İnciraltı Sea Museum

The İnciraltı Sea Museum is a naval museum in the İnciraltı neighborhood of Izmir's Balçova district in Turkey. Located near the İnciraltı Ozdilek Shopping Center,^[1] it was opened on July 1, 2007.^[2]

Main attractions of the museum are two decommissioned naval vessels of the Turkish Navy, the submarine TCG Pirireis (S 343) (the former USS Tang (SS-563)) and the frigate TCG Ege (F 256) (the former USS Ainsworth (FF-1090)). There are also other exhibits at the museum.^[2]

References

↑ "Events". Izmir for All. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
1 2 "Museum Ship". Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. Retrieved October 22, 2010.

External links

Brief description of the museum provided by Anatolia News Agency

Museums in Turkey

Aegean Region

Afyonkarahisar Archaeological Museum Atatürk's House (Şuhut) Aydın Archaeological Museum Bostanlı Open-air Archaeological Museum Çamlık Railway Museum İnciraltı Sea Museum İzmir Art and Sculpture Museum Izmir Ethnography Museum İzmir Toy Museum Archaeological Museum of Manisa Uşak Museum of Archaeology Victory Museum

Black Sea Region

Baksı Museum Çorum Archaeological Museum Hagia Sophia, Trabzon Trabzon Museum

Central Anatolia Region

Marmara Region

Bursa Archaeological Museum Kırklareli Museum Namık Kemal House Museum Rákóczi Museum Tekirdağ Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography Tofaş Museum of Cars and Anatolian Carriages For museums in İstanbul see Museums in Istanbul

Mediterranean Region

Adana Archaeology Museum Adana Cinema Museum Alanya Archaeological Museum Atatürk Museum Adana Ethnography Museum Antalya Museum Atatürk's House Museum (Antalya) Burdur Archaeological Museum Hatay Archaeology Museum Mersin Museum Mersin Atatürk Museum Mersin Naval Museum Misis Mosaic Museum Silifke Museum Tarsus Museum

Southeastern Anatolia Region

Ahmet Arif Literature Museum Library Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology Şanlıurfa Museum

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