Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi

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Olya Bortsova

Level 10 Local Expert

Despite the cost of the entrance ticket and the long queues, the place is worth a visit, we liked it. You can take an audio guide for free (you need to leave a document as a deposit)

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Екатерина Долматова

Level 3 Local Expert

We were in June and really enjoyed it. We walked for more than 4 hours. The price of tickets has increased 2400 for adults, 360 for children (we checked the passport for another 12 years for a child's ticket) The harem is on the left, a separate turnstile ticket is included in the price of the main ticket, you do not need to buy extra. Take more water. Try to open it. After 12, there are already a lot of big groups killing.

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Dina Le Cocq-Kabdulinova

Level 23 Local Expert

Spare no money, go! And take a guide. Not for a crowd, but for a maximum of 3-5-7 people. It's a very big palace, and you may get tired at some point. And if you have a desire to leave in the middle (like some of my companions), then before leaving, be sure to look into the treasury - it's a head-off! There is an audio guide in a bunch of languages, but it's a bit dry. We walked along it, it helps out, because our guide was in front of too many people and disappeared right at the very beginning))) I've listened to a few suitable Guides with small companies - it's mostly a song with interesting facts, stories, and secrets. The audio guide won't tell you that. A harem is fun, but you shouldn't spend a lot of time on it, because then you won't have the energy to explore more interesting rooms and views.

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Андрей Балабин

Level 10 Local Expert

The place is historical. There are many interesting exhibits. The complex is large. It took us almost the whole day to check up. There is a separate ticket office for buying tickets for cash. You can save time - the queue at this checkout is usually smaller. An audio guide is included in the ticket price. Passports or driver's licenses are taken as collateral.

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Анастасия Абрамова

Level 23 Local Expert

It's very beautiful, you probably need to set aside a whole day to slowly look at everything and walk around, and the views there are amazing. There is an opportunity to take an audio guide after the checkout - there is a Russian language. The price, of course, is 2000 lire, which is almost 5 thousand rubles, but it's still worth going. It's better in the morning, closer to lunch, when the heat sets in, it's hard to walk.

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АЛЕКСАНДР Яценко

Level 5 Local Expert

It's awesome, the story, the beauty, the main thing is that the guide is good, we got one- his name is Ravshan, he's in love with his business, the tour took place in one go, even for me I don't care, he arranged for his wife, but he got carried away and didn't notice how time passed- the guide discovered the faces of history, fascinating in general.

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Ольга А.

Level 3 Local Expert

For fans of the Magnificent Century series, the tour will be an immersion in the atmosphere of the film, for everyone else it will be just an attempt to find out how the elite of the Ottoman Empire lived so closed from everyone. But only an attempt, because the palace itself may seem lifeless to you if you haven't watched the movie. Everything that filled these walls with life - household items, magnificent clothes, untold riches - is now represented in separate pavilions on the territory of the palace. But perhaps this is better: any attempt to reproduce the life of the harem would be false, since there is no reliable evidence. And how can you reproduce the age-old layers of life in the closed world of so many generations? Pavilions with treasures of sultans, clothes, dishes will give you the material to create your own universe called "the life of sultans and their surroundings." The most historically striking part of the palace is the harem. And the most striking is the latest pavilion, built in the French style, practically the predecessor of the new magnificent Dolmabahce Palace. I do not recommend taking tickets through booking. If the queue is small, use the ticket office and get a regular audio guide. We avoided the queue, but instead of an audio guide on a string around our neck, we got a link to the app. It turned out to be inconvenient, because in the confusion of corridors it is difficult to determine where you are and select the desired file. We found our own headphones, one for both of us. Apart from the fact that it connected us like Siamese twins, the phone quickly ran out of power and we were left with no information at all. But even without explanations, if you have imagination, the palace can impress.

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Иванов Владимир

Level 16 Local Expert

One of the must-see places in Istanbul. The peculiar Turkish Kremlin is the residence of the Sultans. One of the interesting locations is the museum of relics related to Moses and Muhammad.

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Екатерина

Level 13 Local Expert

I was on a guided tour, they told me everything in detail and accessible. The museum complex is great, but it takes a lot of time to get around and see everything properly.

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Александра К.

