- Location and History
- Museum located in 75th Anniversary Culture Complex in Tarsus, Mersin Province
- Established in 1971 in restored 16th-century medrese building
- Moved to current building in 1999
- Collection
- Contains over 35,000 objects including 5,198 archaeological and 1,596 ethnographical items
- Features 28,176 coins, 376 seals, and 6 handwritten books
- Includes artifacts from 7,000 years of history, from Neolithic to Byzantine periods
- Exhibits
- Ethnographic hall displays Çukurova culture through silver, copper, and wood handicrafts
- Archaeology hall shows artifacts from Gözlükule to Byzantine Empire
- Contains coins from 5th century BC to Islamic era
- Facilities
- Two-story building with mezzanine and basement
- Open daily from 8:30 to 17:30 except Mondays
- Located near historic buildings including Grand Mosque and St. Paul's Church