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.
Southeastern Anatolia
Museums in Kilis
2 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Kilis, with hours and what to see at each.
Kilis
Alaeddin Yavaşca Museum House
The childhood home of the celebrated composer Alaeddin Yavaşca in Kilis: a stone courtyard house from 1910-11, opened as a museum in 2022.
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Kilis
Kilis Museum
A restored 1880s courtyard building in Kilis, opened as a museum in 2021, with archaeology from Oylum Höyük downstairs and ethnography and city models upstairs. Listed as closed.
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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.