Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam

İslam Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi Müzesi

A museum in Gülhane Park showing how scientists of the Islamic world worked between the ninth and sixteenth centuries, through working models of their instruments and machines.

Open now Closes 18:30 · last entry 17:30

Ticket €10

Visit ~45 min–1.3 h

Museum Pass

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What to see

It opened in 2008 on a concept by the historian of science Fuat Sezgin. Most exhibits are reconstructions built from historical texts and drawings: astrolabes and globes, clocks and navigation instruments, medical and surgical tools, mining, physics and optics, mathematics and geometry, and war technology, arranged in twelve sections.

One hour; it is an easy addition to a day at Topkapı Palace or the Archaeology Museums, which are next door.

Labels are detailed — allow more time if you like to read, and less if you are visiting with young children.

Getting there

Inside Gülhane Park, in the old palace stables building below Topkapı; tram T1 to Gülhane, then a few minutes on foot.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

Nearest rail & tram stops

T1 Gülhane in Turkish Tram stop ~150 m~3 min walk (estimate)
Marmaray Sirkeci in Turkish Suburban rail station ~150 m~3 min walk (estimate)

Straight-line distance; the walking time adds a rough allowance for detours. Stops on operating lines only (OpenStreetMap, via ilçemde, our sister directory); station pages open on ilçemde and show what is around each station (in Turkish — names, phone numbers and map work in any language).

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Location: OpenStreetMap — İslam bilim ve teknoloji tarihi müzesi (node/5113620695; Nominatim, 01.10.2026). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 30 Sep 2026.