- Be Sure About the Visiting Hours as the palace remains closed on every Monday and Thursday and the visiting hour is from 9 am to 4 pm. The palace can be kept closed during religious holidays and official holidays without prior notice.
- Please also note that entry charges, opening times or dates of closing of the museums could be modified without prior notification, or that palace might be shut for refurbishments. To be sure of the closing days or opening hours, you can directly contact the palace authority (country code for Turkey is +90).
- Book Your Tickets in Advance to Enjoy Hassle-free Excursion. Per day visitors to Dolmabahce Palace have been limited up to 3,000 and the ticket department may be shut earlier due to the attainment of the everyday ticket quota.
- Make sure you get your tickets booked in advance through your travel agent. Tickets can be a bit expensive but are worth the price, both the Harem and the Selamik individually cost 20 lire/head. (Children under Six can have free access).
- You will not be permitted to have a tour of the privileged sections of the palace on your own. You have to wait until your scheduled tours come to the program. Your tour will be treated distinctly for the harem and selamlik sections by the tour guides.
- Have a prior knowledge about the history of the Ottoman Empire and special features about the palace so that you can relish the most out of your single tour and appreciate every single aspect of the palace better.
