Istanbul Military Museum, Istanbul
Among the exhibition of this museum are five thousand pieces from the Ottoman era through the WWII, with the most prominent piece possibly being the huge chain that the Byzantines stretched across the mouth of the Golden Horn to keep out the Sultan's navy in 1453 during the siege of Constantinople.
Among the exhibition of this museum are five thousand pieces from the Ottoman era through the WWII, with the most prominent piece possibly being the huge chain that the Byzantines stretched across the mouth of the Golden Horn to keep out the Sultan's navy in 1453 during the siege of Constantinople. In the yard of the museum, the Janissary Band (Mehter Takımı), world’s oldest military band gives concerts of march music in traditional uniforms each afternoon, at 3PM.
Hours
Sun
9:00
17:00
Mon
Closed
Tue
Closed
Wed
9:00
17:00
Thu
9:00
17:00
Fri
9:00
17:00
Sat
9:00
17:00
Istanbul Military Museum and Nearby Sights on Map
Maçka Park
This is a park occupying two sides of a valley of this hilly city, with an avenue in between
Atatürk Museum
The historical 3-storey house, easily recognizable among concrete apartment buildings with its pink exterior, which the founder of Turkish Republic, Kemal Atatürk rented while staying in Istanbul before setting sail to Samsun on Black Sea coast to start the Turkish War of Independence
Nişantaşı
Nişantaşı is a neighbourhood east of Şişli/northwest of Maçka Park known for its Art Nouveau apartment buildings, ground floors of many of which are occupied by upmarket restaurants, cafes, pubs, and garment stores lining the sidewalks
French Institute
They have good art exhibits for free and sometimes have French films in the cinema
Hagia Triada Orthodox Church
Finding a quite large and still operating church on the edge of the main square of the largest city of a predominantly Muslim country may not be expected by everyone, but this is exactly the definition of the quite elaborate Hagia Triada
Akaretler Street
Akaretler Caddesi, or officially Süleyman Seba Caddesi features upscale garment boutiques, restaurants, and sidewalk cafes housed in recently renovated late Ottoman era rowhouses initially built for the state elite, given their proximity to Dolmabahçe Palace, imperial headquarters then
Galata Convent of Whirling Dervishes
A dancing hall of the mystical Mevlevi order, shut down in 1925 along with all other 'reactionary' movements in Turkey
Dolmabahce Palace
It's the Ottoman Palace centered close to Taksim at the Dolmabahçe shore
Cezayir Street
Better known as Fransız Sokağı or La Rue Française, i
Istanbul Modern Art Museum
A must see for anyone interested in contemporary Turkish art, this is a nice, organized museum with contemporary installations