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Aviation Museum

Hava Kuvvetleri Müzesi

A military-based museum with various warplanes, helicopters, and weapons used by Turkish Air Force, and also civilian air transport and examples of Turkish aeronautics from Ottoman era onward.

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Address: Eski Havalimanı Cd, Yeşilköy
Getting there: Yeşilköy 250 m
Hours: Tue-Sun 09:00-17:00
Price: 200 TL; discount for domestic visitors
Website: istanbulhavamuze.hvkk.tsk.tr (opens in a new tab)

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