Level 13 Local Expert

And so: 1. If you came to watch the palace only because of the series and you feel sorry for the money, do not go. You won't see anything Wow. And the real story is different from the TV series. 2. The cost of passage for October 2025 is 2400 rubles. This includes Topkapi, a harem, and a cathedral near the entrance (don't forget about it at the end). 3. Be sure to take food and drink with you. A sandwich costs 300 rubles on the territory, which is completely inadequate. 4. The audio guide tells you all sorts of things, but there aren't enough signs at all. There is a number, but there is no sign where to turn it on. 5. A lot of things are under restoration. They did not visit the Sultan and Walid's chambers, which in itself is stupidity, this is literally the most interesting thing. In general, think 10 times about whether you need it.

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Арина Родионова

Level 10 Local Expert

A very beautiful garden in the palace. There are many different expositions, everything is very beautiful! One of the disadvantages is a very high price, even without entering the harem.

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Татьяна Миклашевич

Level 11 Local Expert

It's a very beautiful place. But the sooner you arrive, the better. After 11:00, the crowds of tourists have to move through the rooms and corridors of the palace in single file. We haven't gone around everything in three hours.

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Индира

Level 8 Local Expert

A place where you want to return! Don't get around it all at once! The crowd of tourists and the queue to visit some rooms and relics is huge. We took a tour from the hotel, the guide was amazing, he told not only the story but also the legends. There was very little free time for an independent walk, keep this in mind if you take a tour.

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Рашид Хайруллин

Level 18 Local Expert

Topkapi Palace is a beautiful place, there was already a small queue 15 minutes before the opening. It's expensive, there are a lot of tourists, but it's worth going. There is a harem and a museum on site. Set aside three hours for the visit.

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Наталья Шокурова

Level 6 Local Expert

There was little time, but the collection of weapons and watches made an impression, and the way to the harem with wax figures of janissaries and emasculated Egyptians, a lot of gold faucets and other things from Valide, and the way of the girls from below in order to become a concubine or, if lucky, a wife, the mother of the heir

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Тимофей Елисеев

Level 10 Local Expert

A must-visit! An unforgettable place, full of thousands of years of history, stunning buildings, a park and exhibits! Take your time and bring a guide! Two hours flew by unnoticed! About 15 thousand tourists a day visit this place! According to the guide!

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Ксю

Level 10 Local Expert

My love for life! Touch the beautiful ! I'm ready to come back here again and again... this has been happening for 2 years in a row.

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Еленв Кук

Level 13 Local Expert

Very beautiful park, pavilions, must-visit, ticket 2400 lire tour, audio guide or Russian-speaking guide, for the whole day, the photos are very beautiful

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Сергей Аминов

Level 10 Local Expert

It is a very interesting place both in terms of history and atmosphere. Walking a lot. Our full tour took 4 hours. We were listening to the Izi travel guide ourselves. Because they forgot their passports at the hotel and did not give a guide on the spot. On the other hand, you don't need to run after a guide who looked like they were always shouting at tourists - faster. The price is 2,400 liras for September 2025 per person.

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Ольга Акимова

Level 13 Local Expert

It is a very beautiful and interesting palace. A wide exhibition of various items belonging to the ruling dynasties of the Ottoman Empire, from kitchen utensils to jewelry and weapons. Well-preserved buildings, Sultan's harem. The garden is very beautiful and well maintained. You can safely spend the whole day in the palace and enjoy its beauties. And from the walls of the palace there is a stunning view of the Bosphorus.

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aliasaifullina

Level 14 Local Expert

Topkapi Palace is the heart of Istanbul, fans of the magnificent century, don't worry too much, but it's not like in the TV series... But you definitely need to see it, put in at least 4-5 hours, we were after lunch, quickly, but there were no queues anywhere, we walked freely into all the halls, did not have time to go to the church (temple) of St. Irina, came the next day with the same tickets

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Рзакулу Гусейнов

Level 7 Local Expert

Topkapi Palace, a very large and cozy palace with a history of several centuries.Several Sultans of the Ottoman Empire lived here. We have long wanted to visit Istanbul with our wife. We stayed in a hotel next to the Aisofia and Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque). Our dream has come true, we really enjoyed our trip around Istanbul. I think we'll come back again, so we left a few places where we didn't have time to visit. To live your life and not be in Istanbul, I think it's a sin!!!

