Sometimes a visit to a Turkish museum can be a demoralizing experience. You step through the door to find a group of men drinking tea in the lobby, one of whom reluctantly gets up, unlocks the doors and turns on the lights. If you´re lucky, he then sits back down again; if not, he´ll trail along behind you, making you feel more like an intruder than a valued visitor. But none of this is the case, of course, when it comes to the blockbuster museums, the real gems that it´s worth going out of your way to include on your itinerary. So with no further ado, these are our nominations for Turkey´s top 10 museums. Enjoy!

1) Ýstanbul Archeology Museum
2) Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
3) Rahmi M. Koç Museum
4) Pera Museum
5) Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara
6) Antalya Museum
7) Ephesus Museum
8) Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archeology
9) Gaziantep Museum
1 Antakya Museum

More information about these museums and opening hours at: http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=168292&bolum=117

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I have been to 5 of them. All great but nrs. 9 and 10 should be definately higher in the list, the mosaics in both Hatay and Gaziantep museum are so beautiful!
 

http://wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6042 you can see detailed photos of Turkey historical places.