Practical · checked 30 Sep 2026
Museum Pass & MüzeKart
The Museum Pass is a prepaid card for foreign visitors that covers state museums and archaeological sites in one region, or the whole country, for a fixed number of days. Turkish citizens use the MüzeKart instead.
The five passes
Museum Pass İstanbul
€105
From 1 April 2027: €120
5 days · Istanbul
Valid 5 days from the first museum or site you enter.
• Last entry with the pass: Galata Tower 18:14; Archaeology Museums and the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts 18:45.
• Not valid for evening openings after 19:00.
• Check whether each museum is open: some may be closed or under restoration.
On this site: Galata Tower, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Maiden's Tower, Topkapı Palace
Source: muze.gov.tr product page
Museum Pass Türkiye
€165
From 1 April 2027: €185
15 days · All of Türkiye
Valid 15 days from the first entry; one entry per museum.
• Not valid for evening openings.
• Istanbul entry cut-offs are the same as for the Istanbul pass.
On this site: Galata Mevlevi Lodge Museum, Galata Tower, Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Maiden's Tower, Rumeli Fortress, Topkapı Palace, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Derinkuyu Underground City, El Nazar Church, Göreme Open-Air Museum, Kaymaklı Underground City, Kayseri Archaeological Museum, Mazı Underground City, Özkonak Underground City, Paşabağ (Monks Valley), Church of St Jean (Karşı Kilise), Gülşehir, Zelve Open-Air Museum, Alanya Castle, Alanya Museum, Andriake, Antalya Museum, Antalya Necropolis Museum, Aspendos, Limyra, Myra, Olympos, Perge, Phaselis, Side (ancient city and Temple of Apollo), Church of St Nicholas (Demre), Termessos, Basilica of St John, Ephesus Museum, Ephesus, Terrace Houses of Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Hierapolis Archaeology Museum, Pamukkale travertines and Hierapolis, Laodicea, Tripolis on the Meander, Beçin Castle and medieval town, Bodrum Castle (Museum of Underwater Archaeology), Euromos — Temple of Zeus, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Uzunyuva — Mausoleum of Hecatomnus and Museum Complex, Zeki Müren Arts Museum, Kayaköy (ghost village), Letoon, Patara (ancient city and beach), Tlos, Tomb of Amyntas, Xanthos, Çeşme Castle and Museum, Didyma — Temple of Apollo, Magnesia on the Maeander, Miletus Museum, Miletus, Nysa on the Maeander, Priene, Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (Green Madrasa), İznik Museum (Nilüfer Hatun Imaret), Edirne Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Assos (Behramkale), Troy Museum, Troy, Taksiyarhis Monument Museum, Kaunos and the Dalyan rock tombs, Knidos, Marmaris Castle and Museum, Stratonikeia, İzmir Archaeological Museum, Smyrna Agora, Teos, Bergama Museum, Pergamon Acropolis, Asklepion of Pergamon, Red Basilica (Kızıl Avlu), Burdur Museum, Kibyra, Sagalassos, Anemurium, Gözne Castle, Heaven and Hell sinkholes, Kanlıdivane, Kızkalesi (Maiden's Castle), Mamure Castle, Mersin Museum, Narlıkuyu Mosaic Museum, Tarsus and St Paul's Well, Uzuncaburç (Diocaesarea), Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum, Gordion (Museum and royal tumulus), Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Museum of the Republic (Second Parliament Building), Roman Baths of Ankara, Çatalhöyük, Karatay Madrasa (Tile Museum), Aizanoi — Temple of Zeus, ETİ Archaeological Museum, Alacahöyük, Boğazköy Museum, Çorum Museum, Hattuşa (Hittite capital), Amasya Museum, Sivas Archaeological Museum, Ihlara Valley, Monastery Valley, Güzelyurt, Saratlı Kırkgöz Underground City, St Mercurius Underground City, Sümela Monastery, Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion), Samsun Museum, Sinop Historical Prison, Sinop Museum, Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery, Akdamar Church (Holy Cross), Ishak Pasha Palace, Van Fortress, Erzurum Castle, Erzurum Museum, Yakutiye Madrasa, Göbeklitepe, Karahantepe, Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum & Haleplibahçe Mosaics, Dara, Hasankeyf, Gaziantep Castle, Zeugma ancient city, Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum (İçkale), Arslantepe, Mount Nemrut, Perre
Source: muze.gov.tr product page
Museum Pass Cappadocia
€65
From 1 April 2027: €75
3 days · Cappadocia (Nevşehir, Aksaray)
Valid 3 days from the first entry; one entry per museum.
On this site: Derinkuyu Underground City, Göreme Open-Air Museum, Kaymaklı Underground City, Paşabağ (Monks Valley), Zelve Open-Air Museum
Source: muze.gov.tr product page
Museum Pass The Mediterranean
€90
From 1 April 2027: €100
7 days · Antalya, Mersin, Adana and Denizli
Valid 7 days from the first entry; one entry per museum.
