Historical Places in Istanbul, Kucuksu Palace

Istanbul Kucuksu Palace

Kucuksu Palace is located It was built near the Anatolian coast, south of the Anadolu Castle, between Göksu and Küçüksu Hills.

Kucuksu Palace is completed in 1856, located in Küçüksu district in Istanbul, between Göksu and Küçüksu Streams, on Üsküdar-Beykoz beach in Bosphorus. The former name "Göksu Kasrı" was used as one of the sultans' rides on the banks of the Bosphorus. Küçüksu Kasrı, built by Sultan Abdülmecit in 1856 by Nigoğos Balyan, was also a place where the sultans spend time for rest.

Western decorative motifs were used. Rooms and lounges are furnished with precious artworks and furnishings ordered from Europe. There are gypsum relief and frescoed ceilings, fireplaces made of Italian marbles of different colors and shapes resembling a fireplace museum, and separate ornamented and finely crafted parks in each room.

Today, it has become a restaurant where unique breakfasts and meals are served.

Visiting Kucuksu Palace

Except Mondays and Thursdays, it is open between 09.30-16.00 on 01 October-28 February and 09.30-17.00 01 March-30 September.

Kucuksu Palace Entrance Fee 2018

The full ticket is 5 TL, the discount ticket is 2.5 Tl.

How to get to Kucuksu Palace?

You have to pass from Eminönü to Kadıköy and Kadıköy will take a bus to Üsküdar and get off at Küçüksu stop. The distance between the small stop and the tail is about 200 meters.