Minister of Culture and Tourism Numan Kurtulmuş hosted President of Uzbekistan Şavkat Mirziyoyev in Topkapı Palace Museum

Thursday, October 26, 2017

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Museum Information

Museum is open everyday except Tuesdays. Museum is also closed at first days of the religious festive days untill afternoon.

Sacred Relics Department

We ask that you refrain from entering the Sacred Relics Department with shorts, mini-skirts, tank tops, or strapless clothing.

Hagia Irene

Hagia Irene Church, which is located at first courtyard of The Topkapi Palace, is opened to visit for visitors. The Hagia Irene Church can be visited as individual visitor from now on. Ticket Price is 20 TL for one person.

Baby Cars

Exhibiton hall is not visited with baby car. Please don’t forget this rule before buy a ticket.

Harem Section

If you want to visit Harem you have to buy a seperate ticket from the ticket booths where stands outside of the museum or in front of the Harem entrance. Ticket Price for one person for the Harem entrance is 25 TL.

Registration of the Piri Reis Map to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register

It was decided to register Piri Reis Map which is located at the Topkapı Palace Museum to the Memory of the World Register in the meeting of İnternational Advisory Committee at the Paris Headquarters of UNESCO between the dates October 24-27 2017

Important Announcement

Twin Kiosks ( Chambers of Crown Princes ) section at the Topkapı Palace Museum Harem Section will be closed to visit due to the restoration from the date March 20th Tuesday 2018

Yavuz Sultan Selim and Sacred Relics Conference

Scholars of Our country will tell about Yavuz Sultan Selim and Sacred Relics at date December 14th Thursday 13:00 in Topkapı Palace with participation of Governor of Istanbul Vasip Şahin with cooperation of İstanbul Directorate of Culture and Tourism and Municipality of Üsküdar

Minister of Culture and Tourism Numan Kurtulmuş hosted President of Uzbekistan Şavkat Mirziyoyev in Topkapı Palace Museum

Important Announcement

Topkapı Palace Museum will be opened to visitors between 09:00 A.M. - 05:00 PM from the date 01.11.2017

"Karagöz" at Topkapı Palace

Exhibition "Karagöz" has opened to visit at Topkapı Palace between the dates 13-29 October 2017

Minister of Culture and Tourism Prof. Dr. Numan Kurtulmuş Visited Topkapı Palace Museum

On Thursday 10.08.2017 Minister of Culture and Tourism Prof. Dr. Numan KURTULMUŞ visited Topkapı Palace Museum. After having received a briefing at the Mecidiye Kiosk, which was the last architectural structure of the palace and built during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid, he visited the Sacred...

Important Announcement

Topkapı Palace Museum couldn't open to visit at the date 28th July 2017 Friday due to cleaning works not finished

Önemli Duyuru

Treasurer Ward Section of the Topkapı Palace Museum will be closed from the date 25th July 2017 due to restoration

Traditional Celebration of Feast Ceremony and Baklava Procession Event at Topkapı Palace Museum

Traditional Celebration of Feast Ceremony and Baklava Procession Event was held with Our Minister of Culture and Tourism Nabi Avcı's participation at Topkapı Palace Museum Minister Avcı celebrated staff and visitors' feast in the ceremony which took place with the attendance of the gendarmerie...

Important Announcement

Our museum will be open to visit at the date 27th June 2017 Tuesday due to the date is 3rd day of Ramadan Festival

President Erdoğan Visited the Hırka-i Saadet

Our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Our Minister Prof. Dr. Nabi Avcı visited Hırka-i Saadet in the Topkapı Palace.

Picture of Accession Ceremony of Sultan Osman II, Has Opened to Display

Picture of Accession Ceremony of Sultan Osman II, has opened to display with Our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Our Minister Prof. Dr. Nabi Avcı's participations in Topkapı Palace

Important Announcement

3rd and 4th Courtyards will be closed to visit bewtween hours 12:00 AM and 16:00 PM due to the opening ceremony June 9th 2017 Friday (tomorrow)

Important Announcement

Treasure Section of the Topkapı Palace Museum will be closed from the date 30th June 2016 due to restoration

Important Announcement

Sultan Portraits Section will be closed to visit from the date June 29th Wednesday 2016 until the date July 3rd 2016 for 4 days due to technical reasons

Mehter Band Concert

Mehter Band Concerts will be organized every Wednesday between the dates June 15th - September 15th 2016 and times between 11:00 A.M. and 12.00 P.M. in front of the Gate of Felicity located at the 2nd Courtyard in Topkapı Palace with the cooperation of Topkapı Palace Museum and Miltary Museum...

Important Announcement

Topkapı Palace Museum will be open to visit at 10:30 A.M at the date May 12th 2016 Thursday.

Announcement for Our Visitors

The objects which were put on display in the Holy Relics Chamber due to the Holy Birth Week will stay on display until the end of Ramadan month Objects on Display: Quran attributed to Caliph Osman Prophet Muhammad's (p.b.u.h) pattens Invitation Letter to Islam sent to...

