Filming locations near Istanbul

84 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 · 84 49 towns & cities · 26 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 4 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 3 castles, palaces & great houses 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

   5 productions, per Wikipedia: Charlie's Angels, Çukur. 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. Constantinople · 1 km east · Towns & cities

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: Skyfall, The Fall. Capital of the Eastern Roman, Latin and Ottoman Empires, currently Istanbul, Turkey

9. Sirkeci railway station · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

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

10. 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

11. Basilica Cistern · 1 km east · Castles & palaces

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

12. Sultan Ahmet · 1 km east · Towns & cities

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

+ 57 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Pendik · 30 km east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: From Russia with Love, Mucize Doktor. District of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey

2. Riva · 32 km north-east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Diriliş: Ertuğrul, Aşk-ı Memnu. Mahalle (administrative quarter) in Beykoz, İstanbul–Asia, northwestern Turkey

3. Hadımköy · 33 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem. Mahalle (administrative quarter) in Arnavutköy, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey

4. Tuzla · 35 km south-east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Medcezir, Hekimoğlu. District of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey

5. Okan University · 37 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Hekimoğlu. Private university in İstanbul, Turkey

6. Tepeören · 38 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Hekimoğlu. Mahalle (administrative quarter) in Tuzla, İstanbul–Asia, northwestern Turkey

7. Çatalca · 45 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Aşk-ı Memnu. District of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey

8. Ovayenice · 46 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Aşk-ı Memnu. Mahalle (administrative quarter) in Çatalca, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey

9. Şile · 58 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Medcezir. Town and municipality in northwestern Turkey

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Kocaeli Province · 87 km east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu, Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu. Province in northwestern Turkey

2. İzmit · 87 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Filinta. Central district and city of Kocaeli in Turkey

3. Bursa · 92 km south · Towns & cities

   3 productions: Istanbullu Gelin, Leyla: Hayat Ask Adalet. City in Bursa province in western Turkey

4. Cumalıkızık · 95 km south · Towns & cities

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

5. Gölyazı · 97 km south · Towns & cities

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

6. 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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