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Ольга Бакина

Level 8 Local Expert

A place that attracts people from all over the world. You can be prepared for queues in some places, but it's worth it. The sultan's harem, the palace, the museum of valuables... you can look at it for hours. Definitely recommended to visit

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Оксана Ф.

Level 14 Local Expert

Minus one star for the audio guide. A disgusting uninformative audio guide. Definitely worth a visit! Definitely worth seeing with your own eyes! But the audio guide was disappointing! Take a real, live guide! It is difficult to be impressed and appreciated without a qualified guide!

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Людмила Г

Level 10 Local Expert

It is interesting to see the places where the sultan lived and there was a harem, but many things are closed to tourists. There are only a few locations that were filmed in the TV series Magnificent Century. The ticket price is 2400 liras(

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Наталия

Level 6 Local Expert

The huge area of the palace is well maintained and clean. Of the cons, I did not like the audio guide, there is little information. You can't see everything in the harem either, many rooms are closed.

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Надя 🤍

Level 9 Local Expert

Admission is 50 euros. passport is an exchange for an audio guide that lags. In general, it is a beautiful and large territory and a view of the Bosphorus. Take some water with you!

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Konst

Level 7 Local Expert

Very beautiful gardens, magnificent glass staircase and a large hall of the palace. And, of course, the harem: endless stone labyrinths. Don't be afraid of the cost (2,000 tour liras for March 2025). It's a walk for many hours, like several museums in Moscow.

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Дмитрий

Level 8 Local Expert

Everyone who goes to Istanbul is eager to visit this place, the crowds of tourists, the incredibly high prices and the complete disappointment. Of course, it's interesting for girls to see the places that were shown in the Magnificent Century series, but in fact there are only a few of them. A more incomprehensible and disorganized museum has not yet been encountered. A huge and beautiful park (by the way, almost like the free Gulhane Park or the inexpensive one in Dolmabahce), walking through the park you enter various "museum rooms". Every time you have to guess where you are going and what the exhibition is about, the audio guide is simply amazing and useless in each room, saying: "this is the hall - meetings were held here"; "this is the hall- they gathered here for discussion." The funniest moments begin when the Russian voice acting accidentally becomes Polish or Czech. The phrases "these are guns" are starting to sound more interesting. The biggest disappointment is the harem. Well, there's just nothing there and there's nothing to see. They also ask you to pay extra for it separately. I recommend that you do not waste money and time on this dubious place.

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ЮМ

Level 11 Local Expert

This place is worth paying 2,000 lire for a ticket. You can walk all day, there are many interesting things, wonderful exhibitions of jewelry, relics, weapons, porcelain. And the observation deck is comfortable, better than the one below in Gulkhan Park.

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Ольга О

Level 6 Local Expert

Comforting serenity! It is precisely such associations that are associated with the Topkapi complex. Beautiful gardens and balconies overlooking the Bosphorus hide the diverse history of this place - about love, friendship, conspiracies, experiences, disappointments, human destinies, all lost in the pages of history. And here and now there are only the images of a bygone era. I recommend you to visit, absolutely!

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Olga E

Level 10 Local Expert

I advise you to visit, the ticket is expensive, but it's worth it! An incredibly beautiful and historical place, you can plunge into the mystery of the life of the harem and see the treasures of the Sultans!

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Татьяна Белянина

Level 12 Local Expert

It's an iconic place, but the audio guide wasn't very well thought out - not everything was in Russian, some of the information was only, unfortunately, in Turkish. 🤷♀️ And the information itself is presented rather dryly, in my opinion - it would be possible to include a lot of interesting things in the recording of the audio guide! For comparison, we can give an example of an excursion to the Hagia Sophia Museum - this is the presentation of information there! This is the case when multimedia does not impose itself, but rather helps to learn about the great history of this temple.

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Марина Самофалова

Level 7 Local Expert

A beautiful historical place. Wonderful park, clean. Green parrots and many seagulls are flying. Oh, and cats at every turn:)There are many interesting exhibits. The park is free. And the palace itself is expensive for money. A child under 5 years old is free.

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Чиполлино

Level 24 Local Expert

A historical place, a large palace territory, there is something to see, everything is organized, it is clear everywhere what is where. It is definitely worth visiting this place.

