Up the Bosphorus in the picturesque suburb of Büyükdere, the collections of the Sadberk Hanim Museum fill two charming l9th-century wooden villas. A private museum which originally . displayed only Turkish decorative arts, it has recently been expanded for a new collection of archeological finds. (Open every day except Wednesday).

   For something different try the Caricature and Cartoon Museum in Fatih on Atatürk Boulevard under the Bozdogan Aqueductin the l6th century Gazanfer Aga Medrese