Adana Archeology Museum

Adana Archaeology Museum, (Turkish: Adana Arkeoloji Müzesi), houses the historical heritage of Çukurova region. When founded (in another location) it was one of the earliest museums in Turkey.
The museum was established in 1919 by the post-WW1 French occupying administration of Cilicia. The collection initially comprised diverse objects found by local civilians and French military personnel; an agreement with the Imperial Museum in Constantinople also allowed for the transfer of certain antiquities held in Silifke to the Adana museum.[2][3] After the formation of the Republic in 1924, Alyanakzade Halil Kamil Bey from Adana was appointed as the museum director and with his successful work, the accumulated material was moved in 1928 to the madrasah section of the no longer existing Cafer Pasha Mosque and then opened to the public.