13 virtual museums in Turkey to visit without leaving home

The ruins of ancient city Assos with the Temple of Athena, amphitheater and necropolis, Çanakkale, Turkey.

The amphitheater in the ancient city of Hierapolis, an extraordinary landscape that was a focus of interest for visitors to the nearby Hellenistic spa town, Denizli, Turkey.

The Troy Museum, dedicated to one of the world's best-known heritage sites, Çanakkale, Turkey.

Mount Nemrut, featuring the set of famous carved stone heads from the Kingdom of Commagene, Adıyaman, Turkey.

Göbeklitepe Museum, considered the ''zero point of the history of human civilization,'' in southeastern Şanlıurfa province, Turkey, March 6, 2022.

Zeugma Mosaic Museum, the biggest mosaic museum in the world, Gaziantep, Turkey, March 4, 2022.

Ahlat Seljuk Cemetary, the world's largest Turkish-Islamic cemetery, in eastern Bitlis, Turkey, March 12, 2022.

Ephesus Museum, ancient site embodying a synthesis of architecture and culture, Izmir, Turkey.

The Istanbul Archaeological Museum, which includes the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, Istanbul, Turkey.

Atatürk Museum, a historic house museum dedicated to the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of Turkey, Izmir, Turkey.

The Hattuşaş historical site, once the center of the Hittites' civilization, Çorum, Turkey.

The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, with notable examples of Islamic calligraphy, tiles and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures, Istanbul, Turkey.

The archaeological site of Laodikeia, home to the ruins of a Hellenistic city, Denizli, Turkey.