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Unfinished basalt sculptures set out on terraces at Yesemek
Photo: Orhan Erkılıç / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, resized

Culture · Gaziantep · İslahiye

Yesemek Open-Air Museum

Yesemek Açık Hava Müzesi ve Heykel Atölyesi

An ancient quarry and sculpture workshop on a hillside in the south of Gaziantep province, with hundreds of unfinished lions, sphinxes and mountain gods.

  • Closed now Opens today at 08:00
  • Ticket Free
  • Visit ~45 min–1.3 h

Directions See it on the Gaziantep map

Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

Sculptors worked the basalt here in the late Bronze and early Iron Age; the half-carved figures lie where they were left, scattered across the slope.

Allow an hour.

The ministry page lists it as free and open.

Getting there

About 25 km south-east of İslahiye, roughly 110 km from Gaziantep; by car.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

Open in OpenStreetMap See it on the Gaziantep map

Nearby

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Where to stay nearby

ilçemde shows no Ministry-licensed count for gaziantep/islahiye; its page still lists hotels and guesthouses in the district.

Hotels and guesthouses in gaziantep/islahiye ↗

Accommodation lists open on ilçemde, our sister directory of Turkish businesses (new tab). We do not take bookings or commissions.

Pharmacies on duty tonight in gaziantep/islahiye ↗ The list changes every day; on-duty pharmacies stay open when the others are closed.

About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Yesemek Açıkhava Heykel Atölyesi (way/174944218; Nominatim, 01.10.2026). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 30 Sep 2026.