MUSEUM FIELD NOTES · CHECKED 2026-10-22
Göbekli Tepe finds and regional comparisons, selected from catalogue records whose museum location is explicitly sourced.
The Ministry says the museum displays finds from Göbeklitepe and the surrounding region and has cinevision rooms for promotional films.[1]
PLAN THE VISIT
For foreign visitors, the Ministry's live fee list lists €20 for Göbeklitepe, €3 for the separate Canlandırma Merkezi, €10 for Haleplibahçe Museum and free entry for Karahantepe. It also shows a separate Şanlıurfa E Mozaik Müzesi €10 line marked closed. The Ministry e-ticket interface lists a €10 Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum + Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum ticket; confirm ticket coverage at purchase.[3][2]
Mosaic Museum caveat. The Ministry page lists daily visitor hours 08:30–17:00 but gives a ticket-office close of 17:30, which is later than the listed closing time; confirm at the museum.[4]
Check current display arrangements with the museum. Collection sources and photographs do not guarantee that an object is on view today. No room numbers or current gallery route are verified here.
Fit the museum into an itinerary · Plan a visit · How to read the museum finds
COLLECTION SELECTION · 8 CATALOGUE RECORDS
Findspot and present location are separate fields. The Karahan Tepe sculpture, Urfa Man and the Nevalı Çori records below are regional comparisons; they were not excavated at Göbekli Tepe. The Nevalı Çori architectural record concerns a reconstruction.
FINDSPOT · gobekli tepe
Vertically arranged figures; the name “totem” is a modern descriptive comparison.
Location evidence: Göbeklitepe Totem Dikmesi appears in the museum collection guide. Şanlıurfa Arkeoloji Müzesi: selected collection objects · T.C. Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Kültür Portalı; collection text credited to Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum · Updated 2021-08-25 · Official museum collection guide · retrieved 2026-10-22.
FINDSPOT · yeni mahalle
From Yeni Mahalle / Balıklıgöl in Şanlıurfa; not excavated at Göbekli Tepe.
Location evidence: The museum page explicitly lists Balıklıgöl Man among its exhibits. Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum collection and visitor information · T.C. Ministry of Culture and Tourism · Undated page; checked 2026-10-22 · Official museum page · retrieved 2026-10-22.
FINDSPOT · nevali cori
Architectural reconstruction from Nevalı Çori; not an intact building still standing at its excavation site.
Location evidence: The museum page lists the Nevalı Çori temple among its exhibits. Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum collection and visitor information · T.C. Ministry of Culture and Tourism · Undated page; checked 2026-10-22 · Official museum page · retrieved 2026-10-22.
FINDSPOT · karahan tepe
A composite sculpture shows a human figure bent forward with a leopard laid across the person’s back. This is distinct from the later Karahan statue that places a human on a leopard.
Location evidence: The existing catalogue records this museum location; the cited collection reference is retained. Current display has not been reconfirmed. Şanlıurfa Müzesi Arkeolojik Eser Kataloğu · Necmi Karul, Nihat Kozbe and Derya Yavuzkır; Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality / ŞURKAV · 2021 · museum-catalogue · retrieved 2026-10-22.
FINDSPOT · nevali cori
A small limestone composite figure combines human and bird-like features. Two front protrusions are generally interpreted as folded wings; the reading is not certain.
Location evidence: The existing catalogue records this museum location; the cited collection reference is retained. Current display has not been reconfirmed. A Queer Feminist Perspective on the Early Neolithic Urfa Region: The Ecstatic Agency of the Phallus · Emre Deniz Yurttaş, Cambridge Archaeological Journal · 2025 · peer-reviewed · retrieved 2026-10-22.
FINDSPOT · nevali cori
A roughly metre-high limestone composite sculpture combines human and bird elements. “Totem pole” is a conventional descriptive nickname, not a claim about a specific ethnographic function.
Location evidence: The existing catalogue records this museum location; the cited collection reference is retained. Current display has not been reconfirmed. A Queer Feminist Perspective on the Early Neolithic Urfa Region: The Ecstatic Agency of the Phallus · Emre Deniz Yurttaş, Cambridge Archaeological Journal · 2025 · peer-reviewed · retrieved 2026-10-22.
FINDSPOT · nevali cori
Head fragment with a snake relief; the face is damaged.
Location evidence: The museum collection guide explicitly identifies the Nevalı Çori Yılanlı Kafa. Şanlıurfa Arkeoloji Müzesi: selected collection objects · T.C. Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Kültür Portalı; collection text credited to Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum · Updated 2021-08-25 · Official museum collection guide · retrieved 2026-10-22.
FINDSPOT · nevali cori
Fragment of a stone bowl; the dancing interpretation is attributed to the museum guide.
Location evidence: The museum guide identifies a Nevalı Çori Taş Kase Parçası with relief figures. Şanlıurfa Arkeoloji Müzesi: selected collection objects · T.C. Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Kültür Portalı; collection text credited to Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum · Updated 2021-08-25 · Official museum collection guide · retrieved 2026-10-22.
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