# Things to see in Istanbul (Turkey): 189 places and when to go

> Istanbul is a major city in Turkey with around 10,061,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 189 places in and around it, mainly Temples (52), History (41), Hot springs (39). The best known are Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Istanbul and Topkapı Palace. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 57 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 03. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/estambul/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Turkey · 41.1069, 29.0081
- **Population:** About 10,061,000
- **Places:** 189 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/espiritual/) (52) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/historia/) (41) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/termal/) (39) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/museos/) (21) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/arquitectura/) (15) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/naturaleza/) (11)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** IST Istanbul, 30 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Aydos Hill, at 537 m.

## What to see in Istanbul

The places in and around Istanbul, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Hagia Sophia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/santa-sofia/): Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey · 11 km
- [Blue Mosque, Istanbul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mezquita-azul/): Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque · 12 km
- [Topkapı Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/topkapi-palace/): Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey · 11 km
- [Süleymaniye Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/suleymaniye-mosque/): Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey · 11 km
- [Golden Horn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/cuerno-de-oro/): Urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey · 8.6 km
- [Bosphorus Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/puente-del-bosforo/): Bridge in İstanbul, Turkey · 7.2 km
- [Galata Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/torre-de-galata/): Historical tower in İstanbul · 9.5 km
- [Hippodrome of Constantinople](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/plaza-sultan-ahmet/): Historic square in Istanbul · 11 km
- [Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yavuz-sultan-selim-bridge/): Bridge in İstanbul, Turkey · 14 km
- [Grand Bazaar, Istanbul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/gran-bazar/): Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey · 11 km
- [The Chora](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/san-salvador-de-cora/): Church converted to mosque in Turkey · 10 km
- [Şehzade Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/the-sehzade-mosque/): Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey · 11 km
- [Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/puente-de-fatih-sultan-mehmet/): Bridge in İstanbul, Turkey · 4.8 km
- [Walls of Constantinople](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/walls-of-constantinople/): City walls of Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey) · 9.8 km
- [New Mosque, Istanbul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/new-mosque/): Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey · 10 km
- [Basilica Cistern](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/basilica-cistern/): Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople · 11 km
- [Fatih Mosque, Istanbul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/fatih-mosque/): Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey · 11 km
- [Galata Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/galata-koprusu/): Bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey · 10 km
- [Hagia Irene](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/iglesia-de-santa-irene/): Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum · 11 km
- [Ortaköy Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ortakoy-mosque/): Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey · 6.8 km
- [Istanbul Archaeology Museums](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/istanbul-arkeoloji-muzeleri/): Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey · 11 km
- [Little Hagia Sophia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/little-hagia-sophia/): Former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque · 12 km
- [Aqueduct of Valens](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/acueducto-de-valente/): Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) · 11 km
- [Çırağan Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ciragan-palace/): Palace · 7.1 km

