Golden Horn Factories: From the Anchor Foundry to Feshane

1. 01
   Culture

   Enter Istanbul’s Industrial Past at the Anchor Foundry

   Start at Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Turkey’s first industrial museum, opened in 1994. The Lengerhane building is an 18th-century anchor foundry standing on 12th-century Byzantine foundations, and the 1861 Hasköy Shipyard joined the museum in 2001. The collection holds more than 14,000 objects, making this a powerful introduction to the Golden Horn’s industrial story.

   Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2. 02
   Culture

   Walk Across the Country in One Garden

   Continue to Miniatürk on the Sütlüce waterfront, where miniature versions of structures from across Turkey are gathered in one park. After seeing industrial heritage at full scale, walking the whole country in half an hour flips your sense of scale in the best way.

   Miniatürk, Istanbul, Turkey
3. 03
   Art

   Find the Weaving Hall Inside the Fez Factory

   Visit Artİstanbul Feshane, where a former Ottoman fez factory became a contemporary art venue. Feshane was founded in 1827 in Kadırga for fez production, moved to Eyüp in 1833, and turned into a full textile factory with steam engines in 1843. The only major surviving structure, the weaving hall, reopened to contemporary art after its 2020–23 restoration.

   Artİstanbul Feshane, Istanbul, Turkey
4. 04
   History

   Lower Your Voice in the Courtyard of the Complex

   Walk to Eyüp Sultan Mosque, where faith and imperial history meet. Mehmed the Conqueror commissioned a külliye here soon after the conquest, and according to the foundation charter the mosque was completed in 1458–59. At its center is the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad. The complex originally included the mosque, tomb, madrasa, imaret, and bath, while the present structure was rebuilt from 1798 to 1800.

   Eyüp Sultan Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
5. 05
   Photography

   Read the Whole Route from Above

   Finish at the Pierre Loti Hill cable car upper station and viewpoint. The cable car lifts you above the cemetery in just a few minutes. Named after the French writer Pierre Loti, known for his novels about Istanbul, this terrace gathers the whole day into one view: the foundry, miniature park, factory, and külliye line up below in sequence.

   Pierre Loti Teleferik Upper Station, Istanbul, Turkey

Check opening hours before you go. Hours, access conditions and weather can change.