Malatya

Worth seeing in and around Malatya

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Arslantepe

   Arslantepe, also known as Melid, was an ancient city on the Tohma River, a tributary of the upper Euphrates rising in the Taurus Mountains. It has been identified with the modern archaeological site of Arslantepe near Malatya, Türkiye.

   5.2 km · archeological site in Turkey · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Great Mosque of Malatya

   The Great Mosque of Malatya was a Seljuk mosque in Battalgazi, Malatya Province, Turkey. The mosque was originally built in the 13th century, and was destroyed in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.

   9 km · Mosque in Malatya, Turkey · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Malatya Yeni Mosque

   The New Mosque is a mosque in Malatya, Turkey. The original mosque was burned down in a fire in Malatya Bazaar in 1889, and was subjected to another fire in 1890 before it was repaired.

   100 m · mosque located in Malatya · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Malatya Museum

   Malatya Museum is a museum in Malatya, Turkey The museum faces Kernek square in Malatya at 38°20′36″N 38°19′26″E Although a smaller museum was established in 1971, the present museum building was opened in 1979. Majority of the items in the museum are from various excavations like Arslantepe, Pirot, Caferhöyük, Köşkerbaba, İmamoğlu and Değirmentepe.

   1.1 km · museum in Battalgazi District · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Camera Museum, Malatya

   The Camera Museum is a museum in Malatya, Turkey, exhibiting various cameras. It is the country's biggest museum of photographic technology.

   2.2 km · museum in Malatya, Turkey · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Battalgazi Bridge

   The Battalgazi Bridge, also known as the Euphrates Railway Bridge, is a bridge in eastern Turkey. It is a 2,030 m long railway bridge spanning the Euphrates river, located about 27 km northeast of Malatya.

   9.3 km · bridge in Turkey · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

New Mosque (Yeni Cami or Hacı Yusuf Taş) was damaged beyond repair in the 2023 earthquake. It's been demolished and a replacement is not yet built. The adjoining main square Soykan Meydanı is likewise cordoned off. Photo Museum is about old cameras rather than photography. It's on İnönü Cd 300 m west of the main shopping centre, open Tu-Su 10:00-18:00.

1. 01
   Kernak Mosque was rebuilt in 2020
2. 02
   Atatürk House

   The mansion where Kemal Atatürk stayed during his visits to the city.

3. 03
   City Museum

   Taşhoron Church is an Armenian church of 1893, restored in 2021 but damaged in the earthquake and not yet re-opened.

4. 04
   Aslantepe

   1st Sk, Orduzu (7 km northeast of city),.

From Wikivoyage: Malatya, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Hamams - traditional Turkish baths - are found in city centre. Football: Yeni Malatyaspor were relegated in 2025 and again in 2026 so they now play soccer in TFF 3. Lig, the fourth tier. Their Yeni Malatya Stadyumu (capacity 26,000) is 10 km east of the city along D-300 near the university. Malatyaspor the original city team play down in the amateur leagues at Yeşiltepe Stadyumu, northwest edge of the city.

From Wikivoyage: Malatya, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Apricots are grown in orchards cloaking the surrounding countryside. Like any seasonal product, there's a glut when they're harvested, so in July you can't escape them - they're even grilled as kebabs, it's a surprise they're not made into small automobile parts. But if the harvest fails (as in 2025, blighted by frost) the city slumps and global fruit trade is thrown into disarray.

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Getting to Malatya

Airports

Şanlıurfa GAP (GNY), 113 km · Gaziantep Oğuzeli (GZT), 173 km · Kayseri Erkilet (ASR), 250 km

Stations

Malatya railway station, 2.9 km

• Şanlıurfa → Malatya

  138 km · quickest by road, 3h 50m · ₺390–520
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• Gaziantep → Malatya

  165 km · quickest by road, 3h 39m · ₺430–580
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• Kayseri → Malatya

  250 km · quickest by road, 4h 58m · ₺600–800
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