Sultan Ahmed Square

Sultan Ahmed Square: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sultan Ahmed Square

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Sultan Ahmed Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.00619, 28.97563. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sultan Ahmed Square

• Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum · museum · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• The Walled Obelisk · fort · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Blue Mosque · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Üçler Mescidi · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Church of the Virgin of the Pharos · church · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Firuz Ağa Mosque · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Cistern of Philoxenos · museum · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Güngörmez Mescidi · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Keçeçizade Fuat Paşa Cami · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Hasan Ağa Nakilbent Camii · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Great Palace Mosaic Museum · fort · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Helvacıbaşı İskenderağa Camii · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Milion · fort · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Theodosius Cistern · museum · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Dizdariye Cami · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Nea Ekklesia · church · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Kapıağası Mahmutağa Cami · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see

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Other other attractions near Sultan Ahmed Square

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• Column of the Goths · attraction · Fatih · ~2 km · Must-see
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• İtalyan Sinagogu · attraction · Beyoğlu · ~3 km · Must-see
• Maiden's Tower · attraction · Istanbul · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ahrida Synagogue · attraction · Fatih · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dolmabahçe Clock Tower · attraction · Beşiktaş · ~5 km · Must-see
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• The Feeler · attraction · Üsküdar · ~7 km · Must-see
• Etfal Hospital Clock Tower · attraction · Şişli · ~7 km · Must-see

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