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.
Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion)
An early-1900s Italian-designed mansion in Trabzon where Atatürk stayed in 1924, now the city's museum with an archaeology section and a Roman bronze Hermes.
About the museum
The museum is housed in a grand mansion on Zeytinlik Street, built between 1898 and 1913 for the banker Kostaki Teophylaktos. Its architects are not recorded, but they were Italian, and much of the material was imported from Italy. After Kostaki went bankrupt in 1917 the house was seized and later bought by the Nemlioğlu family.
The mansion had a busy life. It served as a headquarters during the National Struggle, and was arranged so that Atatürk, his wife Latife Hanım and their party could stay there between 15 and 17 September 1924 on his first visit to Trabzon. It later held offices, then, after passing to the Ministry of National Education, spent about 50 years as a girls' vocational school, before the Ministry of Culture took it over in 1987.
Restoration took thirteen years and the mansion opened as the Trabzon Museum in 2001, showing archaeological and ethnographic items. The basement archaeology section has four rooms with artefacts from the Early Bronze Age to the end of the Ottoman period. The entrance hall holds the 2nd-century AD Roman bronze statue of Hermes found in a rescue excavation.
Tips
- The mansion's interior is part of the visit, so allow time to look at the building as well as the collection.
- The museum is closed on Mondays; check the official Ministry of Culture page for current hours.
Questions
When is Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion) open?
According to the Ministry’s listing it opens at 08:00 and closes at 17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed: Monday.
Can I buy tickets for Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion) 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 Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion), buy at the ticket office or on the Ministry’s official e-ticket system.
Where is Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion)?
Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion) is in Trabzon, Türkiye — Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Şehit Onur Fikret Dülger Caddesi, No:10.
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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
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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.