Museums

İstanbul Modern Museum

İstanbul Modern Museum
The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey’s first private museum to organize modern and contemporary art exhibitions, was founded in 2004 and occupies an 8,000 square meter site on the shores of the Bosphorus. Istanbul Modern embraces a global vision to collect, preserve, exhibit and document works of modern and contemporary art and make them…
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Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum
Istanbul Toy Museum was founded by poet/author Sunay Akın on 23 April 2005. The museum which houses the most favorite examples of toy history, spanning from 1700’s to today is located in a historical mansion. Istanbul Toy Museum was established with toys- that were purchased from collectors, auctions and antique shops for over 40 countries…
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Pera Palace Museum

Pera Palace Museum
Inaugurated on 8 June 2005, Pera Museum is a private museum founded by the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation. The aim of offering an outstanding range of diverse high quality culture and art services is as important today as when the Museum first opened its doors to the public. Couched in the historic quarter of…
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Sakıp Sabancı Museum

Sakıp Sabancı Museum
When you walk up the hill linking the Bosphorus to Emirgân woods, Atlı Köşk (Equestrian Villa), welcomes you under its current name Sakıp Sabancı Museum. Throughout history, Equestrian Villa has been a residence for many statesman and families. It took its name from the bronze horse sculpture which Hacı Ömer Sabancı bought in an auction…
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Rahmi M. Koç Museum

Rahmi M. Koç Museum
The Rahmi M. Koç Museum is a private industrial museum in Istanbul, Turkey dedicated to history of transport, industry and communications. Rahmi M. Koç, member of the wealthiest dynasty in Turkey and retired boss of the Koç Group, founded the museum in 1991, which was opened on December 13, 1994. The museum is located in…
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Istanbul Arkeoloji Museum

Istanbul Arkeoloji Museum
The İstanbul Archaeological Museums, a museum affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, is located in İstanbul's Sultanahmet neighborhood, on the Osman Hamdi Bey slope connecting the Gülhane Park with the Topkapı Palace. Its name is plural, since there are three different museums under the same administration: The Archaeological Museum, the Ancient Orient Museum…
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The Museum Of Turkish and Islamic Works And Arts

The Museum Of Turkish and Islamic Works And Arts
The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Works and Arts, which contains a meaningful collection of Turkish/Islamic Works, welcomes its visitors in the historical Ibrahim Paşa Palace located in Sultanahmed Square after having moved there on May 22nd, 1983. At first, it was established as the Evkaf-ı İslamiye Museum (The Islamic Foundations Museum) in the Daruzziyafe…
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Atatürk Museum

Atatürk Museum
The Atatürk Museum is located on Halaskargazi Street in the Şişli district of Istanbul. A beautiful three storied building which was the residence of Atatürk after his return from the Syrian front. After undergoing restoration, it has become a significant museum where his photographs, personal collections, paintings, and a set of historical documents belonging to…
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Aviation Museum

Aviation Museum
The Aviation Museum, originally called “the Air Museum” was first built in Izmir in 1971. However, due to lack of interest,it was moved to its present location in Yeşilköy, Istanbul in 1979.In 1985 it reopened to the public under the name “the Aviation Museum.” The museum has an area of 15,000 square meters in total.…
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Tanzimat Museum

Tanzimat Museum
The Tanzimat Museum(Tanzimat means the Period of Reforms) was first opened to the public in the Ihlamur Summer Mansion in 1952. In 1969, the museum’s collection was exhibited there until it was moved to the another location called “the Çadır Mansion,” in Yıldız Park. After the mansion was left for usage of the Touring and…
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