Museums in Istanbul

34 museums in Istanbul, Turkey. Most visited: Topkapı Palace.

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34 museums with visitor guides on Mooseum

All museums in Istanbul

Most visited first (annual visitors from Wikipedia), then the museums with audio tours and indoor maps on Mooseum.

  1. Topkapı Palace

    1,932,726 visitors a year

    For nearly four centuries this was the seat of the Ottoman sultans, and from its walls on Seraglio Point they governed an empire. Mehmed II began the palace soon after conquering Constantinople in...

    Website of Topkapı Palace

  2. Istanbul Archaeology Museums

    530,065 visitors a year

    The Alexander Sarcophagus, carved in the fourth century BC with battle and hunting scenes once thought to show Alexander the Great, is the star of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums (İstanbul Arkeoloji...

    Website of Istanbul Archaeology Museums

  1. Orhan Kemal Literature Museum
  2. Panorama 1453 History Museum
  3. Pera Museum
  4. Proje4L / Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art
  5. Rahmi M. Koç Museum
  6. Rezan Has Museum
  7. Sadberk Hanım Museum
  8. Sakıp Sabancı Museum
  9. SALT
  10. santralistanbul
  11. Sea Life İstanbul
  12. The Museum of Innocence
  13. Türkiye İş Bankası Museum
  14. Women's Museum Istanbul

Map of museums in Istanbul

Museums in Istanbul: questions

How many museums are there in Istanbul?
Mooseum lists 34 museums in Istanbul.
What are the most visited museums in Istanbul?
By annual visitors reported on Wikipedia: Topkapı Palace (1,932,726) and Istanbul Archaeology Museums (530,065).

Museums near Istanbul

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Museums are grouped by the nearest city to their location, using place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).