Topkapı Palace
Official Info
Opening Hours: Closed on Tuesdays: 09:00 - 18:00 (Salı günleri kapalı)
Ticket Type: Paid
How to Get There: You can take the T1 tram line and get off at Sultanahmet or Gülhane stops and walk.
Address: Cankurtaran, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul
Last verified: 2026-09
The Topkapı Palace is a large historic palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman sultans for approximately 400 years.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Official Info
Opening Hours: Open every day, closed briefly during prayer times: 09:00 - 19:00
Ticket Type: Ground floor (mosque) free, upper gallery (museum) paid
How to Get There: You can take the Kabataş-Bağcılar (T1) tram line and get off at Sultanahmet stop.
Address: Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya Meydanı No:1, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul
Last verified: 2026-09
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey, originally built as a Byzantine cathedral.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)
Official Info
Opening Hours: Always open except during prayer times
Ticket Type: Free
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul.
Süleymaniye Mosque
Official Info
Opening Hours: Always open except during prayer times
Ticket Type: Free
The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey, designed by Mimar Sinan.
Hagia Irene
Official Info
Opening Hours: Same hours as Topkapı Palace
Ticket Type: Separate ticket required, MuseumPass invalid
Hagia Irene is a former Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul.
Basilica Cistern
The Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.
Hippodrome of Constantinople
Official Info
Opening Hours: Natural area — no set hours, visible anytime
Ticket Type: Free
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.