And the other 165, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [Spice Bazaar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/egyptian-spice-bazaar/), [Sandal Bedesten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sandal-bedesten/), [Arasta Bazaar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/arasta-bazaar/), [Bosphorus Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/bosphorus-brewing-company/), [Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/hilton-istanbul-bomonti-hotel-conference-center/), [Rabia Hanı (Kapalıçarşı)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/rabia-hani-kapalicarsi/), [Sepetçi Han](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sepetci-han/), [Solera Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/solera-winery/)
- **History**: [Rumelihisarı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/rumeli-fortress/), [Anadoluhisarı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/anadoluhisari/), [Zeyrek Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/molla-zeyrek-mosque/), [Obelisk of Theodosius](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/obelisco-de-teodosio/), [Nuruosmaniye Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/nuruosmaniye-mosque/), [Column of Constantine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/columna-de-constantino/), [Serpent Column](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/columna-de-las-serpientes/), [Yedikule Fortress](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yedikule-fortress/), [Yeni Valide Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/nueva-mezquita-de-la-valida/), [Palace of the Porphyrogenitus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/palace-of-the-porphyrogenitus/), [Walled Obelisk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/obelisco-de-constantino/), [Milion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/the-stone-of-million/), [Yoros Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yoros-castle/), [Column of the Goths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/column-of-the-goths/), [Hagia Sophia Hurrem Sultan Bathhouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/haseki-hurrem-hammam/), [Fountain of Ahmed III](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sultan-ahmed-iii-fountain/), [German Fountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/fuente-alemana/), [Church of St. George of Samatya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/church-of-st-george-of-samatya/), [Aydos Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/aydos-aetos-kalesi/), [USS Thornback](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/tcg-ulucalireis/), [Malta Kiosk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/malta-kiosk/), [Riva Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/riva-kalesi/), [Mansion of Sait Halim Pasha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sait-halim-pasa-yalisi/), [Rumelifeneri Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/rumeli-feneri-castle/), [Damatris Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/damatrys-sarayi/), [Zeyrek Cistern](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/zeyrek-sarnici/), [Çakmak Line](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/korugan/), [Ahmed I](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/tumba-del-sultan-ahmet/)
- **Museums and art**: [Beylerbeyi Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/palacio-de-beylerbeyi/), [Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/museo-de-arte-turco-e-islamico/), [The Museum of Innocence](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/the-museum-of-innocence/), [Istanbul Modern](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/istanbul-museum-of-modern-art/), [Pera Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/pera-museum/), [Cistern of Philoxenos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/cistern-of-philoxenos/), [Miniatürk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/miniature-park/), [Hasanpaşa Gasworks](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/muze-gazhane/), [Istanbul Aviation Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/istanbul-aviation-museum/), [Istanbul Toy Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/istanbul-toy-museum/), [Florya Atatürk Marine Mansion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/florya-ataturk-deniz-kosku/), [Istanbul Robot Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/istanbul-robot-muzesi/), [Kartal Belediyesi Masal Müzesi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kartal-belediyesi-masal-muzesi/), [Istanbul Airport Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/istanbul-airport-museum/), [Pireci Studio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/pireci-studio/), [Zamba Oyuncak Müzesi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/zamba-oyuncak-muzesi/)
- **Temples**: [Rüstem Pasha Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/rustem-pasa-camii/), [Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Kadırga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sokullu-mehmed-pasa-mosque/), [Bayezid II Mosque, Istanbul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/bayezid-ii-mosque/), [Laleli Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/laleli-camii/), [Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Edirnekapı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mihrimah-sultan-camii/), [St. George's Cathedral, Istanbul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/church-of-st-george/), [Pammakaristos Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/fethiye-camii/), [Dolmabahçe Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/dolmabahce-mosque/), [Eyüp Sultan Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/eyup-sultan-mosque/), [Çamlıca Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/grand-camlica-mosque/), [Bodrum Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/myrelaion-bodrum-mosque/), [Eski Imaret Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/eski-imaret-camii/), [Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Istanbul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/iglesia-de-san-antonio-de-padua/), [Arap Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mezquita-de-arap/), [Fenari Isa Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/molla-fenari-isa-camii/), [Yavuz Selim Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yavuz-sultan-selim-mosque/), [Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yildiz-hamidiye-mosque/), [Gül Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/gul-cami/), [Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/pertevniyal-valide-sultan-mosque/), [Sinan Pasha Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sinan-pasha-mosque/), [Kalenderhane Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/theotokos-kyriotissa-kalenderhane/), [Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/hirami-ahmet-pasa-cami/), [Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Üsküdar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mihrimah-sultan-mosque/), [Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sumbul-efendi-camii/), [Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kilic-ali-pasha-mosque/), [Muhammad Maarifi Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/maarifi-sultan-camii/), [Mahmut Pasha Mosque, Eminönü](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mahmut-pasa-camii/), [Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sokullu-mehmet-pasa-camii/), [Sancaklar Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sancaklar-camii/), [Surp Takavor Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/surp-takavor-armenian-church/), [Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/the-syriac-orthodox-church-of-st-ephrem/), [Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Polonezköy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mary-of-czestochowa/), [Yeşilköy Mecidiye Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mecidiye-camii/), [Osmanlı Mosque, Arnavutköy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/arnavutkoy-osmanli-camii/), [Arnavutköy Boğazköy Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/bogazkoy-camii/), [Küçükçekmece mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/fatih-camii-kucukcekmece/), [Hilmi Abbas Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/hilmi-abbas-camii/), [Şamlar Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/samlar-koyu-camii/)
- **With kids**: [Istanbul Aquarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/acuario-de-estambul/), [Vialand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/vialand-isfanbul-tema-park/), [Aqua Club Dolphin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/aqua-club-dolphin/), [Ekstrem akvaryum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ekstrem-akvaryum/), [İstanbul Dolphinarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/istanbul-dolphinarium/), [LEGOLAND Discovery Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/legoland-discovery-center/), [Otto Doğa Okulu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/otto-doga-okulu/), [Park Of İstanbul - Hayvanat Bahçesi, Mesire Alanı, Rehabilitasyon Merkezi, Kır Düğünü](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/park-of-istanbul-hayvanat-bahcesi-mesire-alani-rehabilitasyo/), [Şile Lunapark](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sile-lunapark/), [Vitasand Akvaryum Kumu ve Güvercin Minerali Sanayi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/vitasand-akvaryum-kumu-ve-guvercin-minerali-sanayi/)
- **Architecture**: [Rumeli Feneri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/rumeli-lighthouse/), [Çamlıca Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/camlica-tv-tower/), [Fenerbahçe Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/fenerbahce-feneri/), [Anadolu Feneri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/anadolu-feneri/), [Endem TV Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/endem-tv-tower/), [Yeşilköy Feneri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yesilkoy-lighthouse/), [Menekşe Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/menekse-deresi-koprusu/)
- **Nature**: [Çamlıca Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/camlica-tepesi/), [Aydos Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/aydos-dagi/), [Mount Auxentius](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kayis-dagi/), [Yarımburgaz Cave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yarimburgaz-magarasi/), [Atatürk Arboretum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ataturk-arboretum/), [Falih Rıfkı Atay Nature Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/falih-rifki-atay-tabiat-parki/), [Polonezköy Nature Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/polonezkoy-tabiat-parki/), [Alemdağ](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/alem-dagi/), [Atatürk Kent Ormanı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ataturk-kent-ormani/), [Garipçe Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/garipce-kalesi/)
- **Hot springs**: [Cağaloğlu Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/cagaloglu-hamami/), [Süleymaniye Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/hammam-de-suleyman/), [Çemberlitaş Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/cemberlitas-hammam/), [Zeyrek Çinili Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/zeyrek-cinili-hamam/), [Söğütlüçeşme Hammam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sogutlucesme-hamami/), [Ağa hamamı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/aga-hamami/), [Aziziye Hammam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/azize-hamami/), [Beylerbeyi Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/beylerbeyi-hamami/), [Büyük Baths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/buyuk-hamam/), [Hançerli Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/hancerli-hamam/), [Baths of Kaptan Kılıç Ali Paşa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kilic-ali-pasa-hamami/), [Küçük Mustafa Paşa Baths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kucuk-mustafa-pasa-hamami/), [Yeni Hamam (Beyoğlu)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yeni-hamam/), [Acemoğlu Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/acemoglu-hamam/), [ALİ BABA HAMAM](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ali-baba-hamam/), [Avrasya Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/avrasya-hamam/), [Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamamı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ayasofya-hurrem-sultan-hamami/), [Blue Bath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/blue-bath/), [Çakmaklar Hamamı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/cakmaklar-hamami/), [Cibali Ayakapı Hamamı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/cibali-ayakapi-hamami/), [çukurcuma hamami](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/cukurcuma-hamami/), [Fatih Hamamı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/fatih-hamami/), [Firuz Aga Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/firuz-aga-hamam/), [Gedikpaşa Baths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/gedikpasa-bath/), [Hacı Kadın Baths (Unkapanı)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/haci-kadin-hamami/), [Hamam 365](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/hamam-365/), [Kadırga Baths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kadirga-hamami/), [Kartal Tarihi Şifa Hamamı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kartal-tarihi-sifa-hamami/), [Baths of Mehmet Ağa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mehmet-aga-hamami/), [Şirinevler Hamamı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sirinevler-hamami/), [Sofular Baths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sofular-hamami/), [Sultan Ahmet Hamami](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sultan-ahmet-hamami/), [Tarihi Galatasaray Hamamı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/tarihi-galatasaray-hamami/), [Tarihi Küçük Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/tarihi-kucuk-hamam/), [Tarihi vezneciler hamamı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/tarihi-vezneciler-hamami/), [Tuvalet Duş Çamaşır Yıkama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/tuvalet-dus-camasir-yikama/), [Valide-i Atik Turkish Bath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/valide-i-atik-turkish-bath/), [Yeni Türk Hamamı - Ümraniye Hamam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yeni-turk-hamami-umraniye-hamam/)
- **Beaches**: [Vordonos Islands](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/vordonos-kayaliklari/), [Menekşe Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/menekse-beach/)
- **Stargazing**: [Istanbul Airport Spotter Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/istanbul-airport-spotter-area/)
- **Hiking**: [Sultans Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/st611-dagyenice-boyalik/), [ST612 Boyalık - Sazlibosna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/st612-boyalik-sazlibosna/), [ST613 Sazlibosna - Pirinççi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/st613-sazlibosna-pirincci/), [ST614 Pirinççi - Eyüp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/st614-pirincci-eyup/), [ST615 Eyüp - Istanbul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/st615-eyup-istanbul/), [ST616 Epilogue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/st616-epilogue/)
- **Diving**: [Turuncu Dalış Merkezi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/turuncu-dalis-merkezi/)

