Istanbul Postal Museum
PTT İstanbul Müzesi | |
Istanbul Postal Museum's entrance | |
| Established | May 6, 2000 |
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| Location | Sirkeci, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°00′53″N 28°58′25″E / 41.01485°N 28.97361°E |
| Type | Postal museum |
| Owner | Turkish Post |
| Website | http://www.ptt.gov.tr/?wapp=pttMuseum_en&open=1 |
The Istanbul Postal Museum, aka PTT Museum Istanbul (Turkish: PTT İstanbul Müzesi), is a postal museum dedicated to the historical development of mail and telecommunication services in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, exhibiting related equipment and instruments as well as a collection of postage stamps. It was established in 2000 by the Turkish Post, and is situated inside the Grand Post Office building at Sirkeci quarter of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey.