Where was Topkapi filmed?
1964 film directed by Jules Dassin
Topkapi (1964) was filmed in Istanbul and Topkapı Palace — 2 recorded filming locations in Turkey. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Istanbul
🇹🇷 Turkey
largest city in Turkey
“Istanbul and its picturesque skyline have also served as a backdrop for several foreign films, including From Russia with Love (1963), Topkapi (1964), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Mission Istaanbul (2008).” Wikipedia
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Topkapı Palace
🇹🇷 Turkey
palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
“This dagger gained more fame as the object of the heist depicted of the film Topkapi.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's Production section
Wikipedia’s Production section names 6 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Hagia Sophia
🇹🇷 Turkey
mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
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🏙 Towns & cities
Golden Horn
🇹🇷 Turkey
urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey
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🎬 Studios & sets
Billancourt Studios
🇫🇷 France
film studios located in Paris
“Interiors were shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Bosporus Strait
🇹🇷 Turkey
narrow strait in northwestern Turkey
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Dolmabahçe Palace
🇹🇷 Turkey
palace in Istanbul, Turkey
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🏙 Towns & cities
Kavala
🇬🇷 Greece
city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit
“Among movies shot in the city is Topkapi (1964), partially shot in Kavala.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Greece, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- Skyfall 2012
- Argo 2012
- From Russia with Love 1963
- The World Is Not Enough 1999
- Inferno 2016
- Midnight Express 1978
- Murder on the Orient Express 1974
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2011
- Winter Sleep 2014
- Taken 2 2012
- Hitman 2007
- Aşk-ı Memnu 2008–2010
Set in the same places
More filmed in Turkey
- Skyfall 2012
- Argo 2012
- From Russia with Love 1963
- The World Is Not Enough 1999
- Inferno 2016
- Midnight Express 1978
Every filming location in Turkey →
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Topkapi have?
2 places recorded on Wikidata, and 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across Turkey.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Skyfall (2012), Argo (2012), From Russia with Love (1963), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.