City Museum that will be carried out with  support of 75 percent of the grant by the agency under Year of 2013 Tourism Infrastructure Financial Support Program will provide a significant contribution to Şanlıurfa's tourism. Mayor of Şanlıurfa Dr. Ahmet Eşref FAKIBABA said converting Mahmutoğlu Tower into the City Museum is very important in terms of tourism. City Museum will be a museum that watched and visited. We want to present Şanlıurfa with its past and present. We aim to reinforce the sense of belonging to the city by  creating awareness about the values of the city