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.
Black Sea
Museums in Karabük
2 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Karabük, with hours and what to see at each.
Karabük
Hadrianopolis Archaeological Site
A Roman and Byzantine trading town in Paphlagonia near Eskipazar, excavated since 2003 and prized for what it reveals about market life on old trade routes.
Visitor guide
Karabük
Safranbolu Museum
A stone government house on Safranbolu's old castle hill, now a city-history museum beside a working 18th-century clock tower.
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.