Museum Card price for Turkey 2024
The Museum Card, which allows unlimited access to museums in Turkey for a year, has been announced for 2024. The Museum Card and the different type of ticket prices range from 60 TRY to 4.000 TRY. According to the price determined by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the fee of the Museum Card (Muzekart), which provides unlimited access to more than 300 museums and ruins for a year.
Museum lists that can be visited in Istanbul with the Museum Card: Hagia Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul Archeology Museum, Fethiye Museum, Galata Mevlevihanesi Museum, Hisarlar Museum (Rumeli Fortress), Islamic Science and Technology Center Museum, Adam Mickiewicz Museum, Chora Museum, Great Palace Mosaics Museum, Turkish and the Museum of Islamic Art, the Museum of Tombs.
Museum Card types and prices
According to the official website, here are five types of museum cards that you can buy.
- Museum Pass Turkiye: With Museum Pass Turkiye, you can visit more than three hundred museums and archaeological sites that belong to Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism for fifteen days and enjoy your trip through time. The price of Museum Pass Turkey which is valid for fifteen days starting from your first museum and archaeological site entrance is 3.500 TL.
- MuseumPass Istanbul: In Istanbul, 13 museums under the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism can be visited for 5 days with MuseumPass Istanbul. The price of MuseumPass Istanbul, which is valid for 5 days from your first visit to the museum and the archaeological sites, is 2.500 TL.
- Museum Pass Cappadocia: With Museum Pass Cappadocia, you can visit more than ten museums and archaeological sites that belong to Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Nevsehir for three days and enjoy your trip through time. The price of Museum Pass Cappadocia which is valid for three days starting from your first museum and archaeological site entrance is 1.500 TL
- Museum Pass The Mediterranean: With Museum Pass The Mediterranean, you can visit more than fifty museums and archaeological sites that belong to Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Antalya, Mersin, Adana, Denizli for seven days and enjoy your trip through time. The price of Museum Pass The Mediterranean which is valid for seven days starting from your first museum and archaeological site entrance is 2.200 TL.
- Museum Pass The Aegean: With Museum Pass The Aegean, you can visit more than sixty museums and archaeological sites that belong to Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Izmir, Aydin, Mugla, Denizli for 7 days and enjoy your trip through time. The price of Museum Pass the Aegean which is valid for seven days starting from your first museum and archaeological site entrance is 2.500 TL.
- Mobile Museum Card: 60 TL
- Muzekart+: 60 TL
In addition, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism offered combined tickets, e-tickets and museum tickets with different contents:
- Ephesus Ruins + Ephesus Museum + Yamaçevler + St. Jean Ruins Combined Ticket: 1250 TL
- Combined (Ephesus Ruins-Efes Yamaçevler) E-Ticket: 950 TL
- Hierapolis Archaeological Site& Hierapolis Museum + Laodicea Archaeological Site Combined Ticket: 850 TL
- Troy Archaeological Site + Troy Museum and Assos Archaeological Site Combined Ticket: 850 TL
- Izmir Ephesus Ruins E-Ticket: 700 TL
- Pamukkale Ruins and Archeology E-Ticket: 700 TL
- Galata Tower Museum E-Ticket: 650 TL
- Single Ticket (Çanakkale Troy Museum + Ruins + Ers): 600 TL
- Combined Ticket (Bodrum Underwater Archeology-Serçe Harbor Glass Shipwreck Exhibition Hall) E-Ticket: 500 TL
- Nevşehir Göreme Ruins E-Ticket: 480 TL
- Göbeklitepe Ruins and Göbeklitepe Welcome Center Combined Ticket: 480 TL
- Muğla Bodrum Underwater Archeology Museum E-Ticket: 450 TL
- Şanlıurfa Göbeklitepe Ruins E-Ticket: 450 TL
- Trabzon Sumela Monastery E-Ticket: 450 TL
- St. Nicolas E-Ticket: 390 TL
- Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum E-Ticket: 390 TL
- Single Ticket (Antalya Side Museum + Archaeological Site + Ers): 350 TL
- Izmir Bergama Acropolis Ruins E-Ticket: 340 TL
- Antalya Museum E-Ticket: 340 TL
- Istanbul Archaeological Museum E-Ticket: 340 TL
- Antalya Patara Ruins E-Ticket: 340 TL
- Aksaray Ihlara Valley E-Ticket: 330 TL
- Izmir Efes Yamaçevler E-Ticket: 320 TL
- Izmir Bergama Asklepion Archaeological Site E-Ticket: i300 TL
- Derinkuyu Underground City E-Ticket: 300 TL
- Nevşehir Kaymaklı Underground City E-Ticket: 300 TL
- Antalya Myra Ruins E-Ticket: 300 TL
- Mersin Silifke Heaven and Hell Archaeological Site E-Ticket: 290 TL
- Van Akdamar Memorial Museum E-Ticket: 290 TL
- Aydın Aphrodisias Museum and Ruins E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Alanya Castle E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Denizli Laodicea Ruins E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Çanakkale Assos Ruins E-Ticket: 250 TL
- Perge Ruins E-Ticket: 250 TL
- Izmir Ephesus Museum E-Ticket: 220 TL
- Antalya Olympos Ruins E-Ticket: 220 TL
- Antalya Phaselis Ruins E-Ticket: 220 TL
- Istanbul Islamic Science and Technology. Historical Museum E-Ticket: 210 TL
- Kars Ani Ruins: 180 TL
- Burdur Sagalassos Ruins E-Ticket: 170 TL
