Topkapi Palace -Istanbul, Turkey
604 reviews
December 10, 2024
The Hermitage of Istanbul.
It is worth going if the price of an entrance ticket to the territory of the palace complex does not bother. About 5,200 rubles.
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July 12, 2024
Entry for June 2024 cost 1,500 TL, which is a lot.
But if you still accept it and go, then you will not regret it. Firstly, the volume is impressive, you can walk at least all day. Secondly, the truth is surprising, a real immersion in the eastern Ottoman culture through clothes, interiors and jewelry. And finally, great views of Istanbul and the strait. I recommend
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May 12, 2024
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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June 4, 2024
Be sure to visit. A large complex of buildings and parks. Cons: the entrance is quite expensive. There are a lot of tourists in the season: it's crowded, you can't take an audio guide because of the queue (there's no point without it)
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July 20, 2024
The entrance is very expensive. 1500 liras. It's so interesting and the park is beautiful. Immersion in history. Especially the church of St. Irene. Hyurem Sultan lived here 🕌
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April 23, 2024
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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January 8
The palace is located in a picturesque park where wild green parrots live, very beautiful!
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April 22, 2024
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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September 20, 2024
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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October 13, 2024
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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September 27, 2024
We walked around the garden, but did not go inside. The price in September is simply incredible, even at first they did not believe it. It is a pity that the country's economy should rise at the expense of tourists, on the contrary, there is a desire not to visit the city anymore (
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December 22, 2024
It's an amazing place, especially for fans of the Magnificent Century series!
Price per person 1,700 liras (December 2024)
We started with the harem, we didn't take the audio guide because we forgot our passport (you can download the QR code from the ticket application, which will have the same audio guide, only on your phone, listened through headphones), in my opinion, there was little information.
I advise you to go straight to the harem, it would seem that we went everywhere quickly- but we spent a whole hour in it. The harem has a cold atmosphere, but I really liked the courtyard energetically (plus it was a sunny day))) I advise everyone!
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November 10, 2024
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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January 9
Definitely worth a visit, there is a free audio guide at the entrance, you must leave a deposit of either a passport or 100 dollars. I definitely recommend it
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October 22, 2024
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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April 5, 2024
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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December 21, 2024
Many rooms are closed to the public. The entrance ticket costs a lot. The Magnificent Century wasn't filmed here, if anything. The view of the Bosphorus is good. There is a souvenir shop at the exit.
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January 19
It's a masterpiece, the sultans just knew how to live, well, like all the rulers. The territory is significant, the only thing I didn't understand was why there were restrictive tapes everywhere.
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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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June 12, 2024
It was incredibly interesting to plunge into the atmosphere of the Ottoman Empire. He especially responds after watching the TV series "The Magnificent Century". The ticket is expensive, fifteen hundred lire for adult visitors. We went with the children. Gorgeous views of the Bosphorus.
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February 4, 2024
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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October 20, 2024
A magnificent museum complex where you can spend the whole day with interest. Of the cons: few toilets
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May 10, 2024
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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May 12, 2024
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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December 29, 2024
A must-visit, there is a lot of interesting information, but you need to choose a good guide. A female harem and an art gallery are also available. The territory is beautiful.ps you can't take pictures inside, but if you're careful, you can do anything.
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December 6, 2024
I really liked it, I touched the history, the only thing I didn't like was that many places are closed to tourists
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February 12, 2024
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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January 8
I lowered the estimate for the cost, all visits in January 2025 cost 1,700 liras per person, so we walked only through the free part of the garden.
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March 24, 2024
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, 2024
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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January 4
The price bites hard - 2000 lire per person, where the price includes an audio guide (you must leave your passport to use it)
I'll rate the location at 3 out of 5 because something bigger and more secret was expected (the Sultan's room, etc.), but in fact we got corridors, kitchens and hammams with toilets. Yes, some reception rooms and a library are available for the show....but in the Sultan's largest castle, I would like to see his rooms, which would show the life of the ruler. I was impressed (and appreciated) by the significant and rich items and decorations.
There is a staff of Moses, a footprint of Muhammad, an exhibition of luxurious kitchen utensils, vases, clothes, shoes, very chic women's jewelry - that's what impressed
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April 19, 2024
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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November 27, 2024
Ticket price ~ 5k rubles
We walked around the palace for almost 4.5 hours at an average pace. And we didn't even watch a little bit.
I don't know why they write that the audio guide should be listened to with headphones. We listened perfectly well without them. Several locations were not translated into Russian, but it's not scary. Overall, we liked the audio guide.
And I still don't know why everyone writes to come to the opening itself, we arrived at 12:00, there were no queues (end of November).
Of the cons, the toilets were only in the beginning😅
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May 9, 2023
By walking through the Topkapi Palace, I fulfilled my wife's long-standing dream. The history of the Ottoman Empire is wide and diverse. During the reign of the empire, I have accumulated many interesting events and stories, as well as historical relics. And the interest in all this, of course, gave birth to the Magnificent Century series. Thanks to the creators and actors of this wonderful series
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August 22, 2023
A magnificent complex. The richest expositions. The Hall of Relics and the treasury are fascinating. In summer, among the blooming gardens and the most pleasant architecture, surrounded by the history of the Ottomans, I advise you to lay 4 or even 5 hours.
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November 17, 2024
A beautiful palace, but queues, with a single ticket, the Church of St. Nicholas is also included.Irina, we didn't get there, we didn't know about it, the ticket says in Turkish..
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April 4, 2024
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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May 13, 2024
There are beautiful places, there is an interesting story, but 80% of them are just boring monotonous exhibits. It takes a lot of time, to be honest, there is not much benefit, just a museum with a very expensive price tag
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March 25, 2024
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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April 25, 2024
Such a beauty! But in particular, I was pleasantly surprised by the park area! Lots of greenery, tall trees and storks live on them ) Unforgettable)))
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January 5, 2024
A great museum
The Hermitage in miniature
Tickets are expensive - about 3 tons of rubles
Sightseeing tours at the same price
But they are worth it!
It costs about 10 tons of rubles for two to eat well in a restaurant
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July 17, 2024
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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December 6, 2024
Impressive. I advise you to pay special attention to the treasury. The personal belongings of the Prophet Muhammad make a touching impression.
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December 16, 2024
It's a terrible place for that kind of money. Even his story didn't save him. There are many empty rooms. Unfortunately, the harem was not impressed. We won't go there a second time((
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December 7, 2024
Everything is very good, wonderful, interesting. I recommend you to visit
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December 4, 2024
A large area, you need to lay 4 hours for inspection. I recommend the harem, there is no St. Irene Church.
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January 22
It's very big, you have to come in early, after a lot of people. It takes several hours, more than 3 hours, and preferably with a guide. The audio guide is a bit boring.
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May 26, 2023
The centuries-old rich history of the palace is amazing, a very interesting tour with a wonderful guide. The territory, the exhibits of the museum, the interiors and the splendor of the Sultan's palace are amazing. There is an audio guide, the ticket cost 650 rubles. There is a queue, but it moves fast enough
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August 29, 2023
The place is generally not bad. There is a place to walk. But there are not many interesting exhibits. The price at the time of writing the review is quite high. The audio guide apparently exists for show (not informative, not interesting). There were a lot of people.
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October 19, 2024
There are so many relics ranging from the Prophet Dawood and Musa to the Prophet Muhammad (sahab
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