r/istanbul • u/the_eevlillest • 2d ago
Travel I need help...tickets and conflicting information
I have been reading so many posts about visiting various sites and they all conflict.
Visiting Istanbul in August.
Must see sites:
-Ayasophya.
-Blue Mosque.
-Topkapi Palace.
Some people say the sites are free but that does not seem to be true now.
There are a lot of sites claiming they sell tickets, but also many warnings about false tickets.
The one which seems the most official is muze.gen.tr. (linked).
We are history people and want to be able to spend some time at each site and not do the standard 'Viator' type tour. (Please no comments about any of these not being 'worth it'.)
Please help?