Topkapi Palace Museum
509 reviews
September 30
Very beautiful, big. It causes mixed feelings after visiting the palace. Jewelry and personal belongings of Sultans and concubines are collected here. An entrance ticket in September 2024 costs 1,700 lira or $50. The audio guide is primitive, there is practically no information, it is distracting, you need to leave your passport as a deposit to receive it.
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November 12, 2023
Everyone should visit here!! Everything is steeped in history! Very beautiful, wonderful museums! Be sure to take the audio guide, it's free! The territory is comfortable, there are many toilets, there is a place to sit, relax, have a snack, drink coffee.
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August 24, 2023
Побывала там и влюбилась с первого взгляда. Обязательно к посещению, хоть и очень дорого. Была в августе 23, очереди конечно большие и за билетами и за аудиогидом ( бесплатно при покупке билета с гаремом), гарем это 40 процентов красоты, так что не пожалейте денег, сходите!
Приятно погрузиться в османскую историю! Тем кто смотрел великолепный век в тройне интереснее и увлекательнее. Смотреть их сады, многочисленные комнаты, балконы, дворы - это прекрасно! Даже толпы людей и очереди в некоторые помещения и музеи не испортили впечатления! Однозначно рекомендую!
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October 26, 2023
a very beautiful and magnificent museum in everything. Here you can really walk from morning to evening. My wife and I came here for two days - sometimes just to the museum, then to the church of Irina, then to the harem, then to the archaeological museum. As a result, there is a sea, even an ocean, of impressions. I'm not talking about all the photos that were taken on the territory of this museum. Crowds of people certainly interfere with a few, but they also wanted to see the whole museum. Be sure to come back next time and take a walk in the museum.
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August 11
Walk only with a good guide. Come to the opening. Children under 13 years old receive a 90% discount on admission, documents are requested, photos are available. Now many pavilions in the garden are open, the tour is becoming more extensive.
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October 4
Clearly an overrated attraction. They paid 1,700 liras for a visit in October 2024. Most of the exposition is ordinary objects, you can look at a million cups and spoons, but almost nowhere will you be shown the interiors, the harem is entirely empty rooms. The information in the audio guide is very scarce and not interesting for such money, and the badges with numbers are not everywhere, I found out about some of them only by accidentally finding a map of the palace on the Internet.
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October 17
We were with a guide, we really liked this tour, there are exhibits of weapons, jewelry, a large number of locations.
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May 14
A large area with a mosque, museums and a harem. There are a lot of interesting and informative things. Plan more time and take a snack with you: nuts, snacks, water.
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May 17
A dream come true! Sultan Suleiman's Palace. The price of course for May 2024 bites. 1,500 lire per person (multiplied by 3) is a single ticket. You cannot buy visits to different rooms separately. But it's worth it. I recommend you to visit at least once in your life! But you need to have 3+ hours left
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September 19
The most vivid impressions, beautiful, interesting, architecture, parks, views of the city and the Bosphorus are all super.
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October 30, 2023
Very atmospheric place! Chic, wealth, beauty and variety of jewelry, decoration, beautiful territory. Interesting expositions and buildings. Everything deserves attention. Only here the ticket price bites 950 Turkish lira, which is about 3,500 rubles.
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May 3
History was made in this palace. Impressed by the place!
I didn't like the audio guide. They give out a simple smartphone with an application. There is too much music in the stories "and now listen to such and such a work by such and such an author, which is so and so" and the composition starts for 3 minutes out of 4 allotted to the story about a specific point. The application really lacks a map with a built route or route options. The tour number is not indicated everywhere at the entrance to the new zone. In the current format, the walk is chaotic.
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May 21
What a beauty, God!!! A lot of rooms have already been restored, in good condition. What a beauty, what tiles on the walls. In the 16th century, there were already toilets, a hammam, washbasins and running water. A "magnificent century" and that's all. It seems that Hurrem will go out on the balcony and look at everyone with his eyes 🙂
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July 17
A very interesting museum. The Ottomans did not spare gold for themselves.
By the way, the watch is Russian. In general, it is a very atmospheric place, a must-visit.
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August 1
I was not impressed, there were huge queues for tickets (for such a price, we could put umbrellas so that it would not be so hot to wait). The palace itself is not impressed, it is quite monotonous. At the end there is only a beautiful fountain and walls. It's not worth it for such a price (1,500 lire per person).
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October 9
Very cool. A must-visit. All artifacts are authentic, not copies. The museum card of the master hev is otherwise a 40 euro ticket.
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February 2
A large beautiful palace with a long history, everything pleases the eye, it is clear that many things are well maintained and restored. The best time to visit since the beginning of the opening, there are practically no people and you can admire the beauty without prying eyes, was at the end of November. For such beauty, the price tag is more than humane.
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February 2
Getting to know another culture always gives you a lot of new experiences and discoveries.
