Istanbul Postal Museum

Istanbul Postal Museum
PTT İstanbul Müzesi
Istanbul Postal Museum's entrance
Istanbul Postal Museum is located in Istanbul Fatih
Istanbul Postal Museum
Location of Istanbul Postal Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
EstablishedMay 6, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-06)
LocationSirkeci, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates41°00′53″N 28°58′25″E / 41.01485°N 28.97361°E / 41.01485; 28.97361
TypePostal museum
OwnerTurkish Post
Websitehttp://www.ptt.gov.tr/?wapp=pttMuseum_en&open=1
Istanbul Postal Museum (entrance at right) at the Grand Post Office building in Sirkeci, Istanbul

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.