Türkiye museum guide · Istanbul tickets

Türkiye’s museums, and Istanbul’s great four.

A guide to 358 museums and archaeological sites across Türkiye — with online tickets for Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia and Dolmabahçe Palace on our sister sites.

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Istanbul’s favourite four

The museums visitors book most — each with online tickets on its own site.

Topkapı Palace

The sultans’ palace on Sarayburnu: courtyards, the Imperial Council, the treasury and the terraces over the water. Dated entry, sold online on its own site.

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Basilica Cistern

Justinian’s great underground reservoir: 336 columns in still water and the two Medusa heads. Fast-track entry with a digital audio guide.

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Hagia Sophia

Justinian’s cathedral, the sultans’ mosque and a working mosque again today. The ticket admits you to the upper visitor gallery.

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Dolmabahçe Palace

A nineteenth-century palace on the water’s edge: the Selamlık, the Ceremonial Hall under its chandelier, the crystal staircase and the Harem.

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Museums by city

Plan a trip around one place: every listed museum in each of Türkiye’s provinces.