A complex of several buildings with various exhibits,
You can admire the beautiful views of the city and the Bosphorus
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November 28, 2023
A stunning palace and, of course, a grandiose monument of the great era of the Ottoman Empire. This monument of architecture and history will not leave anyone indifferent and will give you a lot of unforgettable impressions, plunging headlong into the atmosphere of the era of the great sultans. If you look at the palace, then this one, the later ones, of course, no longer reflect the identity of the Ottomans and have too Europeanized style.
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October 10, 2023
Everything is old, of course recognizable by the cult series. But up close, of course, it's not as lush as I thought. Original or authentic original buildings, ponds, lawns. I recommend the sultan's summer houses and be sure to take a look at the royal treasury. The size of the jewels is amazing. It is not likely that sultans and their wives or anyone else decorated themselves with all this. Entrance is paid, but I assure you, it's worth seeing and feeling something.
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April 6
A huge territory with various thematic content.
A mixture of museum expositions and the historical sites themselves.
It is worth looking around carefully - you should not throw a coin "for memory" into the fountain of tears, a twofold memory.
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June 7
The location is Top.Fans of Turkish TV series are required to visit.There is a queue, but it passes quickly.Be sure to take a free add-on in the form of an audio guide
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September 15
In my opinion, it is always interesting to touch history, to try to look into the depths of centuries. And if you are lucky with a guide, then you have hit the Jackpot) a fascinating story against the background of beautiful architecture will not leave anyone indifferent.
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April 23
The entrance for foreign tourists is expensive (1,500 liras per person), but do not spare this money, the palace is very beautiful, you can spend almost the whole day there! There are many expositions, very clean and well maintained, interesting
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May 12
There are more disadvantages, on weekends and holidays and good weather, queues everywhere on the territory starting from the ticket offices and a lot of people, just a lot. There are audio guides, maps of the world and dollars, they do not take euros, only lira. About 40 euros per person. And the crush!!!
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October 3
Beautiful, pompous, the history of the sultans at every step, you need to spend a whole day to see everything, like what you can photograph 👍
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April 22
A wonderful place for walking, half-day excursions for sure! You won't notice how time flies by. The only thing that is not very good is huge queues, at the cash register, on the territory, inside, to go in to see how the sultans lived, you will also have to stand in line. But the place is worth queuing up and visiting!
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October 12
I liked everything very much, we went around the whole palace, every place and room.
The price tag of course would like to be more acceptable.
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April 5
Let's start writing an HONEST review.
Positive :
-a gorgeous and beautiful historical place!
- Fans of the Magnificent Century series will definitely like the history of these places.
- Clean compared to the city.
-everything is guarded and safe
-free audio guide.
Minuses :
-The audio guide is just an old speakerphone. No headphones, etc.
- IT'S IMPORTANT! Everything closes at 13:00
Be sure to come at 9-10 am! Otherwise, you'll just spend the money. A lot of people were not warned about this and came in after 12 and did not have time to go anywhere. They tried to return the money (I don't know the outcome?)
. You shouldn't take a ticket to St. Irene. There's only one room and the walls are just bare.
Tip: people don't understand how they defend queues. So just go ahead :)
Don't buy a combo ticket to three places. But separately. Audio guide it is better to order a person because the audio is terrible)
Well, you definitely need to come at 9-10 in the morning
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June 13
One of the most interesting places on earth, will not leave you indifferent! After watching the magnificent Century series, there was a great desire to visit the palace and Istanbul in general
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November 9
Of course, it is very beautiful and informative. But the ticket price is expensive for the average Russian.
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October 25, 2023
An incredibly beautiful place with its own special atmosphere and a wonderful view of the Bosphorus. Come to the opening (10:00) to enjoy the silence, by 11:00 there are already crowds of tourists here. I bought a single ticket (palace and harem) for 950 lire, but I could do with a ticket for 750 lire, since the harem is certainly beautiful, but it is not obligatory to visit at all. It took about 2.5 hours to walk around the entire complex, during which time I visited all the main objects and almost all the exhibitions.
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May 10
It's a wonderful place. It's nice to touch the story. The sensational TV series "Magnificent Century" was not filmed here, they built the same scenery. The entrance for foreigners is 1,500 lire (for locals 250 lire), it includes the Topkapi Palace, the Harem and the former St. Peter's Church.Irina. Expect to spend 3-4 hours on a visit.
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February 4
My father is interesting. Spectacular. A beautiful palace. There are many locations for photos. Beautiful view of the sea. You can take photos everywhere. There are halls with Relics.
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July 31
A huge palace with colossal historical value! You can disappear there for the whole day! However, the price bites 1,500 lire per person!
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May 12
The entrance costs 1,500 lire, which is so expensive for me.
A beautiful territory, a palace, many exhibits of clothes and weapons are presented.
It is necessary to lay 3-4 hours for a visit.