- Izmir Agora Ruins E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Aydın Didim Ruins E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Nevşehir Göreme Dark Church E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Izmir Çeşme Museum E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Milet Ruins E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Muğla Marmaris Museum E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Özkonak Underground City E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Izmir St. Jean Ruins E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Ankara Republic Museum E-Ticket: 125 TL
- Adana Archaeological Museum E-Ticket: 100 TL
- Muğla Marmaris Knidos Archaeological Site E-Ticket: 100 TL
- Afyonkarahisar Museum E-Ticket: 90 TL
- Diyarbakır Museum E-Ticket: 70 TL
- Şanlıurfa Göbeklitepe Welcome Center E-Ticket: 70 TL
- Museumpass Türkiye E-Card: 4000 TL
- Museumpass Istanbul E-Card: 2500 TL
- Museumpass Aegean E-Card: 2300 TL
- Museumpass Mediterranean E-Card: 2200 TL
- Museumpass Cappadocia E-Card: 1500 TL
- Ephesus Ruins + Ephesus Museum + Yamaçevler + St. Jean Ruins Combined Ticket: 1250 TL
- Combined (Ephesus Ruins-Efes Yamaçevler) E-Ticket: 950 TL
- Hierapolis Archaeological Site& Hierapolis Museum + Laodicea Archaeological Site Combined Ticket: 850 TL
- Troy Archaeological Site + Troy Museum and Assos Archaeological Site Combined Ticket: 850 TL
- Izmir Ephesus Ruins E-Ticket: 700 TL
- Pamukkale Ruins and Archeology E-Ticket: 700 TL
- Galata Tower Museum E-Ticket: 650 TL
- Single Ticket (Çanakkale Troy Museum + Ruins + Ers): 600 TL
- Combined Ticket (Bodrum Underwater Archeology-Serçe Harbor Glass Shipwreck Exhibition Hall) E-Ticket: 500 TL
- Nevşehir Göreme Ruins E-Ticket: 480 TL
- Göbeklitepe Ruins and Göbeklitepe Welcome Center Combined Ticket: 480 TL
- Muğla Bodrum Underwater Archeology Museum E-Ticket: 450 TL
- Şanlıurfa Göbeklitepe Ruins E-Ticket: 450 TL
- Trabzon Sumela Monastery E-Ticket: 450 TL
- St. Nicolas E-Ticket: 390 TL
- Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum E-Ticket: 390 TL
- Single Ticket (Antalya Side Museum + Archaeological Site + Ers): 350 TL
- Izmir Bergama Acropolis Ruins E-Ticket: 340 TL
- Antalya Museum E-Ticket: 340 TL
- Istanbul Archaeological Museum E-Ticket: 340 TL
- Antalya Patara Ruins E-Ticket: 340 TL
- Aksaray Ihlara Valley E-Ticket: 330 TL
- Izmir Efes Yamaçevler E-Ticket: 320 TL
- Izmir Bergama Asklepion Archaeological Site E-Ticket: 300 TL
- Derinkuyu Underground City E-Ticket: 300 TL
- Nevşehir Kaymaklı Underground City E-Ticket: 300 TL
- Antalya Myra Ruins E-Ticket: 300 TL
- Mersin Silifke Heaven and Hell Archaeological Site E-Ticket: 290 TL
- Van Akdamar Memorial Museum E-Ticket: 290 TL
- Aydın Aphrodisias Museum and Ruins E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Alanya Castle E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Denizli Laodicea Ruins E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum E-Ticket: 280 TL
- Çanakkale Assos Ruins E-Ticket: 250 TL
- Perge Ruins E-Ticket: 250 TL
- Izmir Ephesus Museum E-Ticket: 220 TL
- Antalya Olympos Ruins E-Ticket: 220 TL
- Antalya Phaselis Ruins E-Ticket: 220 TL
- Istanbul Islamic Science and Technology. Historical Museum E-Ticket: 210 TL
- Kars Ani Ruins: 180 TL
- Burdur Sagalassos Ruins E-Ticket: 170 TL
- Izmir Agora Ruins E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Aydın Didim Ruins E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Nevşehir Göreme Dark Church E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Izmir Çeşme Museum E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Milet Ruins E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Muğla Marmaris Museum E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Özkonak Underground City E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Izmir St. Jean Ruins E-Ticket: 130 TL
- Ankara Republic Museum E-Ticket: 125 TL
- Adana Archaeological Museum E-Ticket: 100 TL
- Muğla Marmaris Knidos Archaeological Site E-Ticket: 100 TL
- Afyonkarahisar Museum E-Ticket: 90 TL
- Diyarbakır Museum E-Ticket: 70 TL
- Şanlıurfa Göbeklitepe Welcome Center E-Ticket: 70 TL
Discounted or free entrance to museums
On the other hand, museums and archaeological sites affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism are free for the following groups: 18 years and under 18 years old, 65 years and older citizens of the Republic of Turkey, veterans and their families, families of martyrs, disabled people, enlisted men and soldiers subject to compulsory service, teachers, students studying in the art history and archeology departments of universities, holders of domestic and foreign press ID cards.
How to get a museum card?
Those who want to have a Museum Card can get their cards within 40 seconds by submitting their “Photo ID Card, Passport or Driver’s License” from card printing stations. In addition, by entering the requested information on Muze.gov.tr, they can purchase a card with their credit card. Internet applications are sent to the specified address by courier within 5 days after the system has approved.
There are 8 sales points in Istanbul: Istanbul Archeology Museum, Chora Museum, Topkapi Palace Museum, Hagia Irene Monument Museum, Great Palace Mosaics Museum, Turkish and Islamic Art Museum, Rumeli Fortress.