Who doesn't like chocolate? terrorists that's who! But no seriously, Chocolate is one of life's treats. In Istanbul, you can find a Museum of chocolate and have a jolly time there. Pelit Chocolate Museum in Istanbul is one of the most popular tourist attractions. Its basically A dream city made of chocolate that might remind you of scenes from the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
This chocolate museum will introduce you to many historical monuments of Istanbul, Turkish dignitaries and celebrities, and the works of world-famous artists, of course, in the form of chocolate.
Istanbul Museum is one of the popular and attractive centers for families and especially children.
Pelit Chocolate Museum is located in the Esenyurt area in the European and western part of Istanbul.
History
Plate Chocolate Factory started working in Istanbul in 1957. According to Bulent Baki, Production Manager of Plate Factory, the establishment of the Chocolate Museum was the idea of a person named Selahattin Ayan, who had a strong interest in chocolate and creating chocolate works of art. He made all kinds of statues and monuments using chocolate. After some time, he decided to turn this personal project into a museum so that chocolate and art lovers can visit and enjoy it. The first chocolate museum in Istanbul and Turkey, was opened in 2014 in the vicinity of the Pelit chocolate factory and brought together different chocolate works of art. Walking among the chocolate waterfalls and smelling the smell of chocolate has attracted the attention of tourists, especially children. Pelit Museum houses many historical and cultural monuments of Turkey, chocolate house in real dimensions, Noah's Ark, legendary heroes, works of artists and statues of famous people and has become the largest chocolate museum in the world.
In the Istanbul Chocolate Museum, all the items are carefully and elegantly created from bitter, sweet and white chocolate.
Imagine that you entered a museum where everything is made of chocolate.
Waterfalls of hot chocolate that you can taste, everything seems like a dream.
Children are usually not very interested in visiting various museums, but visiting the chocolate museum changes their perception of the concept of a museum, and with the presence of museum guides, they get to know many cultural and historical works in the form of chocolate. The director of the museum considers this to be an important service in the field of children's learning culture, because in this museum, visitors can have fun, enjoy, learn and record happy times. Every year, many tourists from home and abroad visit Plate Museum.
The creator of Istanbul Chocolate Museum
The creator of the Chocolate Museum in Istanbul is a person named Selahattin Ayan, who was madly in love with chocolates since childhood. Saladin started making sculptures and historical monuments with chocolate out of passion and as a personal project. After some time, he decided to turn this project into a museum for the public to visit. So that lovers of chocolate and art can enjoy it. Istanbul Chocolate Museum has different parts, apart from the walls and floor of the museum, everything you see in the entrance and halls is made of chocolate.
Entrance Hall
In the entrance hall of the museum, you will be greeted with a cup of hot chocolate at the beginning, in this part we will see a wide range of chocolate creations such as Hansel and Gretel's chocolate house with real dimensions, Noah's ark and chocolate animals and history of nations panels. Then a cascade of chocolate will attract your attention and you can taste it.
On the ground floor there is a chocolate shop that offers fresh chocolates, specialty truffles, cakes and handmade pastries. Quality raw materials and delicious recipes are the basis of Pelit Chocolate products.
Istanbul Hall
In Istanbul Hall, Turkish historical monuments such as Galata Tower, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Dokhtar Tower, Bosphorus Bridge, Heydar Pasha Station, July 15th Martyrs Bridge, Taksim Nostalgic Tram and many other chocolate historical monuments are waiting for visitors. Also, in this hall, you can see the door of Dolma Baghche Palace, one of the most beautiful palaces of the Ottoman Empire, which is made with white chocolate and inside it there is milk chocolate and a little dark chocolate. More than 5000 kg of chocolate are used in this hall alone.
Turkey's Hall of Greats and Fames
When you visit the chocolate busts of great people like Atatürk, Fatih Sultan Mohammad, Osman Qazi and many other leaders who played an important role in the history of Turkey, you will remember these great people as sweetly as chocolate.
Hall of artists
You can see the works of many artists of Turkey and the world, such as Pablo Picasso, the famous painting of the turtle trainer by Osman Hamdi Bey, Mona Lisa, etc. in the hall of artists in chocolate form.
Hall of Civilizations
In the Hall of Civilizations, you will have a trip to the past with chocolate panels that show the symbols of governments and nations, including ancient Greece, Byzantium, Ottoman, etc.
Rumi's Hall
In Rumi's Hall, you can see statues of dervishes dancing Sama, made of white chocolate, the bust of Rumi and other statues of this hall are made of dark chocolate.
Children's hall
in the Istanbul Chocolate Museum, there is a separate section for children, where children can have happy moments with cartoon and fantasy heroes. In the land of chocolate dreams, chocolate and cake making workshops are held for children. access
How to get to Pelit Chocolate Museum in Istanbul
You can use a private car or public transportation to access the Chocolate Plate Museum. Take the metro or bus, walk at Avcılar station and from there take a bus to the Chocolate Plate Museum. Also, Avcılar-Karaagac minibuses pass right in front of Istanbul Chocolate Museum.
