Topkapı Palace
The sultans’ palace on Sarayburnu: courtyards, the Imperial Council, the treasury and the terraces over the water. Dated entry, sold online on its own site.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
One of the world's great mosaic museums, in a former tobacco factory in Gaziantep, showing Roman mosaics rescued from ancient Zeugma.
About the museum
The Zeugma Mosaic Museum was built on the grounds of the former Tekel tobacco factory and opened on 9 September 2011. Together with its exhibition and conference centre it covers about 30,000 square metres, of which 25,000 are indoors, arranged in three buildings.
Block A holds mosaics brought from the ancient city of Zeugma. Block B displays floor mosaics from Eastern Roman churches found in excavations around Gaziantep. Block C houses the administration, conference rooms and foyers. Altogether the collection includes 3,000 square metres of Roman and Eastern Roman mosaics, 140 square metres of wall paintings, four Roman fountains, twenty columns, four limestone statues, a bronze statue of Mars, grave stelae, sarcophagi and architectural pieces.
The museum is home to some of the world's most important mosaics, among them the famous Gypsy Girl. It is one of the highlights of any trip to southeastern Turkey.
Tips
- An audio guide is available, and the museum opens some evenings as a night museum.
- The museum is open every day. Zeugma Archaeological Site and the Archaeological Museum are also in Gaziantep.
Questions
When is Zeugma Mosaic Museum open?
According to the Ministry’s listing it opens at 08:30 and closes at 18:45. Open every day.
Can I buy tickets for Zeugma Mosaic Museum on this site?
No. This site sells no tickets. Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia and Dolmabahçe Palace are sold on our sister sites; for Zeugma Mosaic Museum, buy at the ticket office or on the Ministry’s official e-ticket system.
Where is Zeugma Mosaic Museum?
Zeugma Mosaic Museum is in Gaziantep, Türkiye — Mithatpaşa Mahallesi,Hacı Sani Konukoğlu Bulvarı Tekel Caddesi,No:2.
Nearby
Gaziantep
Gaziantep Castle
A landmark citadel on a hill in the centre of Gaziantep, one of Turkey's best-preserved castles, built on a mound of great antiquity.
Gaziantep
Gaziantep Archaeological Museum
Gaziantep's archaeological museum, in a purpose-built 1969 building, with more than 1,700 objects from the city and its surroundings.
Gaziantep
Yesemek Archaeological Site
An open-air quarry and sculpture workshop of the Hittite and Late Hittite world in Gaziantep, with hundreds of unfinished statues left in the basalt.
Gaziantep
Rumkale Archaeological Site
A cliff-top fortress in Yavuzeli, Gaziantep, where the Merzimen stream meets the Euphrates, now a peninsula surrounded by a dam lake.
More museums in Gaziantep
Istanbul tickets online
Four Istanbul landmarks, each sold on its own site by the agency behind this guide — dated entry and free cancellation up to 24 hours.
Basilica Cistern
Justinian’s great underground reservoir: 336 columns in still water and the two Medusa heads. Fast-track entry with a digital audio guide.
Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s cathedral, the sultans’ mosque and a working mosque again today. The ticket admits you to the upper visitor gallery.
Dolmabahçe Palace
A nineteenth-century palace on the water’s edge: the Selamlık, the Ceremonial Hall under its chandelier, the crystal staircase and the Harem.