Post Museum

Post Museum is a museum in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Post Museum is situated nearby to Grand Post Office, as well as near the mosque Hobyar Mescidi.

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—noon and 12:30 PM—4:00 PM
Type: Museum
Also known as: “PTT Müzesi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Spice Bazaar.

Hagia Sophia

Mosque

Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.

Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. Hagia Sophia is situated 1 km southeast of Post Museum.

Spice Bazaar

Shopping center

Photo: Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. Spice Bazaar is situated 300 metres northwest of Post Museum.

Topkapı Palace

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1853, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans. Topkapı Palace is situated 1 km east of Post Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eminönü and Mollafenari.

Eminönü

Quarter

Photo: HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0.

Eminönü, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of Istanbul within the Fatih district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.

Mollafenari

Suburb

Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mollafenari is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 99. It is on the European side of Istanbul.