The Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul offers the ultimate in luxury and glamour of a genuine Ottoman Palace. This 5-star luxury Imperial Palace hotel, lovingly restored and ideally located on the shores of the magnificent Bosphorus overlooking the ancient city of Istanbul, provides a one of a kind experience with its historical ambiance, luxurious facilities, award-winning cuisine and impeccable service including a personal Butler for all Palace guests.

After an exciting day discovering the magic of Istanbul, guests can enjoy a swim in our infinity pool which gives you the feeling of floating on the Bosphorus or relax in our authentic Turkish Bath or “Hamam” as the Sultans once did.

Make the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel Istanbul your base from which to explore the mystical and enchanting city of Istanbul and create unforgettable memories.

Location

Ciragan Palace Kempinski is situated on the European shores of the Bosphorus in a very convenient location between the districts of Besiktas and Ortakoy,a 45 minute drive from the airport, 10 minutes drive to Taksim.

Within close walking distance of the Hotel is the pedesterian district of Ortakoy,a fascinating area full of seafood restaurants,specialty antique,ceramic and jewellery shops.
On the weekends there's a colourful street market with a fine selection of Turkish handcrafts in a delightful setting beside the famed Ortakoy Mosque.

Close to this area are some of Istanbul's most famous open-air restaurants and nightclubs.

From Besiktas you can take a ferry boat ride and enjoy the historical sights of the Bosphorus, one of the busiest waterways in the world. From the Ciragan Palace it is a short taxi ride to Akmerkez,an award winning shopping complex and to recently opened Kanyon Shopping Mall where you will find all the world renowned brand names.
Included in nearby attractions is the area of Taksim a well known entertainment district of cinemas,restaurants and nightclubs.

Hotel

Once the residence of the last Ottoman Sultans, the Ciragan Palace Kempinski İstanbul is the only hotel situated directly on the shores of the Bosphorus.

As the first member of the Leading Hotels of the World in Turkey, The Ciragan Palace Kempinski İstanbul is actually two hotels: the restored Sultan’s Palace itself and a grand deluxe hotel featuring five star luxury.

Enjoy the privilege of our private grounds with royal gardens, seaside promenade and panoramic views, a perfect oasis in the center of the city.

Our award winning culinary team will enliven your senses in any one of the half dozen signature restaurants. ( Laledan; Fish Restaurant – Tugra; Modern Turkish and classical Ottoman cuisine, Gazebo Lobby Lounge and Restaurant, Ciragan Barbecue and Bosphorus Pier Lounge.

Newly renovated palace suites and sophisticated hotel guest rooms /suites ensure the utmost in both luxury and comfort.

Airport transfer service by our private fleet whether by limousine, helicopter, or motor boat allows you to begin your Ciragan Palace Kempinski experience the moment you step into this majestic city.

Fact Sheet

Combining the architectural grandeur of the Sultan's Imperial Palace with the modern comfort of a luxury hotel by the Bosphorus, the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul offers the ultimate in luxury in the center of the city with 313 rooms.

Hotel Rooms & Suites:
282 Rooms + 31 Suites

Restaurants:
Tugra Restaurant serving Classical Turkish & Ottoman cuisine (Palace 1st Floor)
Laledan Fish Restaurant (Hotel)
Gazebo Lounge & Restaurant (Open 24 hours)
Ciragan Barbecue (by the Bosphorus during summer season)
Pool Restaurant (during summer months)

Bars :
Ciragan Bar (Hotel)

Meeting and Conference Facilities :
There are 20 meeting rooms accommodating from 10 to 1000 people. 16 of them are in the historical Palace including the Grand Ballroom, which is the most prestigious venue for upscale meetings and social functions. The meeting rooms are equipped with state-of- the art technology and provide you precious working hours with comfort and pleasure.

Çırağan Palace Kempinski Spa managed by Sanitas
Indulge Yourself

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Spa managed by Sanitas offers wellness in a relaxing ambience, luxurious comfort, care and unique treatments.

Surrender to pampering as our experienced professionals deliver any one of our rejuvenating treatments. Our extensive services include special massages, traditional Turkish bath "Hamam", exclusive body and facial treatments, pedicure and manicure.

