Istanbul attraction opening hours
Here below you can find the latest fees of Istanbul Museums and tourist attractions including visiting hours and close days.
Stated admission fees are given in Turkish Lira, if you like can use exchange rate converter for approximate rate in your own currency.
Some of the sightseeing points might be under renovation or converted in to private facility as per listed below.
* Sights have two schedule as summer and winter.
Summer : April 15 to 30 October. Winter : 30 October - 15 April.
* You can pay admission fees by credit card or cash in most sights ( TL only) except Basilica Cistern which accept only Turkish Lira and credit cards are not accepted in this particular sight.
* In most museums kids age 8 and below are free of charge. Only in Basilica Cistern kids age 12 and below are free of charge. You will need to bring kids passport or ID card to prove their age.
* Disabled people are free of charge for all museums. ( we organize tours for disabled tours with friendly and helpful guides. for this tours please contact us info@mylocalguideistanbul.com )
Update Date : 01, January 2019
TOPKAPI PALACE
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 60.00 Turkish Lira / Additional Harem is 25.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 18:45 Hours / Winter Between 09:00 - 16:45 Hours
Closed Days : Every Tuesday (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
HAGIA SOPHIA
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 60.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours ( last entry at 18:00) / Winter Between 09:00 - 17:00 Hours ( last entry at 16:00 )
Closed Days : Every Monday but last two years it has been open everyday include Mondays in the summer schedule. (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
BLUE MOSQUE (SULTANAHMET MOSQUE)
Type : Mosque
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Avoid visiting a Mosque at pray times.
Closed Days : Open Every Day ( Open after 14:30 on Fridays).
HIPPODROME SQUARE
Type : Open Air Museum
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Open at any Time
Closed Days : Open Every Day
BASILICA CISTERN (UNDERGROUND CISTERN)
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 20.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours ( last entry at 118:00) / Winter Between 09:00 - 17:00 Hours ( last entry at 16:00)
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
LITTLE HAGIA SOPHIA
Type : Mosque
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Avoid visiting a Mosque at pray times.
Closed Days : Open Every Day
ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 25.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours / Winter Between 09:00 - 18:00 Hours
Closed Days : Every Mondays (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
CHORA MUSEUM
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 45.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours / Winter Between 09:00 - 16:30 Hours
Closed Days : Open daily. (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
MINIATURK MUSEUM
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 10.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours / Winter Between 09:00 - 17:30 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
PANORAMA 1453
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 10.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:00 - 18:00 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
DOLMABAHCE PALACE
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 60.00 Turkish Lira
Harem : 30 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:00 - 16:00 Hours
Closed Days : Every Monday (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
BEYLERBEYI PALACE
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 40.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:00 - 17:00 Hours
Closed Days : Every Monday & Thursday (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
TEKFUR PALACE
Type : Museum / Under Renovation
Entrance Fee : Not Available
Visiting Hours : Not Available
Closed Days : Not Available
CIRAGAN PALACE
Type : Hotel
Entrance Fee : Not Available
Visiting Hours : Not Available
Closed Days : Not Available
MAIDEN'S TOWER
Type : Tourist Attraction
Entrance Fee : 20.00 Turkish Lira (This is the amount of ring boat service)
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:15 - 18:30 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE
Type : Mosque
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Avoid visiting a Mosque at pray times.
Closed Days : Open Every Day
GALATA TOWER
Type : Tourist Attraction
Entrance Fee : 25 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:00 - 22:00 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
EYUP SULTAN MOSQUE
Type : Mosque
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Avoid visiting a Mosque at pray times.
Closed Days : Open Every Day
CAMLICA HILL
Type : Open Air Tourist Attraction
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Open at any Time
Closed Days : Open Every Day
GRAND BAZAAR
Type : Market Place
Entrance Fee : No Entrance Fee
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 08:30 - 19:00 Hours
Closed Days : Every Sunday (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
SPICE BAZAAR
Type : Market Place
Entrance Fee : No Entrance Fee
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 08:00 - 19:30 Hours / Winter Between 08:00 - 19:00 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
Stated admission fees are given in Turkish Lira, if you like can use exchange rate converter for approximate rate in your own currency.
