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.
Marmara
Museums in Bilecik
2 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Bilecik, with hours and what to see at each.
Bilecik
Museum
A former gendarmerie and prison rebuilt after the War of Independence, now Bilecik's museum of archaeology, glass, ceramics and everyday life.
Visitor guide
Bilecik
Söğüt Ertuğrul Gazi Museum
A small ethnographic museum in Söğüt, the birthplace of the Ottoman state, showing clothing, carpets, saddles, weapons and everyday tools of the local past.
Visitor guideOther cities in the region
Istanbul 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.