Free entertainment in Istanbul
Free entertainment in Istanbul is one of the attractions that should not be forgotten when traveling to this city. Istanbul is the city of colors and songs, and it is not bad to know that you can easily enjoy a lot of entertainment in this city without spending special and extreme expenses.
In recent years, this lively and busy city of the world has become one of the tourist destinations, and many travelers and tourists travel to Turkey, Istanbul and other cities of this country every year. In this article, as Manolya Tours, we will introduce you to free and attractive entertainment in Istanbul.
Free entertainment in Istanbul
Undoubtedly, we all think that if an activity is more expensive, a product has a higher price, or we generally pay more to do everyday things, then that activity and entertainment is worth more.
But the interesting thing is that in the city of Istanbul, you can easily enjoy free entertainments that are in the category of the most attractive and luxurious entertainments, but all of them are available to you without paying any fees.
1- Free visit to Istanbul Modern Museum
One of the free entertainments in Istanbul is visiting the modern art museum of this city. On Thursdays, you can easily visit the beautiful works of this museum without paying the slightest fee. All works presented in this museum belong to Turkish artists as well as international artists.
In general, Istanbul Modern Museum has several seasonal exhibitions as well as 5 permanent exhibitions. The Museum of Modern Art was officially opened in 2004 in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul and started its activity.
This museum is considered as the first private collection of the city, which displays contemporary art and modern art in one space. The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art has two floors, on the first floor you will find numerous and diverse works of art, and on the second floor you will find a coffee shop and a store selling cultural and artistic products.
The museum is open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Thursdays from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm it opens its doors to tourists and travelers free of charge.
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Address: Meclis-i Mebusan Cad. Liman İşletmeleri Sahası Antrepo No: 4, 34433 Karaköy – İSTANBUL
2 – Good times on Galata
If you have not traveled to Istanbul, it is not bad to know that Galata Bridge is generally considered one of the tourist attractions of this city that people visit to spend their free time.
This bridge connects the Golden Horn from two sides and is located in the center of Istanbul, which is always one of the best places for people to cross and is categorized as free entertainment in Istanbul.
Visiting local restaurants and walking on the Galata Bridge is a pleasure for tourists and young couples. Usually, all the people on this bridge are seen fishing most of the time.
Among the things you can do on this 490-meter bridge is to take attractive group photos and selfies and create a memorable image in your memories from this 19th century monument. Seagulls are flying over the bridge and we advise you not to miss visiting the seafood shops on this bridge.
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Address: Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Galata Köprüsü, 34425 Beyoğlu, Turkey – İSTANBUL
3 – Visit the colorful neighborhood of Balat
Balat neighborhood is one of the famous and old neighborhoods of Istanbul, which has attracted the attention of many travelers and tourists due to its cleanliness and the use of various and happy colors.
Visiting this neighborhood is one of the free entertainments in Istanbul, and even the attractions in the buildings can be visited for free.
Before this neighborhood became a public space, it belonged to orthodox families who were in the middle class and living in the city of Istanbul. For this reason, you can see the colorful and beautiful houses of this neighborhood, tourist attractions and other beautiful buildings such as St.
Stephen’s Church, St. George’s Church and Fener Greek Orthodox College for free. As Manolya Tours, we have daily private walking Istanbul old city tour and Princes Islands Tour from Istanbul. You can discover hidden history of Istanbul with us.
Address: 34087 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
4 – See the famous and beautiful Bosphorus
The Bosporus is one of the free attractions and entertainment in Istanbul that you have undoubtedly heard of even if you have not traveled to this city. This attractive and spectacular neighborhood is very famous and is considered one of the most spectacular and attractive neighborhoods in Istanbul.
Bebek and Ortaköy neighborhoods also have a good view of the Bosphorus neighborhood and have first-class and easy access from this neighborhood.
You can easily visit these neighborhoods using a bus or even reach Taksim Square. One of the spectacular and exceptional sights that can be seen from these two neighborhoods in the Bosphorus neighborhood is the movement of ships on the water, which will remind you of sea trips.
It goes without saying that the historical and old Ortaköy Mosque is one of the other attractions of this neighborhood, which is one of the free entertainments in Istanbul, and we recommend you to visit it as well.
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5 – Visit the largest indoor market in the world
If you are among the people who enjoy shopping, we must tell you that one of the free entertainments in Istanbul is walking in the largest covered market in the world and also shopping in this market.
If you don’t intend to buy, you can just walk in this lively and busy market and enjoy seeing the shops, goods and the beautiful architecture of the Grand Bazaar.
There are 4000 business units in this market, and if you plan to buy, you will do all your shopping in this market. It goes without saying that shopping in this market requires your own skills, so we recommend you to read the Istanbul Grand Bazaar article, or if you have a friend or acquaintance in Istanbul, ask him for help, otherwise, read other people’s experiences and ask them.
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Address: Beyazıt, Kalpakçılar Cd. No:22, 34126 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
6- Always free art galleries on İstiklal street
One of the famous streets of Istanbul is İstiklal Street, where many art galleries are located. In this place you can easily meet different and famous people.
