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Historic site

Topkapı Palace

Local name: Topkapı

Located in Fatih, Istanbul Coordinates: 41°00′48″ N 28°59′01″ E

Topkapı Palace
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Eminönü
1.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
51 m
above sea level
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport30 km
IST İstanbul Airport36 km

About Topkapı Palace

Topkapı Palace is a historic site. Location: Fatih, Istanbul.

From Wikipedia

The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1853, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans. Construction, ordered by the Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, began in 1459, six years after the conquest of Constantinople.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1460
Architect
Mehmed II
Architectural style
Ottoman architecture
Area
35 ha
Visitors per year
1,932,726 (2017)
Official website
millisaraylar.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Topkapı Palace

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 8° · Rain 89 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Aydin · 366 km south19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (113 mm)
Driest month
July (25 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Topkapı Palace
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°11°17°21°26°28°28°25°20°15°11°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°8°12°16°19°19°16°12°8°5°
Precipitation (mm)9564644738312535427589113

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October

How to get to Topkapı Palace

The nearest airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Üsküdar, 3 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) Pendik, Istanbul 30 kmsoutheast
  • İstanbul Airport (IST) Istanbul 36 kmnorthwest
  • Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ) Çorlu 91 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Üsküdar Population: 524.5K 3 kmnortheast
  • Istanbul Population: 15.7M 3 kmwest
  • Fatih Population: 356K 4 kmwest
  • Şişli Population: 314.7K 5 kmnorth
  • Zeytinburnu Population: 280.9K 7 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Topkapı Palace

Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 157 natural sites, 231 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km170 places

  • Andirovitha Island Island 23 kmSE
  • Pita Island Island 16 kmSE
  • Princes Islands Island 15 kmSE
  • Proti Island Island 13 kmSE

25–60 km150 places

  • Karaburun Plajı Beach 43 kmNW
  • Karaburun Sahili Plaj Beach 45 kmNW
  • Yeniköy Plajı Beach 41 kmNW
  • Kara Burun Plaji Beach 44 kmNW

60–100 km225 places

  • Yeniköy Plaj Beach 85 kmSW
  • Sedef Adası Island 96 kmSW
  • Mutlu Adası Island 99 kmS
  • Mola Adaları Island 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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