Business Center (Hotel):
Fax Service
Scanning
DHL Services
Internet Service
Office Supplies and Secreterial Services
CD Writing
Copying, Printing, Spiral Binding
Office Equipment Rental
Cellular Phones Renting

Hotel Shopping Arcade

Dry Cleaning / Laundry Shop
Open 7 days a week. 24 hours a day. Located in the underground parking area in the hotel building. We are a member of IFI, International Fabricare Institute ( The Association of Drycleaners, Wetcleaners and Launderers)

For further information please call +90 212 326 46 46 Ext: 7882

Rooms & Suites

Ciragan Palace Kempinski can welcome groups of up to 250 rooms & Meeting facilities up to 1200 pax.

Superior Bosphorus View Room

A Superior Bosphorus View Room is 34 square meters and has a 45 degree angle view of the Bosphorus. The room has a seating area, a working desk, sliding windows, a safety box, and a bathroom with bathtub and shower. Most rooms have a balcony with chairs and a coffee table. Family rooms with a sofa bed are also available (no balcony for this type).

Deluxe Bosphorus View Room

A Deluxe Room is very spacious room with 67 square meters and has double balconies with a straight view of the Bosphorus. The rooms are located between two wings of the hotel building. The room has a seating area, a working desk, a safety box and a bathroom with bathtub and shower.

Grand Deluxe Bosphorus View Room

A Grand Deluxe Room is 50 square meters and has a panoramic view of the Bosphorus. The large balcony has two chairs, a coffee table and the view of the lush garden, 19th Century Ottoman Palace, and historical districts behind the water. The room has a seating area, a working desk, a safety box and a bathroom with bathtub and shower.

Studio Suite

A Studio Suite is 54 square meters, accommodating private seating area with a dining table and a bedroom with a private bathroom. The balcony has a view of the Bosphorus behind the historical gate and 19th Century Ottoman Palace. Connecting room to the Superior Bosphorus View Room is available.

One Bedroom Suite

One Bedroom Suite is 66 square meters. The suite has a private living room and one bedroom, separated by sliding doors. The living room has a dining table for four, seating area, a balcony with the Bosphorus view. The bedroom has a private bathroom, walking closet and a television. A connecting room (Superior Bosphorus View) is available.

Lale Suite

Lale Suite is 140 square meters and has a large living room and a bedroom completely separated by a door. The Living room has a seating area, a dining table for four, kitchenette, guest bathroom and a balcony with the Bosphorus view. The bedroom has twin beds.

Bahce Suite

Bahce Suite is located on the ground floor of the hotel building. There is a spacious terrace in front of the suite, which has a Bosphorus view behind the garden. The living room has a dining table for four, seating area and a working desk. The suite has one bedroom with private bathroom, completely separated from the living room, guest bathroom and a kitchenette.

Vali/Vezir Suite

Vali & Vezir Suites are located on the 5th floor, they have a private living room with a seating area and a dining table for four and one bedroom with private bathroom. There is a balcony overlooking the Bosphorus both from the living room and the bedroom.

Pasha and Presidential Suite

Pasha and Presidential Suites are located on the 5th floor, furnished with a private living room area and separate bedrooms with separate bathrooms with private shower cabinets.
They have panoramic Bosphorus view. A connecting room (Superior Bosphorus View) is available.

Tuğra Restaurant

The award-winning Tuğra Restaurant, famous for its refined classical Turkish and Ottoman Cuisine is back after a complete renovation with the design of Ms. Hande Akın Tözün. Tuğra Restaurant welcomes its guests with its new decoration with Ottoman motifs of clove and tulip in beige, blue and brown.

Tuğra delivers a truly dining experince with its own bar, exceptional wine cellar and new menu which includes the recipes and eating habits of the Sultans who once lived at the Ciragan Palace.
And during summer months guests can enjoy the summer terrace overlooking the magnificient Bosphorus. Its authentic menu will bring guests back in time with Kabuni, Lamb Külbasti, Testi Kebab, Mahmudiye and many more… After coffee, the traditional candy stick trolley “Macun” rolls by...

