Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

Turkey's foremost archaeological museum, with the world's finest Hittite collection, housed in a 15th-century Ottoman building in Ankara's old town.

The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara is Turkey's most important archaeological museum, displaying finds spanning virtually every era of Anatolian history from the Palaeolithic to the Ottoman period. It is housed in a restored 15th-century Ottoman caravanserai complex — the former Mahmut Paşa bazaar storage building — at the foot of Ankara Castle. The museum is world-renowned for its extraordinary Hittite collection, making it an essential destination for anyone interested in Bronze Age civilisations. The museum was created at Atatürk's personal request to establish a national Hittite museum, a mission that still defines it today.