Historical Places in Istanbul, Turkish and Islamic Art Museum

Turkish and Islamic Art Museum

Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is the first Turkish museum covering the Turkish and Islamic art works wholly.

The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Works, which serves at the Ibrahim Pasha Palace, draws attention because it is the first Turkish museum to include both Turkish and Islamic works of art and the last museum of the Ottoman Empire.

After entering the museum's exhibition halls, the members of the administrative delegation working under the identity of the scientific advisory board involved in the establishment and opening of the museum will meet you at the Museum's Founders' Section.

You will experience this period again with archaeological excavations at Rakka and Samarra Division, where works from important settlements of the Early Islamic Period are exhibited during excavations at Rakka and Samarra.

You will have the chance to see the unique writing works in the Şam where the works brought from the Şam Emeviye Mosque will be exhibited.

In the Sacred Relics section you will see the footsteps known as Kadem-i Saadet and the hairdressers known as Sakal-i Sharif in the presence of Salavat-i Sharif.

Ceramics, minerals, wood, glass, stones and writing pieces belonging to the Anatolian Seljuk and Ottoman Period, where the Vezir-i Azam meetings of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman İbrahim Pasha in the Divanhane section were held and various ceremonies were held.

You can also see the remains of the Constantinople Hippodrome, which was discovered during the restoration of our museum in 2014, from the entrance hammock or the Hippodrome Exit Hall. You can see magnificent scenery of the Sultanahmet Mosque in the stairway leading to the mirror and draw mirror with the plane tree which stands in the courtyard of the museum for approximately 200 years and attracts attention with its crowded body. exhibition halls. The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, which contains rare works of Turkish and Islamic art and is open to the public seven days a week, is waiting for you in all glory.

How can I get to the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum?

The museum is located close to other important Istanbul sights, such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Arasta Bazaar, and Basilica Cistern. The closest tram station is Sultanahmet.

Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum Entrance Fee

Opening hours: 09:00 – 17:00
Admission fee: 40 Turkish Lira