Exhibition Karkemish of the Hittites on the Euphrates

The exhibition presents to the public 57 objects of significant historical importance over a period spanning 600 years (1300-700 BCE), of which 28 unpublished and 29 – although they had been published previously (but in many cases nothing more was known about their whereabouts) – presented there with new data, photos and interpretations. Sculpture fragments from the 10th century BCE found in the new Turco-Italian excavations at Karkemish have been joined to those exhibited in the main hall of the Ankara Museum thanks to the support of the SANKO Holding

Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters - Department of Ancient Languages and Cultures

Gaziantep University - Faculty of Architecture

SANKO Holding

Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Directorate General for Cultural Heritage and Museums

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations Directorate

Istanbul Archaeological Museums Directorate

Gaziantep Archaeological Museum Directorate

Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality