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This is a list of libraries within the city limits of Istanbul.

Some of the most important libraries are:

• American Library (Amerikan Kütüphanesi), Tepebaşı
• Atatürk Library, Taksim, Beyoğlu
• Beyazıt State Library, Beyazıt, Fatih

• Halide Edip Adıvar Library (Üsküdar American Academy), Bağlarbaşı
• Istanbul Celik Gulersoy Library (Çelik Gülersoy Kütüphanesi), Sultanahmet
• Istanbul Technical University Mustafa Inan Library
• İBB Bulgur Palas Library, Aksaray, Fatih
• Köprülü Library
• Library of the Archaeological Museum (Arkeoloji Müzesi Kütüphanesi), Sultanahmet
• Library of the French Institute, Beyoğlu
• Library of the Goethe Institute, Beyoğlu
• Library of the Islamic Research Center, ISAM (İslam Araştırmaları Merkezi), at Mayıs Üniversitesi in Bağlarbaşı
• Library of the Topkapı Palace (Topkapı Sarayı Kütüphanesi), Sultanahmet
• Library of Women's Works (Kadin Eserleri Kütüphanesi), Haliç
• Nuruosmaniye Library, Eminönü
• Rami Library (Rami Kütüphanesi), 2023-established library housed in the 18th-century built Rami Barracks.
• Süleymaniye Library (Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi), Beyazıt

See also

• List of libraries in Turkey
• List of museums and monuments in Istanbul
• List of urban centers in Istanbul
• List of universities in Istanbul
• List of schools in Istanbul
• List of architectural structures in Istanbul

External links

• Erünsal, İsmail E. "Istanbul Libraries in the Ottoman Period". History of Istanbul from Antiquity to the 21st Century. Vol. 8 (English online version). Türkiye Diyanet Foundation Center for Islamic Studies (İSAM) and İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Kültür ve Sanat Ürünleri A.Ş. Retrieved 9 July 2025 – via History of Istanbul website (istanbultarihi.ist).