Filming locations near Istanbul

42 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot — every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Grand Bazaar, 1 km east; the most filmed is Beykoz with 4 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against Istanbul itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 42 18 towns & cities · 17 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 3 castles, palaces & great houses · 3 landscapes, coasts & wilderness Closest · Grand Bazaar · 1 km Most famous · Hagia Sophia

Within 25 km of Istanbul

1. 🏛 Grand Bazaar · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — From Russia with Love. Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey

2. 🏛 Süleymaniye Mosque · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — Boy from Heaven. Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

3. 🏙 Fatih · 1 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Charlie's Angels. District of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey

4. 🏛 Spice Bazaar · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   2 productions — From Russia with Love, Charlie's Angels. Food market in Istanbul, Turkey

5. 🏛 Istanbul Main Post Office · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Skyfall. Office building in Istanbul, Turkey

6. 🏛 New Mosque · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Skyfall. Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

7. 🏛 Hippodrome of Constantinople · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Skyfall. Historic square in Istanbul

8. 🏛 Sirkeci railway station · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — From Russia with Love. Main railway station in Istanbul, northwestern Turkey

9. 🏛 Sultan Ahmed Mosque · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — From Russia with Love. Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque

10. 🏰 Basilica Cistern · 1 km east · Castles & palaces

    1 production, per Wikipedia — From Russia with Love. Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople

11. 🏙 Sultan Ahmet · 1 km east · Towns & cities

    1 production — Charlie's Angels. Mahalle (administrative quarter) in Fatih, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey

12. 🛣 Galata Bridge · 2 km north-east · Streets & squares

    1 production — From Russia with Love. Bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey

+ 23 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. 🏙 Riva · 32 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Diriliş: Ertuğrul. Mahalle (administrative quarter) in Beykoz, İstanbul–Asia, northwestern Turkey

2. 🏙 Tuzla · 35 km south-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Medcezir. District of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey

3. 🏙 Şile · 58 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Medcezir. District of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. 🏙 Bursa · 92 km south · Towns & cities

   3 productions — Istanbullu Gelin, Gülcemal. City in Bursa province in western Turkey

2. 🏙 Cumalıkızık · 95 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production — Kınalı Kar. Mahalle (administrative quarter) in Yıldırım, Bursa, northwestern Turkey

3. 🏙 Gölyazı · 97 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production — Personality. Mahalle (administrative quarter) in Nilüfer, Bursa, northwestern Turkey

4. 🏞 Lake Uluabat · 98 km south · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Kara Para Aşk. Lake near Bursa, Turkey

Nearby city guides

Bursa · 92 km

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