Cesme Museum

One of the historical and cultural values ​​worth seeing in Çeşme district is Çeşme Castle. Cesme Castle Sultan II. It was built in 1508 during the Beyazit Period. It was built by the Governor of Aydın, Mir Haydar, to the son of Architect Ahmet. Çeşme Archeology Museum is located inside the castle, which has been preserved until today. Çeşme Museum was opened for the first time as a weapon museum with the weapons brought from Istanbul Topkapı Museum in 1965 and continued until 1984. Since the weapons in the museum started to deteriorate due to excessive humidity in the hall, they were transferred to İzmir Archeology and Ödemiş museums. The same exhibition hall is organized and the works obtained from the rescue excavations in the ancient city of Ildırı (Erythrai), which has been going on since 1964, are exhibited.
In addition, the military and civilian structures unearthed as a result of excavations and researches in the ancient city of Erythrai in Ildırı village are exhibited and can be visited free of charge.