Visiting hours of the Chocolate Plate Museum every day from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
This chocolate museum will introduce you to many historical monuments of Istanbul, Turkish dignitaries and celebrities, and the works of world-famous artists, of course, in the form of chocolate.
Istanbul Museum is one of the popular and attractive centers for families and especially children.
Pelit Chocolate Museum is located in the Esenyurt area in the European and western part of Istanbul.
History
Plate Chocolate Factory started working in Istanbul in 1957. According to Bulent Baki, Production Manager of Plate Factory, the establishment of the Chocolate Museum was the idea of a person named Selahattin Ayan, who had a strong interest in chocolate and creating chocolate works of art. He made all kinds of statues and monuments using chocolate. After some time, he decided to turn this personal project into a museum so that chocolate and art lovers can visit and enjoy it. The first chocolate museum in Istanbul and Turkey, was opened in 2014 in the vicinity of the Pelit chocolate factory and brought together different chocolate works of art. Walking among the chocolate waterfalls and smelling the smell of chocolate has attracted the attention of tourists, especially children. Pelit Museum houses many historical and cultural monuments of Turkey, chocolate house in real dimensions, Noah's Ark, legendary heroes, works of artists and statues of famous people and has become the largest chocolate museum in the world.
In the Istanbul Chocolate Museum, all the items are carefully and elegantly created from bitter, sweet and white chocolate.
Imagine that you entered a museum where everything is made of chocolate.
Waterfalls of hot chocolate that you can taste, everything seems like a dream.
Children are usually not very interested in visiting various museums, but visiting the chocolate museum changes their perception of the concept of a museum, and with the presence of museum guides, they get to know many cultural and historical works in the form of chocolate. The director of the museum considers this to be an important service in the field of children's learning culture, because in this museum, visitors can have fun, enjoy, learn and record happy times. Every year, many tourists from home and abroad visit Plate Museum.
The creator of Istanbul Chocolate Museum
The creator of the Chocolate Museum in Istanbul is a person named Selahattin Ayan, who was madly in love with chocolates since childhood. Saladin started making sculptures and historical monuments with chocolate out of passion and as a personal project. After some time, he decided to turn this project into a museum for the public to visit. So that lovers of chocolate and art can enjoy it. Istanbul Chocolate Museum has different parts, apart from the walls and floor of the museum, everything you see in the entrance and halls is made of chocolate.
Entrance Hall
In the entrance hall of the museum, you will be greeted with a cup of hot chocolate at the beginning, in this part we will see a wide range of chocolate creations such as Hansel and Gretel's chocolate house with real dimensions, Noah's ark and chocolate animals and history of nations panels. Then a cascade of chocolate will attract your attention and you can taste it.
On the ground floor there is a chocolate shop that offers fresh chocolates, specialty truffles, cakes and handmade pastries. Quality raw materials and delicious recipes are the basis of Pelit Chocolate products.
Istanbul Hall
In Istanbul Hall, Turkish historical monuments such as Galata Tower, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Dokhtar Tower, Bosphorus Bridge, Heydar Pasha Station, July 15th Martyrs Bridge, Taksim Nostalgic Tram and many other chocolate historical monuments are waiting for visitors. Also, in this hall, you can see the door of Dolma Baghche Palace, one of the most beautiful palaces of the Ottoman Empire, which is made with white chocolate and inside it there is milk chocolate and a little dark chocolate. More than 5000 kg of chocolate are used in this hall alone.
Turkey's Hall of Greats and Fames
When you visit the chocolate busts of great people like Atatürk, Fatih Sultan Mohammad, Osman Qazi and many other leaders who played an important role in the history of Turkey, you will remember these great people as sweetly as chocolate.
Hall of artists
You can see the works of many artists of Turkey and the world, such as Pablo Picasso, the famous painting of the turtle trainer by Osman Hamdi Bey, Mona Lisa, etc. in the hall of artists in chocolate form.
Hall of Civilizations
In the Hall of Civilizations, you will have a trip to the past with chocolate panels that show the symbols of governments and nations, including ancient Greece, Byzantium, Ottoman, etc.
Rumi's Hall
In Rumi's Hall, you can see statues of dervishes dancing Sama, made of white chocolate, the bust of Rumi and other statues of this hall are made of dark chocolate.
Children's hall
in the Istanbul Chocolate Museum, there is a separate section for children, where children can have happy moments with cartoon and fantasy heroes. In the land of chocolate dreams, chocolate and cake making workshops are held for children. access
How to get to Pelit Chocolate Museum in Istanbul
You can use a private car or public transportation to access the Chocolate Plate Museum. Take the metro or bus, walk at Avcılar station and from there take a bus to the Chocolate Plate Museum. Also, Avcılar-Karaagac minibuses pass right in front of Istanbul Chocolate Museum.
Visiting hours of the Chocolate Plate Museum every day from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM