Places to visit

The museum was established from the “Prehistory Department Collection” created by Prof. Dr. Halet Çambel. Since the 1940s, the Archaeology Department professors of Istanbul University have conducted significant excavations spanning from Prehistoric to Classical periods across Turkey. Some artifacts unearthed from these excavations were brought to Istanbul University for repair and study, and stored in…

Istanbul University Beyazıt Tower Monument Museum Museum Name: Istanbul University Beyazıt Tower Monument Museum Affiliated Unit: Istanbul University, Corporate Communications Coordination Supervising Museum: Istanbul Archaeology Museums Directorate About the Museum: Historically, like all medieval cities, Istanbul had towers for surveillance and guiding ships. To protect the city from frequent fires, the Fire Brigade was established…

The bath, part of the II. Bayezid Complex, is dated to 1507-1508 based on some documents from the Prime Ministry Ottoman Archives. Known as the “New Bath” in records, it was built as a double bath for public use by Gülbahar Hatun, the wife of II. Bayezid. The bath, also referred to as “Patrona Bath”…

The Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum (İRHM), Turkey’s first plastic arts museum, was established on July 18, 1937, in the Crown Prince’s Quarters of Dolmabahçe Palace. This significant cultural institution was inaugurated by Atatürk on September 20, 1937. The museum’s management was initially tied to the Academy of Fine Arts, now known as Mimar Sinan…

The History of the Collection at the Museum of Medicine and Deontology The collection at the Museum of Medicine and Deontology, under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Nil Sarı, Head of the Department of Deontology and Medical History, began to be formed in 1983. It has been amassed through purchases and donations from various sources…

The foundation of Turkey’s first Pharmacy History Museum was laid in 1960 with a personal collection by Prof. Dr. Turhan Baytop. In 1962, Hayrullah Örs, the Director of the Topkapi Palace Museum, donated some items from the Hekimbaşı room to the university to enrich the pharmacy collection. The collection was further enhanced by donations from…