Museums
Things to Do in Istanbul
The 48 most popular places to visit in Istanbul, with photos, tours, tickets and how to get there from the airport.
Museums
assassination of Jamal Khashoggi
2018 murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Kağıthane
Historic sites
Basilica Cistern
cistern of Byzantine Constantinople See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Sultanahmet
Museums
Topkapı Palace
palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Sultanahmet
Religious sites
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Sultanahmet
Historic sites
Dolmabahçe Palace
palace in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Beşiktaş
Religious sites
Süleymaniye Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Eminönü
Historic sites
Hippodrome of Constantinople
historic square in Istanbul See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Sultanahmet
Religious sites
Church of the Holy Apostles
church and imperial mausoleum in Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Fatih
Markets & streets
Grand Bazaar
bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Grand Bazaar
Historic sites
Great Palace of Constantinople
Byzantine imperial palace complex See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Sultanahmet
Religious sites
Çamlıca Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Ortaköy
Religious sites
Fatih Istanbul Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Fatih
Historic sites
Bosphorus Bridge
bridge in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Ortaköy
Religious sites
Church of St. George
Principal Greek Orthodox cathedral and the formal seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Fatih
Museums
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Kadıköy
Religious sites
Chora Church
church converted to mosque in Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Fatih
Historic sites
Obelisk of Theodosius
ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known today as At Meydanı or Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the modern city of Istanbul, Turkey) by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Sultanahmet
Historic sites
Maiden's Tower
lighthouse at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus in Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Üsküdar
Markets & streets
İstiklal Avenue
avenue in Beyoğlu, Istanbul See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Beyoğlu
Parks & nature
Princes' Islands
group of islands in the Marmara Sea and a district of Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Adalar (Princes' Islands)
Museums
The Museum of Innocence
museum located in the district Çukurcuma in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul in Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Beyoğlu
Serpent Column
victory column in Istanbul, Turkey, from Delphi See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Sultanahmet
Historic sites
Çamlıca Tower
telecommunications towers in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Ümraniye
Historic sites
Yıldız Palace
palace in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Beşiktaş
Parks & nature
Büyükada
island in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey) See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Adalar (Princes' Islands)
Historic sites
Yedikule Fortress
fortress in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Zeytinburnu
Historic sites
Beylerbeyi Palace
building in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Ortaköy
Religious sites
Ortaköy Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Ortaköy
Museums
Pammakaristos Church
former church, at present a mosque and museum in Istanbul See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Fatih
Markets & streets
Spice Bazaar
food market in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Eminönü
Religious sites
Eyüp Sultan Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Eyüpsultan
Historic sites
Aqueduct of Valens
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Fatih
Historic sites
Palace of Blachernae
palace See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Eyüpsultan
Historic sites
Galata Bridge
bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Beyoğlu
Religious sites
Church of St. Mary of the Mongols
church building in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Fatih
Historic sites
Palace of the Porphyrogenitus
palace See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Eyüpsultan
Religious sites
Church of St. Anthony of Padua
church of the Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Beyoğlu
Religious sites
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
church building in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Gaziosmanpaşa
Religious sites
Haseki Sultan Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Zeytinburnu
Historic sites
Imperial Library of Constantinople
ancient library See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Zeytinburnu
Religious sites
Taksim Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Taksim Square
Parks & nature
Kınalıada
island in Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Maltepe
Parks & nature
Gezi Park
urban park in Taksim Square, Beyoğlu district, Istanbul, Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Taksim Square
Religious sites
Monastery of Stoudios
Greek Orthodox monastery in Constantinople See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Zeytinburnu
Heybeliada
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Adalar, İstanbul–Asia, northwestern Turkey See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Adalar (Princes' Islands)
Parks & nature
Joshua's Hill
prominence in northeast Istanbul See tours & tickets From the airport: IST → Sarıyer
Religious sites
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