## When to go to Istanbul

The best time to visit Istanbul is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 21 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 25 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 40 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 07 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 18 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 57 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 41 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 39 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 52 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 39 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 03 |

In June there are 14 h 57 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 03. In June, 188 of the 189 places are at their best.

When to go to Turkey in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Istanbul

The nearest main airport is İstanbul Airport (IST, Istanbul), 30 km as the crow flies. How to get around Turkey (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=41.1069%2C29.0081)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=41.1069%2C29.0081)

## Other towns nearby

- [Darıca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/darica/): 9 places · 47 km
- [İzmit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/izmit/): 14 places · 86 km
- [Bursa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/bursa/): 29 places · 101 km
- [Adapazarı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/adapazari/): 13 places · 123 km
- [Tekirdağ](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/tekirdag/): 13 places · 126 km
- [Bilecik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/bilecik/): 6 places · 135 km

And all of Turkey, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Istanbul?

The best known: [Hagia Sophia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/santa-sofia/), [Blue Mosque, Istanbul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mezquita-azul/), [Topkapı Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/topkapi-palace/), [Süleymaniye Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/suleymaniye-mosque/), [Golden Horn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/cuerno-de-oro/). In all, 189 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Istanbul?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 57 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 03.

### How do you get to Istanbul?

The nearest main airport is İstanbul Airport (IST), 30 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=41.1069%2C29.0081) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Istanbul as the destination and these 189 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).