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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Museums in Adana
4 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Adana, with hours and what to see at each.
Adana
Adana Atatürk House Museum
A historic Tepebağ mansion where Atatürk stayed on two of his nine visits to Adana, now showing photographs, Kuvayı Milliye items and a traditional Adana house interior.
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Adana
Adana Museum
One of Turkey's oldest museums, founded in 1924, now in a large new complex built around a former textile factory, with archaeology, mosaics and more.
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Adana
Anavarza Archaeological Site
The ruins of the Cilician city of Anazarbos, a Roman and Byzantine centre north-east of Adana where excavations are still under way.
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Adana
Kuruköprü Monument Museum and Traditional Adana House
A restored Greek Orthodox church in Adana, once the city museum, reopened in 2017 with a traditional Adana house alongside.
Visitor guideIstanbul tickets online
Four Istanbul landmarks, each sold on its own site by the agency behind this guide — dated entry and free cancellation up to 24 hours.
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.
Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s cathedral, the sultans’ mosque and a working mosque again today. The ticket admits you to the upper visitor gallery.
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.