Museum Admission Fees

Museum entrance fees changed from the date 04.01.2016: Topkapı Palace Museum Entrance : 40 TL Harem Section : 25 TL

Topkapı Palace Museum Won Tripadvisor.com Certificate of Excellency

Topkapı Palace Museum won Tripadvisor.com Certificate of Excellency by the visitors' votes in 2015

Mehter Concert

Within the events of Museums' Week, a Mehter (Ottoman army band) Concert will be organized in the Topkapı Palace Museum at May 20th 2015 Wednesday in 11:00 A.M. by the Mehteran Division of the Harbiye Military Museum

Important Announcement

1st and 3rd halls of the Treasury Section of Topkapı Palace Museum will be closed to visit between the dates March 11th 2015 – August 14th 2015 due to restoration, according to regulatory approval number 237569 and date December 10th 2014

Nuri Arlasez Commemoration Program at Topkapı Palace

Nuri Arlasez, a sufi and collectioner who donated his all collections to the cultural institutions was commemorated with a conference organized with contributions of Topkapı Palace Lovers Association at the date March 5th 2015. Nuri Arlasez was donated his printed books and photograph collection to...

Fascimile of the Karahisari Quran Have Been Introduced at the Topkapı Palace Museum

Classic Turkish Arts Foundation have printed Fascimile of the Quran calligraphed by Ahmed Şemseddin Karahisari at the 16th century. Fascimile, have been introduced at the Topkapı Palace Museum. Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoğlu participated to the event. Ahmed Davutoğlu described Karahisari as the Sun...

Restorated Sections of the Topkapı Palace Museum have opened

Honorable Recep Tayyip Erdoğan the President of Republic and Ömer Çelik the Minister of Culture and Tourism have opened the Halberdiers with Tresses, Imperial Sofa, Music Room, Mosque of Black Eunuchs and Harem Women’s Mosque that the restorated sections of The Topkapı Palace Museum with a...

Important Announcement

Topkapı Palace Museum will be opened to visit at 12:00 P.M. at the date January 12th 2015.

Palace Kitchens Opened

The Palace kitchens comprised of buildings arranged along a 170 metre-long courtyard/street in the 2nd courtyard of the Palace facing the Sea of Marmara appear as a separate neighbourhood with their attachments. Although the architecture of the kitchens, built in the same place during the reign of...

Topkapı Palace Museum will be open at 10:00 A.M. at the date 10th August 2014 Sunday

Topkapı Palace Museum will be open at 10:00 A.M. at the date 10th August 2014 Sunday Due to our staff to vote at the elections for President of the Republic, Governorship of Istanbul approved that the Topkapı Palace Museum to be opened at 10:00 A.M. instead of 9:00 A.M. at the date 10th August...

Mehter Band at Topkapı Palace Museum

Mehter Band concert will be held in front of the Gate of Felicity located at the Courtyard II at 11:00 A.M. at the date 18th June 2014 18.06.2014

Announcement About Topkapı Palace Archive

5th Volume of the Catalogue of the Topkapı Palace Archive Documents Department is on service. First 4 volume including 40.000 documents ready with their photo shoots were published in this year. With this 5th volume, 50.000 documents are now at researchers service

Hagia Irene Museum Opened

Hagia Irene Museum, which is located at first courtyard of The Topkapi Palace, is opened to visit for visitors. The Hagia Irene Museum can be visited as individual visitor from now on. The Hagia Irene Museum is open everyday except on Tuesday. Ticket Price is 20 TL for one person.

Library is on Service

Topkapı Palace Manuscript Library was opened since August 1st 2013 at its old place Aghas Mosque

Belgium Crown Prince Visited the Topkapı Palace

Belgium Crown Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde visited the Topkapı Palace Museum. Prince was met at the Privy Garden by Museum Director Haluk Dursun. Prince watched Istanbul from Baghdat Pavilion Terrace and got information about symbolic structures and architecture of Istanbul. He...

Senegal Prime Minister Visited the Topkapı Palace

Senegal Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye and accompanies visited the Topkapı Palace Museum while visiting the Istanbul at the date November 29th thursday. Prime Mnister Mbaye and accompanies were visited the Holy Relics and the objects belonging to the Prophet Muhammad and Caliphs. He also got...

Minister Kefaloyanni Visited the Topkapı Palace Museum

Kefaloyanni's tour programme started with Hagia Sophia tour and it ended with Topkapı Palace Tour and Sultanahmet tour. President of the Topkapı Palace Musuem Assoc. Prof ..Dr. Haluk Dursun was accompanied to Kefaloyanni while at tour. Minister made wish at the wish pillar at Hagia Sophia. She...

Illumination Lessons at the Topkapı Palace

Profiency exam for the Topkapı Palace Turkish Ornamentation Arts Illumination Lessons will be made at January 26th 2013 Saturday At least high school graduates who finished their 18 age and the people have never seen this course can make registration by applying to the Topkapı Palace Directorate...

Hyacinth Time at the Topkapı Palace

Haluk Dursun president of the Topkapı Palace Museum told in his written declaration that Palace is working for projecting past's beauties to present and providing their continuation. Within this scope, he told that Palace is working on traditional landscape adjustment by seeding more than 100...

Announcement About Topkapı Palace Archive

4th Volume of the Catalogue of the Topkapı Palace Archive Documents Department is on service. First 3 volume including 30.000 documents ready with their photo shoots were published in this yearç. With this 4th volume, 40.000 documents are now at researchers service

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