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New openings in 2024
The St. Saviour in Chora (Kariye) is re-opened after years of restorations as a mosque and a museum.
Entrance fees in 2024
As of 1st of March 2024, many State museums' fees are set in Euros, to be paid its equivalent in Turkish Liras.
Museum Pass
You can buy the "Museum Pass" for foreigners which is valid for 5 days in various museums of Istanbul.
Museums open 7 days
Many State museums in Istanbul operate 7 days a week, except Topkapi Palace.
Banks in Istanbul
First banking activities in Turkey started in early 1800s in Istanbul with the so-called money-changers and the Galata bankers. At that time, all banking activities were carried out by these money-changers, and The Galata bankers consisted mostly of the ethnic-minorities in Istanbul.
Today, Istanbul has a constant growing economy and it's the financial capital of Turkey. Most of the business and export/import in the country evolves in Istanbul. Therefore many private and state banks have their presence with their head offices, hundreds of branches in different districts of the city, and thousands of ATM's. Below is a list of banking institutions in Istanbul.
PS: Banks are usually open between 09:00 - 17:00 during weekdays, closed on weekends and religious or national holidays. Some bank branches in big shopping malls have longer working hours and are open during weekends as well.
| Name | Phone (+90) | Fax (+90) | Web Address | ||||||
| Adabank | 212-272 64 20 | 212-272 64 38 | www.adabank.com.tr | ||||||
| Akbank | 212-385 55 55 | 212-269 77 87 | www.akbank.com | ||||||
| Anadolubank | 212-368 70 00 | 212-296 57 15 | www.anadolubank.com.tr | ||||||
| Fiba Bank | 212-381 82 00 | 212-258 37 78 | www.fibabanka.com.tr | ||||||
| Sekerbank | 212-319 70 00 | 212-245 68 37 | www.sekerbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Tekstil Bank | 212-335 53 35 | 212-328 13 28 | www.tekstilbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Turkish Bank | 212-225 03 30 | 212-225 03 53 | www.turkishbank.com | ||||||
| Turk Ekonomi Bank | 212-251 21 21 | 212-249 65 68 | www.teb.com.tr | ||||||
| Garanti Bank | 212-318 18 18 | 212-318 18 88 | www.garanti.com.tr | ||||||
| HalkBank | 216-503 70 70 | 212-340 93 99 | www.halkbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Is Bank | 212-316 00 00 | 212-316 09 00 | www.isbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Vakiflar Bank | 212-398 15 15 | 212-398 11 55 | www.vakifbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Yapi Kredi Bank | 212-339 70 00 | 212-339 60 00 | www.ykb.com.tr | ||||||
| Ziraat Bank | 312-584 20 00 | 312-584 25 51 | www.ziraatbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Foreign Banks | |||||||||
| Alternatif Bank | 212-315 65 00 | 212-233 15 00 | www.alternatifbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Arap Turk Bank | 212-225 05 00 | 212-225 05 26 | www.arabturkbank.com | ||||||
| Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ | 216-600 30 00 | 216-290 64 73 | www.tu.bk.mufg.jp | ||||||
| Burgan Bank | 212-371 37 37 | 212-371 42 42 | www.burgan.com.tr | ||||||
| Denizbank | 212-355 08 00 | 212-274 79 93 | www.denizbank.com | ||||||
| Deutsche Bank | 212-317 01 00 | 212-317 01 05 | www.deutschebank.com.tr | ||||||
| QNB Finans Bank | 212-318 50 00 | 212-318 55 78 | www.qnbfinansbank.com | ||||||
| HSBC Bank | 212-366 30 00 | 212-366 33 83 | www.hsbc.com.tr | ||||||
| ING Bank | 212-335 10 00 | 212-286 61 00 | www.ingbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Odea Bank | 212-304 84 44 | 212-304 84 45 | www.odeabank.com.tr | ||||||
| RaboBank | 212-708 46 00 | 212-708 46 99 | www.rabobank.com.tr | ||||||
| Turkland Bank | 212-368 34 34 | 212-368 35 35 | www.tbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 212-359 40 40 | 212-359 50 50 | www.rbsbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Bank Mellat | 212-279 80 15 | 212-284 62 14 | www.mellatbank.com | ||||||
| Habib Bank Limited | 212-246 02 20 | 212-234 08 07 | www.habibbank.com.tr | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 212-326 83 00 | 212-326 83 84 | www.jpmorgan.com | ||||||
| Societe Generale | 212-319 34 00 | 212-282 18 44 | www.sgcib.com | ||||||
| Development and Investment Banks | |||||||||
| Aktif Yatirim Bank | 212-340 80 00 | 212-340 89 87 | www.aktifbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Diler Yatirim Bank | 212-253 66 30 | 212-253 94 54 | www.dilerbank.com.tr | ||||||
| GSD Yatirim Bank | 216-489 97 50 | 216-489 97 81 | www.gsdbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Istanbul Takas-Saklama Bank | 212-315 25 25 | 212-315 25 26 | www.takasbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Nurol Yatirim Bank | 212-286 81 00 | 212-286 80 01 | www.nurolbank.com.tr | ||||||
| Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bank | 212-334 50 50 | 212-243 29 75 | www.tskb.com.tr | ||||||
| BankPozitif Kalkinma Bank | 212-290 32 32 | 212-290 32 12 | www.bankpozitif.com.tr | ||||||
| Merrill Lynch Yatirim Bank | 212-319 95 00 | 212-319 95 01 | www.ml.com.tr | ||||||
| Pasha Yatirim Bank | 212-705 89 00 | 212-345 07 12 | www.pashabank.com.tr | ||||||
| Standard Chartered Yatirim Bank | 212-339 37 00 | 212-282 63 01 | www.standardchartered.com.tr | ||||||
Source: Banks Association of Turkey (TBB)
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