One of the unique features of İstiklal Street is that its galleries are considered to be part of free entertainment in Istanbul, and by the way, they are also considered the center of the city’s artistic and cultural developments.
In some galleries, you are facing the most famous and famous exhibition works, among these galleries, Art Gallery, New Gallery can be mentioned. Among the galleries located on İstiklal Street, the most beautiful gallery; It is a unique building that has a separate gallery on each floor.
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Address: Beyoğlu/Istanbul, Turkey
7- Visiting the historic Zeyrek Mosque in Istanbul
The historical Zeyrek Mosque is considered one of the most visited and spectacular buildings in the city of Istanbul, which, in addition to its tourist attractions and sights, has also preserved an interesting and audible history in its heart.
This building is considered in the category of free entertainment in Istanbul. This place used to be a monastery that belonged to Pantones.
This monastery consisted of 2 separate buildings, one of which was an Orthodox church and the other was a religious church. After the Ottomans came to power, the church fell and the current use of this building was changed to a mosque.
Zeyrek Mosque, which is considered to be one of these two religious and ancient buildings belonging to the Byzantine period in Istanbul, has become one of the most visited free entertainments in Istanbul.
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Address: Zeyrek, İbadethane Sk. No:2, 34083 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
8- A memorable excursion in Salt Galata
Salt Galata, which belongs to the Ottoman period, was the bank building of this government in the past, and now, due to its unique and special atmosphere and its unique architecture, it is included in the category of free entertainment in Istanbul, which people and tourists can enjoy without paying. They can visit it at no cost.
The architecture and interior decoration of Salt Galata is modern and up-to-date, and facilities such as a library and an exhibition are built into it. In addition, many galleries are set up in this building, and next to them there is a restaurant, coffee shop, book store and cultural products supply store.
The most interesting part of the Salt Galata building is the Osmani Bank Museum, which is also one of the free entertainments in Istanbul.
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Address: Azapkapı, Bankalar Cd. No:11, 34420 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey
9- Do not forget the Blue Mosque of Istanbul
One of the famous symbols of Istanbul that you must have seen many times is the Blue Mosque. The Blue Mosque, which is one of the free entertainments in Istanbul, is one of the most famous places in the city where you can enjoy seeing the eye-catching architecture of this building.
There is no need to pay a special fee to enter this mosque, and it is not bad to know that its original name is Sultan Ahmed Mosque, which is known as the Blue Mosque due to the special color of the tiles. Around this mosque, you will see 3 other mosques, which you will be free to visit.
Suleymaniye Mosque and Eyüp Sultan Mosque, both of which are free, and Hagia Sophia Mosque Museum, which requires a fee to enter.
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Address: Sultan Ahmet, Atmeydanı Cd. No:7, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
10- Paintings as old as history
This strange museum, which is considered a painting museum, is the first experience of the Turkish people in the field of sculpture and visual arts, which was opened directly by Atatürk in 1937. Except for Sundays and Mondays, visiting this painting and sculpture museum will be completely free of charge.
This museum is considered one of the free entertainments in Istanbul. If you plan to visit this museum on Sundays and Mondays, you can visit this modern and creative space for half the price in the afternoons. As Manolya Tours, we also advise you Princes Islands Tour from Istanbul.
Address: Dolmabahce Cad. Akatlar Duragi | Besiktas Merkez, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
11- The colorful sky of Karaköy Street
Wall paintings of Karaköy region is an interesting, spectacular and permanent exhibition that is included in the category of free entertainment in Istanbul, and visiting it requires little time. This neighborhood is located in the southern part of Taksim Square and we suggest you to visit this neighborhood if you travel to Istanbul.
It goes without saying that as soon as you enter the Karaköy neighborhood, you are faced with a colorful staircase and beautiful hanging umbrellas that hang from the ceiling and invite you to a celebration of color and light. Karaköy neighborhood is like a free photography studio where you can easily take beautiful selfies, family and friendly photos in this place.
If you go to Karaköy, include visiting the cafes of this neighborhood in your planning.
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Address: Müeyyedzade, Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey
12- Art tour in Pera Museum
Among other free entertainments in Istanbul is Pera Museum, which is completely free to visit on Fridays from 6 pm to 10 pm. Pera Museum is one of the sightseeing options of the city, which as Manolya Tours, we recommend you to include in your schedule.
The museum building belongs to the 19th century and you can easily see various types of special arts and oriental paintings in it. Of course, all the sights of the museum are not limited to these few factors. In this building, various seasonal exhibitions are held continuously.
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Address: Asmalı Mescit, Meşrutiyet Cd. No:65, 34430 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey
Istanbul and a city of free entertainment
The city of Istanbul, like any other city in the world, has its own recreational and tourist attractions that are both free and can be used by paying a fee. Of course, sometimes free entertainment and entertainment that are provided to us without paying anything are more enjoyable than some expensive entertainment.
We suggest that you prepare everything for a good and complete trip to this city by buying an Istanbul tour from Manolya Tours.
