Sadberk Hanım Museum
The Sadberk Hanım Müzesi opens with a quiet gesture: two 19th-century wooden villas overlooking the Bosphorus, quietly telling a story of private devotion turned public treasure. Established by the Vehbi Koç Foundation in memory of Sadberk Koç, the museum was converted from a summerhouse purchased in 1950 and opened to the public on October 14, 1980, after a restoration led by architect Sedat Hakkı Eldem. The Azeryan Yalı, originally known as the Azarian waterside mansion, is famed for its crossed wooden moldings that earned it the nickname Vidalı Yalısı, distinguishing it from neighboring houses. The building sits on a 4,280 square meter site, with the main structure occupying about 400 square meters of space and a ground floor that hosts a gift shop and a tea room. …
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