konya Archaeological Museum

Konya's archaeological museum, open in its present form since 1962, with finds from the Neolithic (Çatalhöyük) through Assyrian trading colonies, Phrygians, Greeks and Romans.

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Konya Atatürk House Museum

A 1912 house on Atatürk Avenue in Konya, once the governor's residence and a gift from the people of Konya to Atatürk, now a museum of his visits.

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Konya Ethnography Museum

A 1975 museum in Konya showing regional textiles, embroidery, jewellery, coffee sets, calligraphy tools, weapons and carpets. Currently listed as closed.

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