Three Great Civilizations in Turkey
The Hittite Empire, Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire

Three Empires (Hittite Empire <BC 18th C>, Byzantine Empire <BC 4th C to AD 15th C> that built Constantinople where original Christian culture was born, and Ottoman Empire <5th C ->) flourished in Anatolian Plateau, the crisscross of civilizations and the route of ethnic migration from the time of ancient period.  The exhibition shows sculptures, reliefs and other artworks of the three empires to introduce the significance of the region in terms of the history of world civilizations and the richness and diversity of culture, with the collection of Topkapi Palace Museum and Istanbul Archaeology Museum.