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 Sinop
3 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Sinop, with hours and what to see at each.
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Sinop Arslantorunlar Ethnography Museum
A late-18th-century mansion in Sinop, restored as an ethnography museum, with rooms that bring back daily life in a traditional Black Sea household.
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Sinop Museum
Sinop's archaeological museum, with the ruins of a Serapis temple in its garden and collections from the Early Bronze Age to the Ottoman period.
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Historic Sinop Prison
A castle-walled prison on a headland surrounded by sea on three sides, once called Anatolia's Alcatraz, closed in 1999 and now a museum.
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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.