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October 18
It is definitely worth visiting, the place is iconic and epic. We were in August, the ticket cost 1500 rubles / check for an adult (about 5 rubles), a 10-year-old child, in my opinion 250 rubles (with a child's ticket up to 8 years old, it seems, and with a birth certificate, but somehow we were lucky, apparently the cashier got such a one). The queue is large, but only at first glance: there are a lot of ticket offices and they move quickly, they passed in just 5 minutes. But further, closer to the entrance, the queue for a free guide (a simple smartphone without headphones) already lasted 20-30 minutes. You can get it in exchange for a passport / 100 $ or € / 2000lir, I gave different money)) When you leave the complex, first there is a separate window to exchange back, quickly. The complex itself is large, there are many objects, it is interesting to get around with breaks of about 2.5-3 hours. There are no cafes, there is nowhere to eat and buy water too, so do not forget to take it with you. Well, they don't need to be here. It's probably better to come in the morning, we arrived at 12.00, there were already a lot of people, and when we left it became even more, apparently the peak, when everyone comes, is lunchtime.
I took off the star for the price, now it seems to have grown even more, well, where to look at whales ... but the audio guide will not give complete information (at first it still has some kind, but then, more than half of the objects, there was no information or in another language and we just walked and stared). And you have to go here either with a guide or as part of an excursion, then I'm sure it will be much more interesting and informative, but it's even more expensive…
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February 12
A must-visit place when traveling to Istanbul, a very convenient audio guide. The best ones should be planned for the first half of the day, as much earlier, since there are a lot of people from lunch and queues are possible when visiting museums and exhibitions. I recommend it, get a good impression.
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March 24
It is simply not possible to visit Istanbul and not visit Topkapi! A very interesting place, there are many museums on the territory, a harem with the sultan's chambers, pavilions ... the view from the balconies and terraces is fascinating!
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January 28
It's a good big museum, which you have to come to for the opening at 9, because it will be released only by the closing at 17. There are audio guides with collateral, places where you can sit down and relax, toilets.
However, the big disadvantage is the cost of 1,500 lira (≈50$ at the time of writing) for tourists, when the entrance for locals is 250. The evidence of an aggressive pricing policy towards tourists is sad, although it is not something surprising.
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July 16
It will take half a day to pass the palace) study the history in advance. You can take an audio guide, for a fee, you leave your passport as a deposit. It is better to come in advance, then there are fewer people. There are long queues, but they pass quickly
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June 15
This is one of the places in Istanbul for a mandatory visit. The only thing I would like to note is that the audio guide is free, they give you a phone number on which you put the object number and listen to the description, it is not long, no more than a minute.
But in order to take it, it is necessary to take a deposit, it is either money or a passport or a license, the audio guide phone does not always turn on at certain locations and to listen to the description you need to put the phone to your ear or turn on the sound at maximum and this will interfere with others. You can also take your headphones and follow the QR code and listen to the tour, but we did not check how it works, since the headphones were not taken.
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April 19
The place is stunningly beautiful , tulips are everywhere , a symbol of Turkey . I just want to come and sit quietly in the shade of the trees . I recommend you to visit .
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September 20
It's just a great place. I advise everyone to visit) My wife and I decided that in any case we will go again to admire the views!
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April 4
The price for tourists is overstated by as much as 6(!!!!) the entrance fee is 1500 rubles (about $ 50), while for locals it is only 250 rubles. I have never seen such lawlessness anywhere.
Disgusting and boorish attitude of the staff.
After we passed the ticket turnstiles, one of the three of us lost the ticket. After that, one person was simply not allowed into the harem, although he was included in the price on this ticket. I don't see the logic in this, because we passed the turnstile with a ticket. Obviously, we couldn't go in without paying. The frustration of spending a fairly large amount and such a rude attitude of the staff.
I can notice the palace itself and the territory are beautiful, but the organization, price and attitude of tourists are disgusting. I'm unlikely to go a second time or recommend it to someone.
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October 13
A very beautiful place, I recommend you to visit. The palace itself, the grief and the magnificent view of the sea and the Bosphorus. The price tag is not humane, in October 2024 - 1,750 lira. But they give you an audio guide for free (extremely inconvenient, just an old smartphone). But I recommend the place itself to visit.
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October 22
Topkapi Palace is an amazing place! It is worth visiting here at least once if you come to Istanbul. Take the time to bypass it completely.
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November 10
It is useful for general development. Like any other locations with an ancient history. Only the entrance to the palace costs an inadequate 1,700 rubles per person. (for local 170) If you want a guide, then prepare another $ 40-50 per person. The tour itself is mediocre. I think a free audio guide that you can take for free after buying a ticket will solve the problem not much worse. Near the palace there is a pleasant Gulhane Park with alleys, benches, where large green parrots live. You can relax there. Admission to the park is free.
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March 25
One of the points of the mandatory program in Istanbul. The impressions are good. A gorgeous palace.
We got an idea of the harem system, which is very different from the generally accepted one.
And of course it is touching that ticket prices for foreigners are, to put it mildly, "horse-like".
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August 22, 2023
Великолепный комплекс. Богатейшие экспозиции. Зал реликвий и сокровищница завораживают. Летом, среди цветущих садов и приятнейшей архитектуры, в окружении истории Османов советую закладывать часа 4, а то и 5.
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