Mersin Museum
Mersin Arkeoloji Müzesi
A city museum displaying artifacts from the Mersin region, from the Neolithic settlement of Yumuktepe mound to Roman and Byzantine periods.
The museum is near the seafront in the city center. Its collection includes Neolithic to Bronze Age pottery from Yumuktepe mound, one of the world's earliest fortified settlements. It also holds statues, coins, glassware, and tomb goods excavated from Soli-Pompeiopolis and other ancient Cilician cities, as well as an ethnographic section. The museum is small and can be seen in about an hour, making it a good background primer before visiting the archaeological sites. It may be closed on Mondays. Admission is inexpensive, or you can use a museum pass.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun about 8:30 AM–5:30 PM
Nearby sights
- Muğdat Mosque
- Mersin Seafront Promenade & Marina
- Atatürk House Museum, Mersin
- Soli Pompeiopolis
- Cave of the Seven Sleepers (Ashab-ı Kehf)
- Cleopatra's Gate
- Tarsus Old Town & Ancient Road
- St. Paul's Well