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Santral İstanbul

Energy Museum

Santral İstanbul
Photo: Jelican9, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

A contemporary art museum in a building converted from an old power plant: 1914-built and coal-fired, this was the oldest in Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire. Part of the plant was kept in almost exact original condition and now serves as the "Energy Museum".

Address
Silahtar Mh Kazım Karabekir Cd 1, Eyüp
Getting there
Üniversite 500 m; at the head the Horn, the confluence of two creeks
Hours
Daily 08:30-17:00
Price
Free, guided tours 35 TL

Listing from Wikivoyage: Istanbul/Golden Horn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.