Yapı Kredi Bank Vedat Nedim Tör Museum

Yapı Kredi Bank Vedat Nedim Tör Museum is located in the Beyoğlu district, which houses many culture-art-oriented locations on the European side of Istanbul. The museum is located on İstiklal Street and makes the memory of Vedat Nedim Tör survive. Vedat Nedim Tör who died in 1985, served as a cultural and art consultant at Yapı Kredi Bank for 25 years and signed numerous events in this context.

Authentic objects of Turkish cultural life make up an important part of the collection in the museum, which can be visited for free. Embroidery, fabrics, various items made of metal, rosaries stand out within these collections.

Another interesting theme of the museum is Coins consisting of more than 50 thousand pieces. You can see coins belonging to various countries from the time of Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire. The diversity of coins is rare in terms of geography because interesting coins of many countries from the continent of America to Asia are displayed here. On the other hand, Ottoman medals also attract attention.

Additionally, you can also closely examine figures related to the Shadow Show of Karagoz Hacivat, which has a separate place in Turkish culture in the museum, which is an important destination in terms of culture and art, and you can see famous sculptures, although there is a few. The museum, which is open every day of the week, closes at 18:45. The opening hour is 10:00 between Monday and Friday and 11:00 on Saturdays and 13:00 on Sundays.