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petrakov dmitriy

Level 22 Local Expert

It's a very atmospheric place! In one location, you can get acquainted with the life of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire. Beautiful views! It is a pity that now it is necessary to pay separately for the entrance to different buildings (harem, etc.).

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Алсу Лубнина

Level 27 Local Expert

Unfortunately, it was not possible to get into the castle, it does not work on Mondays. The cost of one visit is about 4,000 rubles at the exchange rate of May 2025. The area around is picturesque, but we really hope to get to the times of the Magnificent Century next time.

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Лариса Мамаева

Level 20 Local Expert

, must-visit! Even if you are not a fan of history, the scale, architecture and views will not leave you indifferent. This is a place where you can truly feel the spirit of Istanbul.

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Евгения

Level 11 Local Expert

A hot spot. There are a lot of people, tickets are very expensive, at least 50 euros per person plus an excursion of 37 euros without a guide, well, just to pass without queuing. The view of the Bosphorus is gorgeous, it's interesting to see, but it's not worth the money for sure.

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ирина Полина

Level 21 Local Expert

A beautiful palace with gorgeous interiors at that time. There is something fabulous about his image. It goes out to the Bosphorus. It's very nice to take a walk.

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Инна С.

Level 9 Local Expert

A unique place. It is important to visit this place to get acquainted with the Muslim culture and history of the Ottoman Empire. The pavilions and the territory itself are interesting here. One disadvantage: the cost of tickets for foreigners. I have to shell out a tidy sum.

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Ирина

Level 14 Local Expert

I liked it. I recommend taking a guided tour. The guide conducts groups without queuing, as the queues are kilometers long. And they tell you a lot, you have an idea what you're watching.

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Ефимова Анна

Level 6 Local Expert

There is a beautiful park and the palace itself, but there is nothing to do there without a guide. The whole view of the garden is ruined by banners. The 4th gate is the most beautiful, offering the most beautiful views from the balconies to the Bosphorus.

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Nadezda Platonova

Level 6 Local Expert

A cool authentic place. We walked here almost all day. The harem is especially beautiful. The entrance to the palace cost 2000 lira per person in April 2025, you can pay with a card for tickets on the Union Pay (Rosselkhoznadzor Bank) platform

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Владимир

Level 9 Local Expert

It's big, there's a lot to see, I liked the treasury the most, and the watch exhibition, there's a shop on site, the prices are high.

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Людмила Матющенко

Level 7 Local Expert

The topic is a test. Choose a straight day. The price is biting, but worth it. The pledge of the audio guide is either a passport or $ 100. Arrive at 9:00, then the crowds of tourists. And start with the harem. There are narrow corridors in it, otherwise you will jostle with the following crowd. And don't forget your headphones for the audio guide. It took us 4 hours at an active pace to get around everything. My legs don't walk anymore. And don't ignore the church of St. Irene. It has never been a mosque. And older than Aya Sofia herself.

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Дмитрий Герасимов

Level 14 Local Expert

Very atmospheric, but not a cheap place to visit! 2000 lire per person, a decent amount for 4 people! Be sure to take your passports so that you can get an audio guide for free! They will give you no passports! But in principle, we walked without them and were satisfied! Don't forget to visit Irene's Cathedral or something like that and the harem! It's all included in the price!

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676798 Яржинская

Level 4 Local Expert

It's a complete disgrace!!! We paid 5,000 rubles each for an entrance ticket to the palace, provided a Wi-Fi device, and set up an audio guide on the phone in Russian without headphones. They gathered a motley group in which Russians were a minority. We listened to the text, and after the second gate, the devices were taken away, meaning we walked around the palace without a guide. There are only a couple of hammam rooms to view, as many toilets and some rooms. That's it!!! Dishes and clothes are displayed in the courtyard of the palace, in the household unit. There's nothing to see for that kind of money!!! Even without a guide! Rip-off!!!

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Нелля

Level 16 Local Expert

I believe that this palace is in the top ten for exploring and touching the ancient history of Istanbul. We were absolutely delighted with our daughter. Must-visit, you won't regret it. The only negative is that the entrance is almost golden, but we are not descendants of Sultan Suleiman.

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Olga B.

Level 5 Local Expert

A great tour. I don't even mind 2000 lire for this tour. But do not forget to take your passport, otherwise you will not be given an audio guide, and without it it is not interesting to just walk around the palace. I recommend it to everyone to visit.

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Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi

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