Çırağan Palace Kempinski Spa managed by Sanitas

Indulge Yourself

Following a hectic day visiting the fabled sites of Istanbul or attending all-day business meetings, you will very possible feel excited, exhausted, and stressed all at the same time. The Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul has the answer for relaxation: Drop by our spa run by Sanitas and refresh your mind and body.

If you prefer, arrange for in-room treatment. We do everything we can to make your longings our priority.

The Ciragan Palace Kempinski Spa managed by Sanitas has an amazing variety of possibilities that cater to your specific needs. Sanitas Thalgo pampers the skin with treatments, such as masques and fabulous collagen treatments for the eyes, face, and neck. Thalgo Body will detox your body and work to shape your figure. The Ligne St. Barth offers a variety of areas, such as Pureness, Freshness, and Sensation, which provide you an opportunity to focus on a particular area of concern.

If you have a headache or get insomnia, try the Shirodhara massage, which uses ancient Indian techniques to bring your mind and body back in balance. Another suggestion might be the Shiatsu and Thai massage, which relaxes the body by freeing up the knots in your nervous system. Then finish off your pampering session with a bath or a visit to our traditional-style Turkish Hamam.

Our spa can help you create yet another unforgettable Istanbul experience. Come to your palace, the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, where relaxation is a part of every day.

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Wellness 24 Hours a Day

If you are up before dawn or just arriving after in the small hours after a long, exciting evening, the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul will help energize you—or ease you into sleep—with 24 hour access to indoor pool and Fitness Center
The fitness center and indoor pool are open 24 hours a day to create yet another unforgettable Ciragan experience. Come to your palace, the Ciragan Palace Kempinski, where relaxation and fitness is 24 hours a day, every day.

Outside Swimming Pool-Heated during winter

One of the most distinctive features of Çırağan Palace Kempinski is the spectacular outdoor swimming pool. While swimming, pool and sea appear to merge creating the impression to be in the Bosphorus. This perspective highlights the magnificent view of the palace.
Guests can enjoy this unforgettable experience all year around with the heated outdoor swimming pool during winter season.

The Hotel & The Sultan's Palace

Combining the architectural grandeur of the palace with the modern comfort of a deluxe hotel by the Bosphorus, the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul offers a resort ambience in the center of the city with 313 rooms.

Meeting Concierge

Based on minimum of 10 people, other options are available on request.
Daily Delegate starting from Euro 85 + VAT per person

Daily Delegate Rate Includes:

History of the Çırağan Palace

Many legendary tales lie hidden behind the doors of history.Some tales are lost, but many survive to this day.Such tales become “living legends”. The Çırağan Palace is indeed one of those great living legends, a colourful part of the magnificent legacy left by the Ottoman Empire.

Kazancıoğlu Gardens During the 17th Century

The area around the Çırağan Palace was known as Kazancıoğlu Gardens during the 17th Century. These lush gardens extended from Beşiktaş to Ortaköy.

Ahmet the IIIrd - The Tulip Period (1718 - 1730)

The gardens and the water-side palaces that adorned the Beşiktaş shores were to enjoy their most brilliant epoch during the colorful years that came to be known as the Tulip period, a period characterised above all by a passionate love of flowers and music. It was during these years that Ahmet the IIIrd. presented this property to his favourite and son-in-low, the Grand Vizier İbrahim Pasha, who had joined with him in initiating this era of pleasure and cultural refinement.

Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha (1719)

The first “Yalı” (water side villa) in these richly green Kazancıoğlu Gardens was constructed by Grand Vizier İbrahim Pasha of Nevşehir in 1719 for his wife Fatma Sultan. She frequently organised torclit celebrations or “Çırağan Festivals” in the gardens of the Palace. From Persian the word Çırağan suggests a “special light source”. The word soon became synonymous with the Palace.

Sultan Mahmut The IInd (1834)

In 1834 Sultan Mahmut the IInd decides to rebuild the entire Palace. He demolished the yalı (water side villa) together with the school and the mosque. The house of the Mevlevi dervishes had been moved to another "yalı" which was around. Following eight years of construction, the classical appearence of the new Palace adorned the shores with a foundation of stone -including forty grand columns- and extensive use of rare woods.

