ADDRESS
Şenlikköy, Yeşilköy Halkalı Cd. No:93, 34153 Florya/İstanbul, Türkiye
RECOMMENDED DURATION
3 hours
Timings
10:00–19:00
VISITORS PER YEAR
1000000
TICKETS
From $25.54
EXPECTED WAIT TIME - STANDARD
0-30 mins (Peak), 0-30 mins (Off Peak)
Every land and sea creature at Istanbul Aquarium lives in a zone designed to mirror its actual habitat as closely as possible.
Its 64 tanks hold a staggering 7,000 cubic metres or 7 million litres of water.
What to see here: Russian Sturgeon
What to see here: Horse mackerel, Dentex
What to see here: Sharks, Stingrays, Dogtooth Grouper, Gurnard, and jellyfish.
What to see here: Information about the Dardanelles Strait, which connects the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean Sea, informative display panels about the animals at Istanbul Aquarium, and the mythological Battle of Troy, which is said to have been fought here.
What to see here: Mediterranean Moray, Cownose Ray, Eagle Ray, Red scorpionfish, Thorny Lobsters, stingrays, Jewelled blenny fish, and seahorses.
What to see here: Starfish and sea urchins in the touch pool, a model showing the workings of the Suez Canal
What to see here: Pufferfish, Spotted Garden Eel, Humphead Wrasse, False Stonefish, Lagoon Triggerfish, Golden Lionfish, Butterfly Fish, Clownfish, and Angelfish.
What to see here: Information about the drastic impact of global warming on the world’s seas and oceans, and how it has endangered several marine species.
What to see here: Mediterranean Moray, Thickback Sole, Dogtooth Grouper, crabs, and carp.
What to see here: Painted Eel, Red Sea Bream
What to see here: The replica of the inside of a shipwreck, which lets you experience what it’s like to be inside a sunken ship, with rusted iron pipes, a ship’s wheel, antique nautical dials and gauges, and walls lined with salt.
What to see here: Lemon Shark, Sand Tiger Shark, Sandbar Shark, Stingrays, Cownose Ray, Eagle Ray, Dogtooth Grouper, Bowmouth Guitarfish, Atlantic Croaker, smaller fish, corals, and anemones. You can also watch a live feeding session.
What to see here: Lemon Shark, Sand Tiger Shark, Sandbar Shark, Bowmouth Guitarfish, Cownose Ray, Eagle Ray.
What to see here: Lemon Shark, Sand Tiger Shark, Sandbar Shark, Stingrays, Cownose Ray, Eagle Ray, Bowmouth Guitarfish, Seabass.
What to see here: Lemon Shark, Sand Tiger Shark, Sandbar Shark, Stingrays, Cownose Ray, Eagle Ray, Emperor Angelfish, Red Lionfish, Clownfish, Banggai Cardinalfish, Longhorn Cowfish, Lagoon Triggerfish.
What to see here: Clownfish, Bamboo Shark, Lionfish, smaller vibrantly-coloured fish species.
What to see here: Gentoo penguins
What to see here: Red-bellied Piranha, Anaconda, Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman, Poison Frogs, Capybara, Giant freshwater stingray, Catfish, other Amazonian reptiles, insects, and arachnids.
At Istanbul Aquarium, you'll see Lemon sharks, Sand tiger sharks, Sandbar sharks, and Reef sharks.
It’s one of Turkey’s largest aquariums and is home to over 15,000 marine animals. It has a 1.2-kilometer route of exploration that takes you through 18 geographical habitats, with animals like sharks, rays, penguins, piranhas, and many more.
You can purchase your Istanbul Aquarium tickets online. Booking online is easy and convenient. You can buy your tickets in advance, choose a day and time that best suits you, and your entry is reserved upon confirmation of payment.
The aquarium is open on weekdays from 10am to 7pm, and on weekends, from 10am to 8pm.
The aquarium is more crowded on weekends, so consider visiting on a weekday. Reach the aquarium closer to the aquarium’s opening times on weekdays to avoid the rush later in the day.
At the aquarium, you can watch a live feeding session, take a walk in the underwater tunnel, spend time at the aquarium’s observation areas, watch a 5D film, and meet some animals at the touch pool.
Yes, the aquarium is accessible for wheelchair users and people with disabilities, including those with mobility problems. The route is navigable by wheelchair and there are designated elevators to move between floors.
Yes, there are restaurants and cafes at the aquarium where you can have a meal or a quick coffee and a snack. At the restaurant, which shares a large glass wall with the Panama Canal tank, you can enjoy your food while watching the fish.
Yes, you can take pictures and videos at the aquarium. However, flash photography is not allowed.
