Last year, 1,202,000 people visited the museums and archaeological sites in Muğla
According to TÜİK data, 1,202,505 people visited the 9 museums and 16 archaeological sites in Muğla in 2025. More than 160,000 museum passes were sold in the city, while the number of artifacts in the museums exceeded 100,000.
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According to data on museums, artifacts, and visitors by province from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), museums and archaeological sites in Muğla welcomed 1,202,505 visitors in 2025.
9 museums, 16 archaeological sites
The city is home to 9 museums and 16 archaeological sites affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Of these visitors, 950,828 paid admission, while 251,677 entered for free. The number of museum passes sold in Muğla in 2025 was recorded as 160,773.
The number of artifacts in museums exceeded 100,000
As of the end of the year, there were a total of 100,572 artifacts in the museums under the Ministry’s jurisdiction. Of these, 44,240 are archaeological artifacts, 3,306 are ethnographic materials, and 52,740 are coins. The collections also include 40 tablets and 119 seals and seal impressions.
The three private museums operating in the city house a total of 625 artifacts; these museums were visited by 1,760 people in 2025.
5,332 immovable cultural assets
According to the same data, there are 5,332 immovable cultural assets and archaeological sites registered in Muğla. Of these, 3,088 are examples of civil architecture, 922 are cultural structures, 511 are cemeteries, 360 are religious structures, and 266 are archaeological remains.
These figures demonstrate that Muğla, which stands out for its layered history stretching from Caria to the Ottoman era, possesses significant potential in cultural tourism beyond just “sea, sand, and sun.”
