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Great Palace Mosaic Museum
The Mosaic Museum is located in the Sultanahmet area of Istanbul behind the Blue Mosque and contains a small but impressive collection of mosaics that were found by archaeologists while looking for the remains of the Byzantine imperial palace. They were discovered in the 1950s and depict mythological and hunting scenes. Experts believe that they date back to the reign of Justinian (527 – 565 AD) or even earlier and have been part of the walkway between the royal apartments and the imperial seats at the Hippodrome.
Opening times:
Wed - Mon 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
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Location:Sultanahmet
Arasta Bazaar
Istanbul
Tel: +90 (0)212 5181205
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Turk ve Esleri Müzesi (Turkish and Islamic Art Museum)
The museum is located in the former palace of the Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pascha and contains more than 40.000 pieces from the 4th to the 19th century. The art works include calligraphy, carpets, ceramics, manuscripts of the Koran, embroidery, wooden art and miniatures. In the basement an exhibition illuminates the evolution of the Turkish house, from nomadic tents to palaces of the 19th century.
Opening times:
Tue - Sun 9 am – 5 pm (winter); Tue - Sun 9 am – 5.30 pm (summer)
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Location:Sultanahmet
Hippodrome 46
Istanbul
Tel: +90 (0)212 518 1805
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Archeoloji Müzeleri (Archaeological Museum)
The Archaeological Museum in Istanbul is a complex of three museums; the Museum of Oriental Antiquties, the Archaeological Museum and the Tiled Pavilion which present a rich collection of classical and pre-classical artefacts such as the 4th century Alexander sarcophagus, the façade of the Temple to Athena from Assos, Byzantine mosaics and sarcophagi. The collection also includes 760.000 coins and medallions and 75.000 clay tablets.
Opening times:
Tue - Sun 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
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Location:Topkapi Palace, Sultanahmet
Seraglio Point,
Istanbul
Tel: +90 (0)212 5207740
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Asiyan Museum
The Asiyan Museum is the former home of the Turkish poet Teyfik Fikret (1867 – 1915). The wooden building which is overlooking the Bosporus was built by Fikret himself. Additional to his possessions and paintings made by Abdulmecit there is a room that is devoted to the poet Nigar Hanim and is also showing some belongings of Abdulhak Hamit.
Opening times:
Daily except Mon and Thur 9 am – 5 pm
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Asiyan Yolu, Bebek
Istanbul
Tel: +90 (0)212 2636986
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Ataturk Museum
This museum is the house where Ataturk lived and worked for a certain period of time before the War of Independence. The house was originally built in 1908 and later in 1943 restored by the Municipality of Istanbul. In 1981 it was opened for the public. Photographs display Ataturks life from his birth until his death, some of his clothes and personal belongings as well as some paintings.
Opening times:
Daily 9.30 am – 4 pm, except Thur and Sun
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Location:Sisli
Halaskargazi Caddesi
Istanbul
Tel: +90 (0)2122406319
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Military Museum
This museum used to be a military academy. Now it hosts many military pieces for example uniforms of the Ottoman army, various weapons, seals, armors, flags, swords, photos of ministers of defence as well as other warfare pieces depicting the military history of the country.
Opening times:
Daily except Thur and Sun 9.30 am – 5 pm
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Location:Harbiye
Vali Konagi Caddesi
Istanbul
Tel: +90 (0)212 2337115
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Rahmi Koc Industrial Museum
The museum is located in the anchor casting workshop at the Golden Horn, in an area that symbolised the industrialization of the Ottoman Empire. The workshop was built in the time of Ahmet II (1703 – 1730) while the building’s foundation dates back to the 12th century. It was restored under Selim III. On the first floor visitors can see motors and steam engines; the second floor displays instruments and communication apparatures and the entrance is reserved for the aircraft department, mint machinery for making money as well as bicycles and motorcycles, ship engines and the naval department. In an open area a tram, a steam train and a steam boiler are displayed.
Opening times:
Daily 8.30 am – 5 pm except Mo
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Naval Museum
The museum was opened for the public in 1960 and since then hosts artefacts from the history of Turkish naval warfare such as Turkish naval vessels, paintings, engravings and maps related to the Turkish maritime history. Other objects display some of Ataturk’s personal belongings, photos, paintings and objects of Sayarona Yacht, name plates, portraits and personal belongings of Turkish seamen killed in battles or in the Martyrs Room. Hand made and printed maps of the Ottoman Empire and the Mediterranean World and Turkish naval uniforms are also part of the collection. In the courtyard of the museum, cannonballs of various sizes and a part of German Battleship which sunk in our coastline during Second World War are also displayed.
Opening times:
Daily except Mo and Tue 9.30 am – 5 pm
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Location:Besiktas
Iskele Caddesi
Istanbul
Tel: +90 (0)212 2610040
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Museum of Calligraphy
The Museum of Calligraphy used to be a medrese of Beyazit Mosque and is now the only museum of its kind. It presents valuable examples of Turkish calligraphy art, Korans, imperial seals, diplomas, Hilye-I serif (descriptions of the Prophet) as well as equipment for calligraphy writing, examples of bookbinding, holy relics and miniatures, especially from the Ottoman and the Seljuk period.
Opening times:
Daily 9 am – 4 pm Sun and Mo
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Location:Beyazit
Beyazit Meydani
Istanbul
Tel: +90 (0)212 5275851
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