The İstanbul Archaelogical Museum consists of three different branches each in their own building: the Museum of Archaelogy, the Ancient Orient Museum and the Tiled Kiosk Museum. ...

With the distinction of being Turkey’s first photography museum the museum has exhibited works by many important names in the art world. ...

Istanbul Modern, Turkey’s first museum of modern and contemporary art, has moved to its temporary space in Beyoğlu, where it hosts all exhibitions and events until its new building in Karaköy is completed. ...

The Istanbul Toy Museum is located in the five-story historical residence which once belonged to the family of the poet and writer Sunay Akın. It opened in 2005. ...

The Chora Mosque (Turkish: Kariye Camii) is installed in the Chora Church, whose name in old Greek means “out of the city” and comes from the church’s location outside of the old city walls. ...

The Küçüksu Palace, located on the Bosphorous coastal road between Üsküdar and Beykoz, is a small Ottoman summer palace and was built by Abdülmecit. ...

There are two summer palaces (Turkish: köşk) located in Yıldız Park and constructed during the reign of Sultan Abdülazziz which were the scene of grievous events in Ottoman history; each was at one time used as a house of imprisonment. ...

Masumiyet Müzesi is a small museum of Istanbul made up of carefully assembled installations which describes the memories and meanings associated with the objects from daily life described in the author's eponymous novel. Built by Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk ...

İstanbul Naval Museum is the largest naval museum in Turkey and is one of the world’s leading museums with its rich collection. The museum collection both sheds light on Turkish naval history and reflects the grandeur of Ottoman Empire with its historical galleys and imperial caiques. ...

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. ...