2011 Figures
At a meeting held by Minister Günay at the Cultural Assets and Museums General Headquarters, he announced that the numbers of visitors to museums and historical sites in 2011 increased to 28,462,893, which is a 13 percent increase compared to figures from last year.
Hagia Sophia was the most visited museum in Turkey, with 3,196,000 visitors. These figures revealed that for the first time ever, Hagia Sophia had more visitors than Topkapı Palace. Hagia Sophia was followed by Topkapı (3,024,000 visitors), Ephesus (1,099,000 visitors) and the Mevlana Museum (1,733,000 visitors) for Turkey’s highest frequented historical sites.