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Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum

Carpet weaving display at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Istanbul

Sultanahmet  •  $$

Housed in the 16th-century İbrahim Pasha Palace on the Hippodrome, this museum holds one of the world’s finest collections of antique carpets, along with calligraphy, ceramics and woodwork spanning the Islamic world. A calm, rewarding stop between the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia.

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Sultanahmet · İbrahim Pasha Palace · antique carpets and Islamic art

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