Sightseeing

The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art

The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art is the first and only calligraphy museum in Turkey. The Museum was first opened in the madrasah of Sultan Selim located on Vatan Street in 1968. After the Bayezid Madrasah was restored by the Directorate of Religious Endowments, it was moved there and opened to visitors on October 28,…
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The Military Museum

The Military Museum
The Military Museum is located in Harbiye, Istanbul. During the last period of the Ottoman Empire, it is the site of the Ottoman Imperial Military Academy. It is composed of the historical buildings of“Military Museum & Culture Center” and “The Chief of Staff Military History and Strategic Research Ministry (ATASE).” The adjacent buildings were added…
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Aşiyan Museum

Aşiyan Museum
The Asiyan Museum is a three storey house previously owned by Tevfik Fikret (1867-1915), a famous Turkish poet who lived there between 1906–1915. On the initiative of Lütfi Kırdar, both the mayor and governer of Istanbul during that period, it was purchased from his widow, Nazime Hanim, and publicised by the city in 1940 and…
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Beylerbeyi Palace

Beylerbeyi Palace
During the second half of the 16th century, Rumeli Beylerbeyi Mehmet Paşa (a kind of General Governor of a larger region) of Sultan Murat III had a seaside mansion built. The name of Beylerbeyi stems from this. During later periods, the palace was adjoined to the Sultan’s lands. Sultan Mahmut II had a wooden palace…
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Atatürk Library

Atatürk Library
Atatürk Library does service directly public and society under Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. It is the initial library of early republic period. First library of Istanbul has been built in Şehremaneti in 1924.The Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Muhittin Üstündağ established Municipal Museum and Library with the comission members Fuat Köprülü, Halil Edhem,Süheyl Ünver,Osman Nuri Ergin’s…
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Atıf Efendi Library

Atıf Efendi Library
The Atıf Efendi Library was completed by Köprülü Fazil Ahmet Paşa, the son of Köprülü Mehmet Paşa, in 1678. It was the second library to have its own independent building after the Köprülü Library in the Ottoman State. The Atif Mustafa Efendi Library was established in the Vefa Quarter of Istanbul in 1741 by Atif…
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IRCICA Library

IRCICA Library
The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art, and Culture (IRCICA) is affiliated with the international institution OIC (Organization of Islamic Conference), which helps to perpetuate its efforts in the areas of research, publication, documentation, and information. Research primarily focuses on the history of science, art, and cultural heritage of Islamic Culture and society. One of…
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Millet [National] Library

Millet [National] Library
According to the epitaph [kitabe] and foundation charter [vakfiye], the library was built by Seyhulislam Seyyid Feyzullah Efendi in 1112 Hijri (1700-1701 Gregorian). Because its structure was ruined in the early 20th century, the municipality considered completely destroying it and build a car park in its place. However, with the initiatives of the İstanbul Muhibleri…
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Central Library Of Istanbul University

Central Library Of Istanbul University
Science historians date the beginning of Istanbul University to the madrasah which was established by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in the second half of the 15th century. The collection of the Central Library of Istanbul University contains manuscripts from the 15th century in both Turkish and foreign languages. In the first quarter of the 20th century,…
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Köprülü Library

Köprülü Library
Located on Divanyolu Street across from the Tomb of Sultan Mahmut II in the Eminönü District of Istanbul, the Köprülü Library was built by Fazil Ahmet Pasha (1635 – 1676), the son of Sadrazam [Grand Vizier] Koprulu Mehmet Pasha, on the last wish of his father. Köprülüzade Fazil Mustafa Pasha completed the establishment of the…
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