Last Updated on 31 March 2025 by TT
Topkapi Palace Entrance Tickets
Topkapi Palace entrance tickets; the official entrance fee for Topkapi Palace, the second largest palace complex in the world, is 2000 TRY for 2025, including the Harem section. If you want to enter quickly without waiting in long ticket lines, especially between April and November, you can securely reserve your entrance ticket with an audio guide included by paying a small extra fee here. You can also join guided organized tours from this platform.
It is recommended to allocate at least 4 hours for your visit to the palace, which is closed on Tuesdays, to explore its many sections such as the Harem, kitchens, imperial garments, sacred relics, treasury, and calligraphy collections.
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Where to purchase the tickets?
If you didnt book your tickets online you can also buy your tickets from ticket offices inside of the palace. After passing through the first gate, called Bab-ı Hümayun, and the initial security checkpoint, you will enter the first courtyard. After walking about 100 meters, you will see the ticket booths on the right side of the courtyard.
How much is the ticket price?
There are several different types of tickets for Topkapi Palace; for the Topkapı Palace Museum (main part of the palace), for the Harem section and for the Hagia Irene Church in the first courtyard. Ticket prices are determined in Turkish Lira. Due to the relatively high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates in Turkey prices may change frequently. As of January 2025, ticket types and prices are as follows;
- Combined ticket; Topkapi Palace + Harem Section + Hagia Irene Church; 2000 TRY
- Harem; 750 TRY
- Hagia Irene; 750 TRY
Discounted Tickets for Topkapi Palace
Below are the admissions for foreign students aged 12-25, holding a student card (ISIC) and children from any nationality;
- Combined ticket; Topkapi Palace + Harem Section + Hagia Irene Church; 300 TRY
- Harem; 200 TRY
- Hagia Irene; 150 TRY
Free entrance; free of charge for any nationality between 0-6 years old
What is the opening hours for Topkapi Palace?
Opening hours and closed days (2025)
Topkapi Palace is open between 09:00 – 18:00 hours all year round. The palace is closed on Tuesdays. The last hour to enter the museum is at 17:00.
Closed days; 01.01, 10.04, 16.06, and tuesdays
Any discount for groups in Topkapi Museum?
Are you a big or small group who is planning a visit to Topkapi Palace and wonder if there is any discount for groups? Unfortunately there is no any discount for groups in Topkapi Palace. But you can take advantage of entering fastly, skipping the long ticket lines by buying your “group tickets here“.
How to go to Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace is located in Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. You can get to Sultanahmet by taking tram or metro.
- By tram; take the tram line T1 (Bağcılar-Kabataş) and get off in Sultanahmet station. You can arrive to the palace by walking around 5-10 minutes from the tram station.
- By metro; take the Marmaray metro line (Gebze-Halkalı) and get off at Sirkeci station. Follow the Cagaloğlu exit in the metro station and walk around 10 minutes to Topkapi Palace through the gate of Gülhane Park which is shorter cut.
General Information
Topkapi Palace (Saray-ı Cedid-i Âmire in Ottoman, or New Palace in modern Turkish) was built by Mehmed the Conquer (Mehmed II) in 1478. With new additions in each period, the Ottoman Empire was ruled by 31 sultans from this palace for 380 years. The most extensive renovations and additions were made after the earthquake in 1509 and the fire in 1665. The palace consists of four courtyards and many buildings, none of which is very large. This palace, where 4000 people lived at the same time, was also the official residence of the Ottoman sultans. The Harem section, which is the private living space of the Sultan and his family, consists of 400 rooms. In addition, Enderun, the most important educational institution of the Ottoman Empire, was also located inside the palace. Covering an area of 700,000 m² with its garden, the palace has an area of 80,000 m² today.
Places to see in Topkapi Palace
If you are making your visit to the palace with a guide and you want to visit the Harem section, it is recommended to spare at least two hours for this tour. This tour can only be done on foot, but it is also possible to visit many parts of the museum with a wheelchair.
Some of the sections that we recommend to be seen in the palace are as follows; Gate of Babüssaade, Audience Hall (Arz Odası), Chamber of Imperial Council (Kubbealtı Room), Revan Kiosk, Baghdad Kiosk, Tiled Kiosk (belongs to the Archaeological Museum), Sacred Relics Department, Treasury Department, Palace Kitchens, Harem section, Seferli Ward and Imperial Dress Gallery, Mecidiye Mansion, Turkish Coffee section, Chinese porcelain section etc.
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