• Not valid for evening openings.
• Not valid at the Pamukkale Antique Pool.
On this site: Alanya Castle, Alanya Museum, Andriake, Antalya Museum, Aspendos, Myra, Olympos, Perge, Phaselis, Side (ancient city and Temple of Apollo), Church of St Nicholas (Demre), Termessos, Pamukkale travertines and Hierapolis, Laodicea, Patara (ancient city and beach), Xanthos, Kibyra, Gözne Castle, Heaven and Hell sinkholes, Kanlıdivane, Kızkalesi (Maiden's Castle), Mamure Castle, Mersin Museum, Narlıkuyu Mosaic Museum, Tarsus and St Paul's Well, Uzuncaburç (Diocaesarea)
Source: muze.gov.tr product page
Museum Pass The Aegean
€95
From 1 April 2027: €105
7 days · İzmir, Aydın, Muğla and Denizli
Valid 7 days from the first entry; one entry per museum.
• Not valid for evening openings.
• Not valid at the Pamukkale Antique Pool.
On this site: Basilica of St John, Ephesus Museum, Ephesus, Terrace Houses of Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Hierapolis Archaeology Museum, Pamukkale travertines and Hierapolis, Laodicea, Beçin Castle and medieval town, Bodrum Castle (Museum of Underwater Archaeology), Euromos — Temple of Zeus, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Uzunyuva — Mausoleum of Hecatomnus and Museum Complex, Zeki Müren Arts Museum, Kayaköy (ghost village), Letoon, Tlos, Tomb of Amyntas, Çeşme Castle and Museum, Didyma — Temple of Apollo, Magnesia on the Maeander, Miletus Museum, Miletus, Nysa on the Maeander, Priene, Kaunos and the Dalyan rock tombs, Knidos, Marmaris Castle and Museum, Stratonikeia, İzmir Archaeological Museum, Teos, Bergama Museum, Pergamon Acropolis, Asklepion of Pergamon, Red Basilica (Kızıl Avlu), Aizanoi — Temple of Zeus
Source: muze.gov.tr product page
Prices match the ministry's tariff in force since 1 March 2024 (directive, annex 2). Buy the pass on muze.gov.tr or at the ticket office of a covered museum.
New prices apply from 1 April 2027, set by the ministry's board on 27 August and 4 September 2026 (table III, PDF). The beach PassCards then cost: Olympos €65, Patara €60, Phaselis €65.
Does it pay off?
Add up the single e-ticket prices of the places you really plan to see. Below: the sum for the places on this site that each pass covers and whose euro price we could check. Sites priced in lira (Topkapı, the ferries) are left out of the sum.
| Pass | Pass price | Single tickets (checked) | Counted places | From 1 April 2027 (pass / single tickets) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museum Pass İstanbul | €105 | €72 | 3 of 4 covered places on this site have a checked euro price | €120 / €81 |
| Museum Pass Türkiye | €165 | €895 | 98 of 135 covered places on this site have a checked euro price | €185 / €885 |
| Museum Pass Cappadocia | €65 | €70 | 5 of 5 covered places on this site have a checked euro price | €75 / €78 |
| Museum Pass The Mediterranean | €90 | €166 | 14 of 26 covered places on this site have a checked euro price | €100 / €189 |
| Museum Pass The Aegean | €95 | €251 | 22 of 36 covered places on this site have a checked euro price | €105 / €209 |
Topkapı Palace (combined ticket 2,750 TL) is on the Istanbul and Türkiye passes and changes the sum a lot; it is priced in Turkish lira, so we do not convert it.
Not covered
- Dolmabahçe Palace
- Hagia Sophia (mosque)
- Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum
- Basilica Cistern
- Uçhisar Castle
MüzeKart (Turkish citizens)
At state museums and sites, Turkish citizens cannot buy a single ticket: they enter with a MüzeKart. The pass pages state that citizens can buy a MüzeKart for 200 TL. It is personal and valid for one year. Citizens aged 18 and under or 65 and over enter free with a QR code in the Türkiye'nin Müzeleri app.
Evening openings need a 200 TL add-on ticket on top of the MüzeKart. A disability MüzeKart is free.
Not valid at: the Topkapı Harem, Hagia Irene, the Selamlık at Dolmabahçe, the Dark Church at Göreme, the Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum, the Ephesus Terrace Houses, and a few other sites.
Sources: Ministry of Culture and Tourism — MüzeKart page · Ministry of Culture and Tourism — MüzeKart page · Ministry of Culture and Tourism — MüzeKart page · Ministry of Culture and Tourism — e-ticket rules · National Palaces Administration — visitor information. Checked 30 Sep 2026.