Pera Museum

"Head to this museum to admire works from Suna and İnan Kıraç's splendid collection of paintings featuring Turkish Orientalist themes." Full review

"Set in a lavish 19th-century mansion overlooking the Golden Horn, the privately funded museum stages exhibitions such as a show of Kutahya pottery and Orientalist portraits from the late Ottoman era." Full review

"Located on five floors in the heart of Old Pera, the Pera Museum houses a small but solid collection of Kütahya ceramics." Full review

"The museum’s best-known painting is Osman Hamdi Bey’s strangely funny The Tortoise Trainer, which the Pera bought for $3.5 million in 2004." Full review

"Displays on two floors part of the private collection of the Kirac Foundation." Full review

"Known for its diverse and well-curated temporary exhibitions by artists from all over the world, the Pera Museum is also home to a permanent collection of Orientalist paintings." Full review

"The permanent exhibits include Orientalist paintings from the Ottoman Empire." Full review

"It's apt that the Pera Museum conforms to the highest European standards in terms of the presentation of its exhibits—and boasts both a fancy upscale gift shop and a stylish café on the ground floor." Full review