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Skip the ticket line with a QR ticket and enter the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, housed in the 16th-century İbrahim Pasha Palace on Sultanahmet Square. Explore at your own pace while listening to an audio guide in 25 languages, including Korean. See a wide range of Islamic art, from carpet collections spanning the Seljuk to the Ottoman era to calligraphy, ceramics, glass and metalwork, and ancient manuscripts.
On your booked date and time, enter with your QR ticket without queuing at the ticket office. The museum is located inside İbrahim Pasha Palace, built in the 16th century, and displays Islamic art collected from many eras and regions. Explore freely with an audio guide in 25 languages, including Korean.
The museum's signature exhibit is its collection of carpets and rugs. From Seljuk-era designs to ornate Ottoman masterpieces, these textiles with vivid colors and intricate patterns showcase the skill of Islamic weavers.
You can also explore galleries of calligraphy, ceramics, glasswork and metalwork, as well as ancient manuscripts and wooden artifacts. Religious relics said to be strands of the Prophet Muhammad's beard and his footprint are also on display.
Meeting point :
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi)
Binbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd No:12, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Meeting point guide:
The museum is on Sultanahmet Square, right near the Blue Mosque. Take the Kabataş–Bağcılar tram and get off at Sultanahmet station; it is a 5-minute walk from there. From the Asian side, take a ferry from Kadıköy or Üsküdar to Eminönü and transfer to the tram.
Binbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd No:12, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye