Gaziantep Museum Curator Özgür Çomak told Anadolu they are grateful to the Ministry of Tourism and Culture for the well-constructed building.
Çomak said the museum was built by the ministry in 2008 and opened in 2011.
"No mosaic, not even a mosaic stone, has been harmed. There is no damage to these stones, which we call tessera. Our mosaic stones did not fall out. Our columns are solid, as are our other constructions. We have a bronze statue of Mars which we display atop a very large column, which is displayed as the highest, solid column," he added.
Its famed ancient mosaics have preserved their unique texture despite the earthquakes, while the museum's favorite exhibits -- the 1.6-meter-tall statue of the Roman god Mars and the Gypsy Girl mosaic -- were unscathed.
"We implemented our disaster emergency action plans. We genuinely thought out what should be done when and how, within the framework of the overall plan, in these disaster emergency action plans created in our museum and ministry, and we took action, thank God, without any complications," said Çomak.
The museum has attracted over 2.02 million visitors since its opening in July 2011.
Türkiye is dealing with the aftermath of the devastating Feb. 6 quakes which have claimed at least 45,089 lives in the country's southern region.
