Best places: Museums in Fatih, Turkey

Huge, opulent 15th-century palace, occupied by sultans for 400 years, housing Ottoman treasures.

Free museum about the evolution of banking inside the 1st bank of Turkey, an historic site.

Huge underground Roman water source held up with 336 marble columns covering 9,800 sq. meters.

Neoclassical museum showing the country's rich archaeological heritage within landscaped gardens.

Palace museum of Islamic & Turkish art, opened in 1983 & displaying ceramics, carpets & glassware.

👍👍 When you go to Istanbul you must visit the mosque and the tomb. Spectacular.

👍👍 It was built by Sultan İbrahim in 1643 on the city walls from the Byzantine period. Among the structures located in the outer garden and coastal areas of Topkapı Palace, the only one that has survived is the Sepetçiler Kasrı. The red marbles used in its construction were brought from Darıca and Ru...

👍👍 Beautiful place to go, full of historic artifacts from ottoman era mostly. Must visit if you love history and ottoman architecture. The palace is beautifully designed and well maintained. It has got some scenic views of Bosphorus and golden horn. Can also enjoy the view at the restaurant but everyth...

👍👍 It is an original classical period Ottoman structure by Mimar Sinan. It is one of the few examples of madrasahs that are unusual in terms of their octagonal centrally planned room arrangement and courtyard relationships.

7-tower fortress from 1458, known for its royal dungeon that imprisoned many well-known people.

Displays chronicling Islamic advances in science & technology, set in former royal horse stables.

The remaining outer facade of a 13th-century palace built for the son of a Byzantine emperor.

👍👍 Alay Köşkü, Topkapı Sarayı'nın dış suru üzerinde, padişahların geçit yapan alayları seyretmesi için 2. Mahmud tarafından yaptırılmış. Gülhane Parkı'nın içinden girilen köşk yuvarlak bir hünkar salonu ile bir sofa ve üç odadan oluşmaktadır. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Edebiyat Müze Kütüphanesi olarak düzenl...

😠 I didn't go in because of the high price of tickets. By charging 1000 TL per person and being open 14 hours per day, 7 days per week, they are obviously trying to compensate for the huge loss of tourist revenue since Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque two years ago. But by charging so much t...

Artifacts & displays related to the nation's railroads, including relics from the Orient Express.

👍👍 Came across this little gem by chance. Beautiful and fascinating arrange of tasbeehs made from various materials such as turtle shell, ivory etc. Not much information about them, history extra which is a shame. Free entry.

👍👍 Very impressive! The artifacts of ancient civilizations in the public domain, learned a lot. It is surprising how people made these works of art from granite and basalt, if it is problematic with modern tools! Very friendly museum rangers.

👍 Pargalı İbrahim Paşa, born as a Orthodox Christian (Greek ethnic origin) was forceful converted to Islam. Pargalı İbrahim Paşa originally spoke Greek, his father was a fisherman from Parga, Epirus, western Greece. Ibrahim's work with Western Christendom was a complete success. Portraying himself...

👍👍 Cibali Tobacco factory, thanks to Kadir Has University has turned into a beautiful educational institution. You can see the old history as a tobacco factory at the entrance. From tobacco wrapping machine to stacking. Old cigarette packs and so on. The lower floor; The remains of the Ottoman period...

👍👍 In the 17th century, III. It was built as a small mansion where the Sultan and his family withdrew to rest before and after the prayer at the request of his wife Safiye Sultan.