Naval Museum, Beşiktaş: Photos, Reviews & Location

Museum tracing Turkish naval history with artifacts such as Ottoman-era ships & early diving gear.

At a glance

#4 of 6 Tourist attractions in Beşiktaş #3 of 4 Museums in Beşiktaş

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.60

0.1 km from the center of Beşiktaş

Rating breakdown

5 ★76%
4 ★17%
3 ★5%
2 ★1%
1 ★2%

Sinanpaşa, Beşiktaş Cd. No:6 D:1, 34353 Beşiktaş/İstanbul, Türkiye

denizmuzesi.dzkk.tsk.tr

+90 212 327 43 46

Quick facts

What is the rating of Naval Museum?: Naval Museum is rated 4.6 out of 5 based on 14,876 reviews.
How does Naval Museum rank in Beşiktaş?: Naval Museum is #4 of 6 Tourist attractions in Beşiktaş by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Naval Museum located?: Sinanpaşa, Beşiktaş Cd. No:6 D:1, 34353 Beşiktaş/İstanbul, Türkiye — 0.1 km from the center of Beşiktaş.
How can I contact Naval Museum?: Phone: +90 212 327 43 46 · Website: denizmuzesi.dzkk.tsk.tr

Very nice and interesting museum.
Turkiye’s history is absolutely amazing and they know exactly how to cherish and showcase it.

The museum is all about sea related items. Ships, boats, submarines, accessories and diving clothes, weapons…etc

It’s worth the visit.

Lucian Rajah 2023 Dec 12

One of the most underrated museums in Istanbul 🇹🇷⚓⛴️🌊.

Easy to get to from the ferry port and bust stop, lots to see and do, and although they don't accept Muzekart, it's affordable (200TL at the time). I'd recommend taking at least half-a-day to see and experience all the exhibits.

A must visit if you're in Istanbul.

Cüneyt Özkan 2023 Dec 09

Sehr schönes Museum für Geschichtsinteressierte.
Schön wäre ein Museum bei der man auch echte historische Schiffe begehen kann.

Sehr lobenswert das kostenfreie Audio Guide als App zum herunterladen. Da spart man sich eine Führung weil vieles im Detail erklärt wird. Ein Kopfhörer sollte benutzt werden um andere Gäste nicht zu belästigen.

Auch sehr z, das Grabmahl von Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa ist direkt vor dem Museum auf dem Platz.

Dmitry Erokhin 2023 Dec 08

It was a very cool museum, the first time I was in a place there were whole boats. So interesting, recommend looking at this your own eyes

Tara Aydemir 2023 Nov 02

Unfortunately we wanted to visit on a Monday and it was closed so please keep this in mind when planning your visit. We saw some of the museum from the outside next to the seafront and it looked Great. Will definitely make the visit inside next time

Nadja Wehrwein 2023 Sep 03

Super interessant! Wir haben viel über Entwicklung und Geschichte erfahren. Interessant auch die alten Boote in echt zu sehen. Sehr empfehlenswert!

Giray Devlet 2023 Aug 30

Amazing historical voyage of the Turkish Navy, starting from pre-Ottoman until the modern day.

No queues, well organized with explanations in both Turkish and English.

A bit light on the background and significance of some of the pieces. Could benefit from a guide book

Artur Ustayan 2023 Aug 09

Well, few boats, a lot of models, missed submarine. A good place to visit. Worth 200

Gema 2023 Jun 14

Great interesting museum. The history of Turkish Naval is there. Great ship models.

Iñaki Garrido 2023 Jun 10

Very nice museum if you are interested in ships, naval history and paraphernalia...
Absolutely impressive the Sultan's historical Galley apparently from Mehmet II very well preserved. The rest of the galleys (mostly from XIX century) are very nice too. A well documented travel through Otoman history and the battles and navegación history. Very nice collection of old diving equipments too.

Mihai B 2023 Apr 25

The museum has a wide variety of boats, naval and underwater equipment. The exhibition was quite impressive and I definitely recommend it. The ottoman and turkish boats are very well preserved. In my opinion, it's very underrated.

Charlie West 2023 Feb 16

Really good exhibition including long boats, models of ships, guns, swords, paintings and even diving helmets. The price of admission was 200tl.
My only issue is if you have a camera they will ask you to pay 120tl to use it. Taking photos on your phone is free.
There are toilets, a café and they speak English.
The staff are very welcoming.
Easily found, massive sign on the building.
Highly recommended going on a boat tour after (they depart from right next to it)

Nikita G. 2022 Nov 06

This museum would be very interesting for kids and their fathers. The exposition starts with old luxary long boats that are hundreds of years old, then as you go further you can see how the ships have been evolving.

I particularly enjoyed a few rooms showing the history of the diving equipment.

If you are not into this kind of museums you could always have coffee or a beer in the beautiful cafe on the first floor.

The tickets were 100 lira per person in September of 2022.

Egecan Alan Fay 2022 Sep 25

What an amazing museum! Usually off the beaten path regarding places to visit in Istanbul but if you've been here and done the necessary this and that this place is a must visit. They put centuries old Ottoman era boats into the place itself. The explanations of Ottoman/Turkish maritime history is great. Lovely place and has a really cool cafe inside.