Museums in Istanbul

Discover 5 unusual museums in Istanbul.

Detail of the chain.

Istanbul, Turkey

Golden Horn Chain

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

Istanbul, Turkey

Museum of Energy

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

Barış Manço House and Museum

Istanbul, Turkey

Baris Manco House and Museum

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

A display called "My Father's Death."

Istanbul, Turkey

The Museum of Innocence

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

Istanbul, Turkey

Panorama 1453 Museum

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

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