Sultan Abdülmecid (1857)

Sultan Abdülaziz's brother Sultan Abdülmecid has demolished the first Palace in 1857 which was constructed by Sultan Mahmut the IInd. He had planned to build a palace in "Western" style but unfortunately he died in 1861. The construction of the Palace had not been completed due to economical and political circumstances of the Empire.

Sultan Abdülaziz (1871)

Despite being dethroned following his brother's death, Sultan Abdülaziz was allowed to continue his brother's dream of expanding the Palace, this time in a more “Eastern” architectural style. As a tribute to himself, Sultan Abdülaziz ordered Agop Balyan to build a palace in Arabian style. The old wooden structure of the palace was destroyed and a new stone foundation was built in its place. The magnificent priceless doors of the Palace were each made by Vortik Kemhaciyan and worth 1000 gold coins. Sultan Abdülhamit IInd gave one of these doors as a gift to his friend the German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II. Wilhelm put that door on display at the Berlin Museum. Material including rare marble and mother of pearl were imported from different parts of the world for the construction of the palace. The waterfront construction alone cost 400,000 Ottoman Liras. The construction of the Çırağan Palace, which began in 1863, was completed in 1871 and 2.5 million gold coins were spent. Due to rumors among the public that the destruction of the house of the Mevlevi dervishes and the incorporation of its land into the Palace's estate would bring bad luck, Sultan Abdülaziz stayed for the last time at the çırağan Palace in March of 1876 making Dolmabahçe Palace his new residence.

Sultan V. Murat (FROM 1876 TILL 1904)

Sultan Murat the Vth was the nephew of Sultan Abdülaziz and became “Sultan” on May the 30th, 1876. Unfortunately, Murat the Vth was soon deposed by his brother Sultan Abdülhamit the IInd but he continued to live in Harem building of the Palace until his death. He was an art lover, especially music.

Parliament Building (1909) - Fire (1910)

On November 14th 1909, with a slightly revised name change the Çırağan Palace was selected as the site for a significant meeting of the Turkish Parliament. For the event the Palace was refurnished in grand style including valuable paintings from the art collection of Sultan Abdülhamid of the 1860's. Works by Rembrant and Ayvazovsky were included in the priceless collection. Dramatically, however, shortly after the conclusion of the Parliament meeting in January 1910, a fire which is known to have started in the attic, destroyed the entire inside of the Palace including significant antiques and art pieces of Abdülhamid and books from the renowned library of Murat the Vth.

Çırağan Palace During the Occupation of Istanbul City (1920)

At the end of the First World War, during the occupation of Istanbul, the ruined Palace was used as “Bizo Barrack” by the French military field corps engineers.

Palace Was Left to the Municipality (1946)

In 1946 an army captain damaged the grave site of the whirling dervishes in the basement of the Palace while digging for gold. That same year it was decided that the Palace was to be left to the municipality.

Football Stadium in the Çırağan Palace Garden (1968)

Beşiktaş Football Team used the garden of the Palace as stadium in 1930. Then Prof. Bonatz and famous Turkish Architect Prof. Sedat Hakkı Eldem had investigated the possibilities of building a hotel in this area.

First Restoration After the Fire (1987)

In 1987, the Japanese Company Kumagai Gumi and the Turkish Company Yüksel İnşaat began restoring the Palace and built an adjacent Hotel. In 1990 the Hotel was opened and in 1992 the Palace also re-opened its doors.

The Opening of the Palace After the Restoration (1992)

The Imperial Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul opened its doors to the curious and appreciative public in 1990. More significantly, however, after years of redesign and construction the "new" Çırağan Palace opened the doors of its four immense historic gates in 1992. This historic reopening of the great Palace on the Bosphorus was an amazing tribute to the commitment, the creativity and the perseverance of many visionaries. The second renovation after 1992 has been completed on April the 20th, 2006 and all the Palace suites have been renovated.

Çırağan Palace Renovation (2007)

The meeting rooms and public areas of the Palace underwent a renovation in 2007 in which it was restored to its original color scheme and glamour, as well state-of-the-art technology was placed in all the meeting rooms. The pearl of Ottoman and classical Turkish cuisine, Tuğra Restaurant was also part of the renovation project.

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