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.
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.
About the museum
This three-storey mansion in Sinop dates from the end of the eighteenth century. It was expropriated and restored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and now serves as the city's ethnography museum. Its foundation and ground floor are built of rubble stone, while the main floors combine a timber frame with brick, a typical mix for the region.
On the ground floor a gallery presents Sinop and Boyabat houses, and you also see a kitchen and a village room. The first floor shows jewellery, swords and weaving looms used in Sinop and its surroundings.
Climbing to the second floor brings you to the heart of mansion life: a wide central hall with four rooms arranged symmetrically around it and three eyvans, open-fronted alcoves, where the atmosphere of a well-off household is recreated. It is a compact museum, but the building itself is part of the exhibit.
Tips
- Sinop's castle prison and city museum are nearby, so the three make a good half-day route.
- The museum is closed on Tuesdays; check the official page for up-to-date hours.
Questions
When is Sinop Arslantorunlar Ethnography Museum open?
According to the Ministry’s listing it opens at 08:00 and closes at 17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed: Tuesday.
Can I buy tickets for Sinop Arslantorunlar 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 Sinop Arslantorunlar Ethnography Museum, buy at the ticket office or on the Ministry’s official e-ticket system.
Where is Sinop Arslantorunlar Ethnography Museum?
Sinop Arslantorunlar Ethnography Museum is in Sinop, Türkiye — Kefevi Mahallesi,Derviş Sarabil Caddesi,No: 9.
Nearby
Sinop
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.
Sinop
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.
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.