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History and Establishment The idea of a museum in Şanlıurfa emerged in 1948. At that time, artifacts were stored in a depot at Atatürk Primary School. In 1956, these artifacts were moved to a designated space at Şehit Nusret Primary School. However, as this space proved insufficient, construction of a new museum building began in 1965 in the city center, at the Şehitlik site. The first museum, opened in 1969, was inadequate for the region’s thousands of years of history and artifacts. Therefore,