Istanbul
Museums of Our Time
In the city,
there are museums that take place among the marked museums of the
world. Products of civilization founded in Anatolia and Mesopotamia
over a period of thousands of years, starting in prehistorical ages,
can be seen in these museums.
Archeological Museum: Archeological museum is formed of 3 sections:
- Classical
Archaeological Museum: It is located between the Gulhane Park and
the Topkapi Palace.It was built by Architect Vallery (1891-1908).
Its architecture resembles of the Greek Temples. In this museum,
works of various cultures from Anatolia and outside up to Byzantium
times are being exhibited.
- Ancient
Oriental Works Museum: It is next to the archaeological museum.Works
here are being exhibited in four main parts, Mesopotamia, Egypt,
Anatolia and Arabia. The museum was rearranged between 1963-1973
according to contemporary museological understanding.
- Mosaics
Museum: It is formed of the buildings of Sultan Ahmet Complex. Here
the 4th and 5th century mosaics obtained in excavations made in 1935
are being exhibited.
Military
Museum: The museum initially opened in Hagia Irene Church, later
(1950) was moved to the 1 St Army Headquarters building in Harbiye.
Historical guns, clothing and tools of various periods of the army are
being exhibited and the old military band team gives concerts in the
museum.
Asiyan
Museum: It is located on the ridges of Rumelia Fort. It is the house
where Poet Tevfik Fikret lived. It was converted to a museum in 1995.
Literary works and personal belongings of the Poet are being exhibited
here.
Ataturk
Museum: It is located in Sisli. It is the house where Ataturk lived
with his mother and sister before he went to Anatolia. It was
converted to museum in 1942. Personal belongings of AtatЭrk are being
exhibited here.
Hagia Irene
and Hagia Sophia: These buildings are the museums which exhibit their
own characteristics. Exhibitions and concerts are being arranged here.
Municipality
Museum: It is in the Gazenfer Aga Madrassah, underneath the Bozdogan
aqueduct on the Ataturk Boulevard. Pictures and plans of Istanbul and
goods used in various periods are being exhibited in the museum.
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Tiled Kiosk:
In 1472, it was ordered by Fatih Sultan Mehmet to be built connected
to the Topkapi Palace. Turkish tiles and ceramics are being exhibited
in this museum.
Naval Museum:
The museum initially opened in Dolmabahce Mosque, was then moved to
Besiktas. Goods and documents of Turkish navigation history are being
exhibited in the museum.
Classical
Turkish Literature Museum: It is located in Yuksekkaldirim.
Manuscripts related to Muslim religion and literature are being
exhibited here. Fire-Brigade Museum: It is situated on the Itfaiye
Street in Fatih.
Fire tools
and vehicles used by old local fire-brigade teams in various periods
are being exhibited.
Paintings
and Sculpture Museum (1937): It is located in Besiktas. Works of the
famous Turkish Sculptors and painters are being exhibited here.
Rumeli
HisarЩ Museum (1950): The building exhibits its own characteristics.
Concerts are given in Rumeli Hisari from time to time.
Health
Museum: It is situated on Divanyolu Street. Graphics, writings and
statistics are being exhibited here.
Tanzimat (Reforms)
Museum: It is situated in the Ihlamur Summerhouse in Besiktas. A good
number of goods, paintings and monuments related to Reformation period
are exhibited here.
Turkish and
Islamic Works Museum: It is in the hospice building of the Suleymaniye
Complex (1913) where Turkish and Islamic works are being exhibited.
Yedikule
Museum: It is called Yedikule dungeons. It has been the scene of
important events of Byzantium and Ottoman histories. It was used as a
prison
TopkapЩ
Palace Museum (1924): Various rich collections are being exhibited in
separate sections in the Topkapi Palace Museum. Chinese and Japanese
Porcelains are exhibited in the kitchen of the Palace. Personal
clothings and belongings of sultans are exhibited in the second
courtyard. Treasury objects and priceless jewelry are exhibited in
treasury section. Portraits of sultans and famous paintings given as
gift are exhibited on the left of the Directorate building. In the
Prophet's Mantle department, holy objects of Prophet Muhammed and of
four khalifes are exhibited under the name of relics. Valuable
manuscripts are being exhibited in Agalar Mosque, a variety of arms
are on show in the internal Treasury.
Yerebatan
Palace: Justinianus I, Byzantium Emperor, had the cistern be
constructed in the 6th century (565). The old name was Basilica
cistern. The palace takes its name due to its ornamented column heads.
Today, it is used as a museum.
DolmabahГe
Palace: Initially Dolmabahce Summer Palace and the Timber kiosk were
built by Ahmed I, in the beginning of the l7th century. The present
palace was built in 1853 in the time of Sultan Abdulmecit. It is
located in Besiktas. Today it is being used as a museum.
Beylerbeyi
Palace: Sultan Abdulaziz had Balyan Usta construct the palace in 1865.
It is on the shore in Beylerbeyi. Today it is being used as a museum.