Summer and winter schedules are applied for visiting hours of Hagia Sophia Museum and its organizational units.
Hagia Sophia museum is closed on Mondays.
Visiting hours of the museum: 09:00 - 19:00
Ticket office is closed on 18:00.
Kariye Museum is closed on Wednesdays.
Visiting hours of the museum: 09:00 – 19:00
Ticket office is closed on 18:00.
Great Palace Mosaic Museum is closed on Mondays.
Visiting hours of the museum: 09:00 – 19:00
Ticket office is closed on 18:00.

Hagia Sophia Museum and its organizational units are opened to visits during national days, while are opened at 13:00 in the first days of religious festivals.

Turkish children and teenagers 18 years old or younger.
Foreign national children 12 years old or younger.

Müzekart can be purchased from the museums and historical sites of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism by submitting the Republic of Turkey identity card. Please visit www.muzekart.com for detailed information.

In accordance with the Directive for Procedures and Principles to be applied at the Entrances of Museums and Historical Sites; it can be used by Turkish citizens. Also, Müzekart can be issued for foreign students attending associate degree, graduate or post graduate programs in the higher education institutions of our country and the citizens of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus receiving education in higher education institutions of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus subject to the Council of Higher Education. Müzekart can be issued by Ankara Ticket Office Tracking Center for individuals with diplomatic status working for foreign missions and representations in Turkey and their immediate relatives. The price of MüzeKart is TL 20. The specified tariff is applied with 50% discount for teachers holding identification card of Ministry of National Education and students older than 18 years old. The citizens of republic of Turkey within the scope of the 3rd Article of this directive (excluding clause 3.13) can purchase Müzekart for TL 5. Price reductions can be applied for group buying. The quantity of Müzekart for price reduction and reduction rates are determined by the Board Resolution of Revolving Funds Enterprise. Detailed information is available in www.muzekart.com.

Müzekart is valid for 1 year beginning from the issuance date. Detailed information is available in www.muzekart.com.

Hagia Sophia Museum Directorate only assigns the venue regarding the Hagia Irene Monument. You can draw information from the related agencies and institutes.

Please visit our “Public Service Standards” section for photograph or film shooting procedures for Hagia Sophia Museum and its organizational units.

Museum Directorate should be called for making an appointment and the official trip program prepared by the School Directorate should be previously transmitted via fax for inner city school trips.

The official trip letter prepared by the School Directorate should be previously transmitted via fax for exurban school trips.