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The old city, the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus seen from above in Istanbul, Türkiye

The Istanbul Map

This Istanbul map pins every sight on the site by category, with its official price on the pin, so the geography and the money are visible at once. The ranked list is on things to do and the trip plan on the Istanbul city guide homepage.

Quick answer How the city is laid out

Four of the big sights sit within ten minutes of each other in Sultanahmet, on the European side south of the Golden Horn. Beyoğlu and Galata are north of it, up a hill. Kadıköy is across the Bosphorus, twenty minutes by ferry.

Key takeaways

  • Pins carry the official adult price, so the expensive corners of the map are visible at a glance
  • The free pins — mosques, bazaars, the Hippodrome — outnumber the paid ones
  • Everything is reachable on one İstanbulkart at ₺46.20 a ride
  • The three-day route walks these pins in order

The Map

Numbered pins, filterable by category. Prices are official foreign-visitor fares read on 2 September 2026; free sights are marked as such, and the Basilica Cistern shows no price because its new operator publishes none.

Ticketed sights 8 pins

Free 6 pins

Food & markets 3 pins

Neighbourhoods 6 pins

The entries behind the red pins

Prices and ratings are the platform's own figures on 2 September 2026; the official fares are on the pins above.

Visitors on the marble upper gallery of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Türkiye, mosaics lit above the nave from $39.97

Istanbul: Hagia Sophia Skip-the-Line Ticket

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Timed skip-the-line entry to the Hagia Sophia upper gallery, the visitor route since the ground floor returned to worship. The official fare is €25; this listing bundles the queue slot.

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Small group in the tiled corridor of the Harem at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Türkiye from $52.15

Topkapi Palace & Harem Tour (Small Group & Fast Track Entry)

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Three hours in a small group through the palace courts and the Harem, the two tickets Millî Saraylar sells separately, with fast-track entry at the Imperial Gate.

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Crystal staircase inside Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Türkiye from $51.56

Istanbul: Dolmabahce Palace and Harem Fast-Track & Audio

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Fast-track entry and audio guide for Dolmabahçe, whose combined Selamlık, Harem and Painting Museum ticket is 2,000 ₺ at the gate for foreign visitors.

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Sightseeing boat passing waterfront yali houses on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Türkiye from $7.82

Istanbul: Bosphorus Sightseeing Cruise Tour with Audio Guide

★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.6(5,996 reviews)· 2 hours

Two hours up the Bosphorus with audio commentary, the cheapest way to see the palaces and yalıs from the water without a dinner package.

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Prices, ratings and details are the platform's own, checked 2026-09-02; dollar figures are the listed prices — the platform bills in your account's currency.

Map questions

How spread out is Istanbul?

The sights are not: four of the biggest are within ten minutes of each other in Sultanahmet. What is spread out is the city around them — Beyoğlu is up a hill across the Golden Horn, and Kadıköy is a twenty-minute ferry across the Bosphorus.

Which sights are on the European side?

All the ticketed monuments except the Maiden's Tower, which sits on an islet off the Asian shore. The Asian side is where you go to eat rather than to sightsee.

How do I get between the pins?

One İstanbulkart at ₺46.20 a ride covers the tram, the metro, the funiculars and the ferries. Getting around has the three lines that matter.

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