• Fast Track Entrance (after your payment at the gate) by your authorized guide skipping the ticket lines
• Audio Guide App in 6 Languages (Rus, Eng, De, Fr, Arb, Esp)
• Guiding service by an official museum guide for 60 minutes
• Unlimited Stay in the museum
• Harem section entrance

·               Enjoy the Fast Entrance with a licensed insider including an orientation by an official museum staff  

·               Explore the House of Sultans and Queens of Istanbul where they lived for 4 centuries

·               Access to all of the famous collections including the Divan, Treasury, Jewelries, Kitchens and Audience Chamber 

·               Listen and Learn from the Smart Audio Guide App about all the sections

·               First of all, do not expect to see a big palace building with hallways and salons as Topkapi Palace had been a combination of gardens that remainds a fusion of Roman villas and Asian imperial courts. 

·               The newly opend (Summer 2023) Treasury of Sultans is the most popular section inside the Topkapi Palace Museum. Between 10:30 and 15:00, lines could emerge in front of the entrance (which is free already when you entered the gardens). The waiting times could change between 5 to 20 minutes.

·               Inside the Holy Relics of Islam Collections inside the third courtyard of the Topkapi Palace, the live Quran readings continue incessantly. So, talking loud is not recommended. If there is a need for coverings for shoulders, legs or hair etc, there are fabrics provided at the entrance for every visitor. 

By the May 10th of 2023, the Topkapi Palace Museum Directory announced the new section's re-openning at the 3rd courtyard, with the royal jewelries and clothes of the sultans! This is a long anticipated come-back of the 15th century pavillons from the Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror's times.

As the restoration works are over in September 2023, all the covers and scaffholdings are cleared at the Mother Sultan Chamber (Valide Sultan) at the Harem of the Topkapi Palace Museum. So the room is now is fully visible for its guests. 

1st of July 2024, the Cuncubines Courtyard in the Harem Section are now opened. The Bathhouse (Hamam) of the harem ladies are openly showcasing some pieces of daily life during the 16th and 17th centuries.

The renovations for the parts of Palace Kitchens are through and the major sections are to be open in August 2024 around the porcelain collections. 

First in 2025, the courtyard of the Eunuchs in the Harem section was opened and then in 2026 summer, the courtyard of the concubines (including the bathrooms) has followed as a new addition to the options for the Harem visitors in the Topkapi Palace.

In short, visiting Topkapi Palace is even more recommended now! Moreover, it is better to spare a little bit more time than usual to see these collections. 

Until the modern times, the Topkapi Palace had been the house of the Ottoman Dynasty in Istanbul for 4 centuries. It is consisted of several courtyards in an extensive area that is surrounded by 15th century walls. The exceptionally located terraces of the palace present you most magnificent panoramic views over the famous Bosphorus and Golden Horn too.

What is included with this ticket inside the Topkapi Palace?

Basically, with this ticket, you may visit all the central courtyards from the 1st to the 4th that ends up at great terrasses with astonishing views. In more detail, the most important quarters are included:

·               the Administrative parts like the Divan, Armory and Treasury (with the legendary diamond inside) Rooms

·               the Kitchens and its fabulous collections that exhibits both the daily life (particularly coffee!)and luxury as well as one of the best porcelain and glass collections of the world

·               the Enderun Courtyard that was private for sultans the Palace School, the Paintings Section, the Holy Relics of Islam

·               the fourth courtyard with pavilions and terraces once belonging to the sultans, namely the Baghdad and Revan Kiosks and Iftariye Balcony, the Dressing Room which are the most distinguished and aesthetically advanced examples of Ottoman classical architecture.

·               the Harem Section, the royal household's residential part.

The famous Harem of the Topkapi Palace is inside the second courtyard of the Palace. You will see options in our menu to add the tickets or tours of the Harem Section inside the Topkapi Palace. At July of 2023, the Mother Sultan (Valide Sultan) Chamber at the Harem Section has been opened for visits after a restoration process of 18 months. 

The Relics from the foundational century of the Islamic World is inside the 3rd Courtyard of the Topkapi Palace. So, a regular ticket for the Topkapi Palace Museum is enough to see this collection.