One Day in Beşiktaş: What to See

Historic & Cultural

Dolmabahçe Sarayı

Dolmabahçe Palace is a 19th-century imperial palace located in Istanbul, Turkey, along the European shore of the Bosporus, which served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922.

Museums

Milli Saraylar Resim Müzesi

The National Palaces Painting Museum is an art museum in Istanbul, Turkey, opened at the Crown Prince Residence of Dolmabahçe Palace in 2014. The museum exhibits approximately 200 pieces from the palace's collection of paintings by both Turkish and international artists of the 19th century.

Today 09:00–17:00

Museums

Saray Koleksiyonları Müzesi

The Palace Collections Museum in Beşiktaş showcases objects from the last 70 years of Ottoman palace life. The museum is located in the former kitchen building of Dolmabahçe Palace and opened to visitors in 2011. Its collection includes over 40,000 artifacts such as clothes, toys, handicrafts, writing sets, porcelains, and Hereke carpets. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00.

Today 09:00–17:00

Historic & Cultural

Barbaros Hayrettin Heykeli

Barbaros Monument is a monument made of bronze casting, located in Barbaros Park in Beşiktaş, erected in 1944, in memory of the famous Ottoman admiral Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha. It is one of the largest among the Republic era square monuments. Maritime Day and Naval Forces Day celebrations take place every year in front of the monument, which has become the symbol of Beşiktaş.

Shopping

Büyük Beşiktaş Çarşısı

Grand Beşiktaş Bazaar was established in 1985 on a 229 m2 area behind Sinan Pasha Mosque in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. Due to the presence of a PTT (post office) on the lower floor of the Grand Beşiktaş Bazaar, it is also known among the public as "Post Office Bazaar". The architectural structure of the bazaar, its semi-open bazaar concept, and the presence of customer and guest parking on its top floor are just some of the features that make Grand Beşiktaş Bazaar unique.

Shopping

Beşiktaş Balık Çarşısı