Ural Ataman Classic Car Museum

The museum is a bit out of the way, but its worth the taxi ride up there (and back) to see this wonderful collection. There is a mix of cars mostly from USA,UK and Germany, with motorbikes and automobilia also. There is an excellent book which you can buy which has the details on the cars. All exhibits are shown with discriptions in Turkish and English and some of the cars on display have interesting stories of thier own. Its remarkable value for money too.

I love museums, and i love classic cars. Yet i never knew about this place until i heard about being an event there with two drifters and their cars being there. Two birds one stone. The place is kinda hard to get to at first, you have to get to the end of the M2 metro and take a bus there, then a good 3 min walk. Its in a place where you wouldn't expect a Museum would be in. Frankly its Small, but nice. Ticket was around 20-25TL as i recall. But once you step in, WHOA what do you see. Im staying from posting all the pics i have, purely so you can enjoy the collection yourself. Cars from the 20's up to the 70's but not newer. The capture the vibe and theme of that 50's era sooo well, its basically almost a time capsule, they have not only cars, but fuel pumps, and other items from old back in the days. There is some Bikes too, and loads of small figures and toy cars. What was creative and i love about it, since its a small museum, like Really small, there is a upper place for you to look up on these cars from, so you would see them from another angle. The collection is Beautiful, ranging from European to American, no japanese cars in this museum. There was also a small gift shop in the middle as well. And i would very recommend for you to go there if you had the time to, its very unexpected, not over the top, Just Right. Of and don't forget to sign on the book before you go out!

A must see, but be careful, NOT open everyday ! Usually open from Friday to Sunday, better call and check with the museum.

Perfect for small kids, but also generally for families, the place is really clean and the cars are in excellent state. If you visit prepare to spend at least two hours there because it has a lot of interesting exposition. Don't miss the seaside restaurant

Entry is now 20 TL, still a good value, place has cool decor and is fairly small and can be done quickly, but those truly interested can read all the details about each car and spend more time there. I found it interesting that all the cars had Turkish license/number plates, I think it would have been more interesting had they kept (when feasible) the plates of the places they imported these vehicles from. I combined this with a visit to the Atatürk Kent Ormanı park, which is easy to get to by metro and then about a 15 min walk here, through a quiet part of Istanbul.