Ballet, Opera and Museums

The nutcracker, Carmen and Swan lake are performed regularly at the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Company, but with no real interest shown by the locals and inadequate funding, ballet and opera remain a relatively less popular to the masses and more for the rich elite of the city.

Classical Music
Also slightly alien to this city, the Ataturk Cultural Centre, the Haci ymer Hall and the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall and the glorious Aya Irini stage acclaimed local and international artists especially during Music Festival week although large audiences are not guaranteed.

Museums
The best of the many many museums is the Archaeology museum, the Rahmi M Koa Industrial museum, the Kariye museum for its history, the Military Museum and Ataturk Museum are all a few to start off with and for the rug enthusiast who really wants to find out about this special indigenous craft, go to the Vakiflar Carpet museum.

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