What you'll hear inside Istanbul Archaeological Museums:

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  Çinili Köşk

  Built in 1472 by Sultan Mehmed II as a pleasure pavilion, the Çinili Köşk is the oldest surviving non-religious Ottoman building in Istanbul.

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  Sarcophagus Chamber of Sidon (Halls VIII and IX)

  Rooms VIII and IX house the royal sarcophagi from the necropolis at Sidon — the most celebrated pieces in the entire complex.

• 3
  Gallery of Classical Archaeology

  The Classical Archaeology Gallery occupies the main building and forms the museum's most celebrated collection, featuring Greek, Roman and Phoenician sculpture and sarcophagi — most notably the royal…

• 4
  Troy Exhibition

  Located on the second floor, the Troy Exhibition recreates aspects of the ancient city's archaeological excavations through stratigraphic replicas and period documentation.

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  Exterior courtyard with porphyry sarcophagi

  The outer courtyard of Istanbul's Archaeological Museums displays a striking collection of porphyry sarcophagi—carved from the deep purple stone historically reserved for royalty and the imperial…

• 6
  Hall of the Treaty of Qadesh

  This room houses the Qadesh Treaty tablet — the oldest known written peace agreement — displayed rather discreetly, almost tucked away in a corner of the ancient Near Eastern art collection.

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  Turkish Tiles and Ceramics Collection

  Housed in the Çinilli Pavilion, the oldest surviving non-religious Ottoman building in Istanbul, this collection's finest piece is the Karaman Mihrab — a blue mihrab clad in decorative tiles.