{
  "title": "Istanbul museums: opening hours, box office and Müzekart validity",
  "canonical": "https://nomadistanbul.com/kb/istanbul-museum-hours-muzekart/",
  "dataUrl": "https://nomadistanbul.com/data/istanbul-museums.json",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 — attribution to Nomad Istanbul required.",
  "lastChecked": "2026-09-11",
  "source": "T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, muze.gov.tr (Turkish pages)",
  "method": "Each museum's own page on muze.gov.tr is fetched and parsed. The Turkish version is used because it states Müzekart validity and the citizen discount, which the English version omits. The Ministry publishes hours and Müzekart status for every site but a foreign-visitor entry fee for almost none, which is why published prices elsewhere disagree with each other.",
  "museums": [
    {
      "id": "YSM01",
      "name": "HAGIA SOPHIA HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE MUSEUM",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "20:00",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "19:00",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": "25 €",
      "muzekart": "no",
      "citizenDiscount": true,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=YSM01&DistId=MRK"
    },
    {
      "id": "GLT04",
      "name": "Galata Tower Museum",
      "opens": "08:30",
      "closes": "18:30",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "18:14",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "yes",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=GLT04&DistId=MRK"
    },
    {
      "id": "IAR01",
      "name": "İSTANBUL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUMS",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "18:45",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "18:45",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "yes",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=IAR01&DistId=IAR"
    },
    {
      "id": "TIE01",
      "name": "MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ARTS",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "18:45",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "18:45",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "yes",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=TIE01&DistId=TIE"
    },
    {
      "id": "KZK02",
      "name": "MAIDEN'S TOWER",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "21:00",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "20:00",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "yes",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=KZK02&DistId=MRK"
    },
    {
      "id": "MOZ01",
      "name": "Great Palace Mosaics Museums",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "19:00",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "18:30",
      "closedDays": "",
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "yes",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=MOZ01&DistId=MOZ"
    },
    {
      "id": "FET01",
      "name": "FETHIYE (PAMMAKARISTOS) MUSEUM",
      "opens": null,
      "closes": null,
      "boxOfficeCloses": null,
      "closedDays": "",
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "yes",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=FET01&DistId=MRK"
    },
    {
      "id": "GLT01",
      "name": "GALATA MEVLEVI LOGDE MUSEUM",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "19:00",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "18:00",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "yes",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=GLT01&DistId=MRK"
    },
    {
      "id": "HFZ01",
      "name": "MEMORY 15 JULY MUSEUM",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "18:30",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "18:00",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "not stated",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=HFZ01&DistId=MRK"
    },
    {
      "id": "HIS01",
      "name": "RUMELI FORTRESS MUSEUM",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "18:30",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "17:30",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "yes",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=HIS01&DistId=MRK"
    },
    {
      "id": "IBT01",
      "name": "MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ISLAM",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "18:00",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "17:30",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "yes",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=IBT01&DistId=MRK"
    },
    {
      "id": "IDM01",
      "name": "ADAM MICKIEWICZ MUSEUM",
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "19:00",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "18:30",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "not stated",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=IDM01&DistId=MRK"
    },
    {
      "id": "IHM01",
      "name": "İstanbul Airport Museum",
      "opens": "08:30",
      "closes": "19:00",
      "boxOfficeCloses": "18:30",
      "closedDays": null,
      "fee": null,
      "muzekart": "not stated",
      "citizenDiscount": false,
      "source": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=IHM01&DistId=MRK"
    }
  ]
}