Jewel of the Turkish Riviera: Antalya Museum

One of the largest museums in Türkiye is in Antalya, the heart of the Turkish Riviera with 300 days of sunshine a year. Dedicated to the three ancient cultural regions of Lycia, Pamphylia and Pisidia that existed within the borders of Antalya, and featuring sculptures excavated from the ancient city of Perge, the Antalya Museum is a complex that proved its worth by winning the “Council of Europe Museum of the Year” award in 1988. The museum’s collection includes a number of important artifacts that have been returned to Türkiye from abroad. A total of 12 artifacts, including the statue of Septimius Severus from the ancient city of Bubon, two statue heads from Perge, and the mother goddess from Çatalhöyük, returned from the United States earlier this year, can now be seen in their homeland, at the Antalya Museum.