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.
Livapaşa Mansion Ethnography Museum
A rare 19th-century civil mansion in Kastamonu, now an ethnography museum showing craft workshops and family life.
On September 30, 2026 the Ministry’s listing showed this museum as closed to visitors. Check the official page before planning a visit.
About the museum
The Livapaşa Mansion is one of the rare surviving examples of Kastamonu's civil architecture. It was built as a home between 1876 and 1881 by Mir Liva Sadık Pasha, then head of the local military recruiting office. The mansion has 22 rooms, six halls, a double-winged staircase, a bath and a kitchen.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism expropriated and restored the house, and it opened in 1997 as an ethnography museum. The mezzanine shows trades such as coppersmithing, rope making, saddle and shoe making, printing on cloth and weaving. On the upper floor, rooms are dressed to recreate daily life in Kastamonu, including the separate haremlik and selamlık areas, with life-size figures.
Tips
- The source lists the museum as temporarily closed at the time of writing, so check the official page for its current status before you go.
Questions
When is Livapaşa Mansion Ethnography Museum open?
According to the Ministry’s listing it opens at 08:30 and closes at 17:30 (last entry 17:00). Open every day.
Can I buy tickets for Livapaşa Mansion Ethnography Museum on this site?
No. This site sells no tickets. Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia and Dolmabahçe Palace are sold on our sister sites; for Livapaşa Mansion Ethnography Museum, buy at the ticket office or on the Ministry’s official e-ticket system.
Where is Livapaşa Mansion Ethnography Museum?
Livapaşa Mansion Ethnography Museum is in Kastamonu, Türkiye — Hepkebirler Mah. Sakarya Caddesi No:5.
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.