In 2017, 28 million 144 thousand 670 people visited the museums and archaeological sites under the Ministry of Culture and Tuizm with the participation of 20 million 509 thousand 746 people.
Topkapı Palace was the place that attracted the most visitors last year as in previous years.
In 2018, 10 places attracted the most visitors at the entrance of museums and historical sites were as follows:
Topkapi Palace – 2,980,450 people
Hagia Sophia Museum – 2,890,873 people
Konya Mevlana Museum of the World – 2,817,386 people
Pamukkale Ruins – 2,172,740 people
Ephesus Ruins – 1,543,690 people
Nevşehir Göreme Ruins – 1,104,217 people
Canakkale Troya Ruins – 531,530 people
Nevsehir Kaymakli Underground City – 529,195 people
Aksaray Ihlara Valley Ruins – 491,784 people
Nevsehir Hacıbektaş Museum – 443,160 people
