Audio Guides
Get your audio guide to Topkapi Palace and visit at your own pace!
An audio guide offers a flexible and budget-friendly way to explore historical sites, providing you with a narrated journey that enhances your understanding. With the Topkapi Palace audio guide, you can delve into the world of Ottoman sultans, exploring the heart of their former empire, including the legendary harem, all while immersing yourself in history, treasures, and stories.
The self-guided audio tour not only provides valuable information but also offers the convenience to personalize your experience and explore the heritage of Topkapi Palace at your own pace.
New
Audio Guides of the
Topkapi Palace
Choose your favorite audio guide and discover the Topkapi Palace today!
A time journey through the Ottoman centuries
With this special Audio Guide you will explore the grand Topkapı Palace Museum, in which once, more than 5,000 people lived. Including members of the ruling family, senior administrators, servants and soldiers. The conqueror of Istanbul, Fatih Sultan Mehmed, had the idea to build a mighty palace right where the Acropolis from Byzantine times stood and where the beauty of the hills was so fascinating. From here one was also best protected from opponents and enemies. The palace had consciously a dominant position and offered a wide view over the Bosphorus.
The high wall reached from the Golden Horn to the Sea of Marmara and separated the palace from the rest of the city. The walls built by the Byzantines, stretching along the coast of the Sea of Marmara from the eastern corner of the palace to the Theodosian walls, protected against the dangers of the water.
The area of the palace is twice as large as the area of the Vatican. The complex is divided into four courtyards and separates individual parts from each other. It consists of small pavilions, studios, reception rooms, mosques, baths, gardens, kitchens, libraries, and of course, the harem. All Ottoman rulers endeavored to expand and enrich the complex over the centuries.
Today, the collections and treasures of Ottoman rule can be admired in hundreds of rooms, including relics such as the footprint of the Prophet Muhammad. Visit nearly 500 years of eventful history and reward yourself with the magnificent views of the city and the Bosphorus, as the Sultans once did.
Discover the Topkapi Palace at your own pace! Check our the free preview of the Topkapi Palace audio guide here!
Best Guided Tour Options to Topkapi Palace
LEARN MORE
LEARN MORE