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This combo ticket lets you skip the ticket line at Topkapı Palace and the Basilica Cistern. It is valid for 3 days from first use, so you can visit the two sites on different days and stay as long as you like at each. At Topkapı Palace, you meet a host to enter together and then explore with a smartphone audio guide. You can also choose an option that adds Hagia Sophia.
This combo ticket lets you enter Topkapı Palace and the Basilica Cistern without waiting in the ticket line. It is valid for 3 days from first use, so you can split your visits to fit your schedule. Stay as long as you like and explore both sites freely.
Topkapı Palace was the residence of the Ottoman sultans and the administrative center of the empire, where 25 sultans ruled over four centuries. On your chosen date, select a timed entry slot (between 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM), meet the host at the meeting point and enter together. This is not a guided tour; inside the palace you explore with a smartphone audio guide.
Your Basilica Cistern ticket is sent by email the day before your visit date. You can enter on your own any time between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM, with no need to meet the host.
If you choose the option that includes Hagia Sophia, you can visit three sites: Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace and the Basilica Cistern. The Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern tickets are sent by email the day before your visit date.
※ Topkapı Palace is closed every Tuesday.
※ You cannot skip the security check line.
Meeting point :
Chimney Bistro Pub & Restaurant (Sultanahmet)
Cankurtaran, Soğuk Çeşme Sk. No:1, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Meeting point info:
Meet the host at the red City Windows kiosk inside Chimney Bistro. Meeting the host applies only to entering Topkapı Palace; please stay with the host until you enter the museum.
Cankurtaran, Soğuk Çeşme Sk. No:1, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye