Turkiye launches underwater museum

Visitors are invited to dive in to see the 117 sculptures depicting Anatolian civilisation

A diver swims around an underwater statue at the Side Underwater Museum, Turkiye’s first underwater museum, in Manavgat district of Antalya, Turkiye on June 19, 2023. [Tahsin Ceylan – Anadolu Agency]

diver poses for a photo with an underwater statue at the Side Underwater Museum, Turkiye’s first underwater museum, in Manavgat district of Antalya, Turkiye on June 19, 2023. [Tahsin Ceylan – Anadolu Agency]

Divers pose for a photo with an underwater statue at the Side Underwater Museum, Turkiye’s first underwater museum, in Manavgat district of Antalya, Turkiye on June 19, 2023. [Tahsin Ceylan – Anadolu Agency]

Fishes pass by an underwater statue at the Side Underwater Museum, Turkiye’s first underwater museum, in Manavgat district of Antalya, Turkiye on June 19, 2023. [ Tahsin Ceylan – Anadolu Agency]

A view of the underwater statues at the Side Underwater Museum, Turkiye’s first underwater museum, in Manavgat district of Antalya, Turkiye on June 19, 2023. [Tahsin Ceylan – Anadolu Agency]

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