Hafıza 15 Temmuz is an İstanbul museum on the coup attempt of 15 July 2016, opened on the third anniversary of that night. It took shape at a museum workshop held on 7 January 2017 by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the 15 July Association, and was realised under the curatorship of the architect Hilmi Senalp. It operates as a unit of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Its subject is broader than the single night it is named for. Alongside the events of 15 July, the museum sets out coups in Türkiye and elsewhere and the history of empire and colonies, and presents what it describes as an account of military tutelage and colonialism.
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- Summer 09:00–19:00, closed Monday · Winter 09:00–18:30, closed Monday
When to go
- Climate
- Across İstanbul as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.8 °C in January to 24.7 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (99 mm) and lightest in July (22 mm). Long-term means for 1950-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
