Museums in Istanbul: Top Places

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Atatürk Museum is a historic house museum dedicated to the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of the Republic of Turkey. It is located in the district of Şişli, on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in a three-storey house built in 1908.

Aşiyan Museum is the house of famous Turkish poet Tevfik Fikret at Aşiyan neighborhood of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul. It was built in 1906 and later in 1945 converted to a museum. The museum is owned by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

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Kartal Municipality Fairy Tale Museum is a fairy tale museum opened to visitors in 2017 in the Yakacık district of Kartal district of Istanbul.

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Museum of the Princes' Islands is a museum on Büyükada of Princes' Islands in Istanbul, Turkey dedicated to the past of the Princes' Islands.

Florya Atatürk Marine Mansion is a historic presidential residence located offshore in the Sea of Marmara in the Florya neighborhood of the Bakırköy district in Istanbul, Turkey.

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The Sadberk Hanım Museum is a private museum on the shores of the Bosphorus in the Büyükdere neighbourhood of Sarıyer district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established by the Vehbi Koç Foundation in memory of Vehbi Koç’s deceased wife Sadberk. The museum is open every day except Wednesdays.

Hafıza 15 Temmuz Museum is located in Üsküdar, Istanbul, at the Anatolian entrance of the 15 July Martyrs Bridge. The museum opened on July 15, 2019, to keep the events of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt alive in public memory. It exhibits personal belongings of those who resisted the coup, ammunition used by the perpetrators, video archives, and photo exhibitions. Beylerbeyi Palace (655 m), Mermer Kiosk (464 m), and Sarı Kiosk (498 m) are within walking distance.

Haldun Taner Museum House is a museum located in the Fenerbahçe Quarter of Kadıköy district, İstanbul. It was opened on March 16, 2018, in a historical building built in 1901 and restored by Kadıköy Municipality in memory of the writer Haldun Taner. The museum exhibits the writer's personal belongings, photographs, and works. It can be visited from Tuesday to Saturday between 10:00 and 18:00.

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Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum is a glass and crystal museum located in the Merkez Neighborhood of Beykoz and affiliated with the Directorate of National Palaces. The museum takes its name from the Beykoz Glass and Crystal Imperial Factory. This factory, built during the reign of Abdülmecid, is among various workshops established as part of the Ottoman Empire's industrialization steps in the 1800s and is considered a milestone of today's Turkish glass industry.

The Great Palace Mosaic Museum, is located close to Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey, at Arasta Bazaar. The museum houses mosaics from the Byzantine period, unearthed at the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople.

The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is a historical museum in Istanbul that opened on 31 January 2009. This museum shows the conquering of the city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, by the troops of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror on 29 May 1453. The museum is located close to the point where the Ottomans breached the walls.

The Theodosius Cistern is one of many ancient cisterns of Constantinople that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The modern entrance is in Piyer Loti Caddesi, Fatih.

Sinematek/Sinema Evi is a cinematek that started operating at the end of 2021 on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. It serves in a historical mansion structure, rebuilt by Kadıköy Municipality in the Osmanağa neighborhood. It houses a 160-seat cinema hall, film archive, library, exhibition, and film viewing areas.

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