Some of the sightseeing points might be under renovation or converted in to private facility as per listed below.
* Sights have two schedule as summer and winter.
Summer : April 15 to 30 October. Winter : 30 October - 15 April.
* You can pay admission fees by credit card or cash in most sights ( TL only) except Basilica Cistern which accept only Turkish Lira and credit cards are not accepted in this particular sight.
* In most museums kids age 8 and below are free of charge. Only in Basilica Cistern kids age 12 and below are free of charge. You will need to bring kids passport or ID card to prove their age.
* Disabled people are free of charge for all museums. ( we organize tours for disabled tours with friendly and helpful guides. for this tours please contact us info@mylocalguideistanbul.com )
Update Date : 01, January 2019
TOPKAPI PALACE
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 60.00 Turkish Lira / Additional Harem is 25.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 18:45 Hours / Winter Between 09:00 - 16:45 Hours
Closed Days : Every Tuesday (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
HAGIA SOPHIA
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 60.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours ( last entry at 18:00) / Winter Between 09:00 - 17:00 Hours ( last entry at 16:00 )
Closed Days : Every Monday but last two years it has been open everyday include Mondays in the summer schedule. (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
BLUE MOSQUE (SULTANAHMET MOSQUE)
Type : Mosque
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Avoid visiting a Mosque at pray times.
Closed Days : Open Every Day ( Open after 14:30 on Fridays).
HIPPODROME SQUARE
Type : Open Air Museum
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Open at any Time
Closed Days : Open Every Day
BASILICA CISTERN (UNDERGROUND CISTERN)
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 20.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours ( last entry at 118:00) / Winter Between 09:00 - 17:00 Hours ( last entry at 16:00)
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
LITTLE HAGIA SOPHIA
Type : Mosque
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Avoid visiting a Mosque at pray times.
Closed Days : Open Every Day
ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 25.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours / Winter Between 09:00 - 18:00 Hours
Closed Days : Every Mondays (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
CHORA MUSEUM
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 45.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours / Winter Between 09:00 - 16:30 Hours
Closed Days : Open daily. (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
MINIATURK MUSEUM
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 10.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 09:00 - 19:00 Hours / Winter Between 09:00 - 17:30 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
PANORAMA 1453
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 10.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:00 - 18:00 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
DOLMABAHCE PALACE
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 60.00 Turkish Lira
Harem : 30 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:00 - 16:00 Hours
Closed Days : Every Monday (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
BEYLERBEYI PALACE
Type : Museum
Entrance Fee : 40.00 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:00 - 17:00 Hours
Closed Days : Every Monday & Thursday (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
TEKFUR PALACE
Type : Museum / Under Renovation
Entrance Fee : Not Available
Visiting Hours : Not Available
Closed Days : Not Available
CIRAGAN PALACE
Type : Hotel
Entrance Fee : Not Available
Visiting Hours : Not Available
Closed Days : Not Available
MAIDEN'S TOWER
Type : Tourist Attraction
Entrance Fee : 20.00 Turkish Lira (This is the amount of ring boat service)
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:15 - 18:30 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE
Type : Mosque
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Avoid visiting a Mosque at pray times.
Closed Days : Open Every Day
GALATA TOWER
Type : Tourist Attraction
Entrance Fee : 25 Turkish Lira
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 09:00 - 22:00 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
EYUP SULTAN MOSQUE
Type : Mosque
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Avoid visiting a Mosque at pray times.
Closed Days : Open Every Day
CAMLICA HILL
Type : Open Air Tourist Attraction
Entrance Fee : Free of Charge
Visiting Hours : Open at any Time
Closed Days : Open Every Day
GRAND BAZAAR
Type : Market Place
Entrance Fee : No Entrance Fee
Visiting Hours : Summer / Winter Between 08:30 - 19:00 Hours
Closed Days : Every Sunday (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
SPICE BAZAAR
Type : Market Place
Entrance Fee : No Entrance Fee
Visiting Hours : Summer Between 08:00 - 19:30 Hours / Winter Between 08:00 - 19:00 Hours
Closed Days : Open Every Day (Open Days & Hours may change by Official & Public Holidays)
