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 Çorum
4 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Çorum, with hours and what to see at each.
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Alacahöyük Museum and Archaeological Site
A Bronze Age and Hittite religious centre in Çorum, with the famous Sphinx Gate, royal tomb finds and a museum on site.
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Boğazköy Museum
The museum of the Hittite capital: finds from Hattusha from the Chalcolithic to Byzantine times, including the two Boğazköy sphinxes reunited after a century apart.
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Çorum
Boğazköy-Hattusha Archaeological Site
The Hittite capital in the hills of central Anatolia: massive walls, ceremonial gates and temple foundations of a Bronze Age empire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Çorum.
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Çorum Museum
A compact museum where Hittite finds from Boğazköy and Alacahöyük sit beside the region's folk crafts, with a garden full of carved stone.
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.