Madame Tussauds Istanbul

Madame Tussauds Istanbul was a wax museum and tourist attraction located on İstiklal Avenue in Istanbul. It was the twenty first location for the Tussauds, which was set up by sculptor Marie Tussaud. Madame Tussauds was owned and operated by Merlin Entertainments.^[1] It was opened on November 2016 and closed in December 2024.^[2]

Madame Tussauds Istanbul
İstiklal Avenue
Status	Closed
Opening date	November 9, 2016 (2016-11-9)
Closing date	January 1, 2025 (2025-1-1)
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Wax Museum

Museum entrance on İstiklal Street

Wax figures

History and leaders

Figure	Year Added	Ref.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	2016	[3]
Mehmed II	2016	[4]
Suleiman the Magnificent	2016	[3]
Rumi	2016	[5]
Mimar Sinan	2016	[6]
Tansu Çiller	2019	[7]

Science and culture

Figure	Year Added	Ref.
Yaşar Kemal	2016	[8]
Leonardo da Vinci	2016
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	2016
Steve Jobs	2016	[9]
Albert Einstein	2016
Sabiha Gökçen	2016	[10]
Marie Tussaud	2016

Cinema

Figure	Year Added	Ref.
Marilyn Monroe	2016
Audrey Hepburn	2016
Jennifer Lawrence	2016
Steven Spielberg	2016
Tom Cruise	2016
Tarık Akan	2018	[11]
Spider-Man	2019	[12]
Harun	2020	[13]
Vin Diesel	2016
Bruce Willis	2016
Shrek	2016
Adile Naşit	2016	[14]
E.T.	2016
Anduin Lothar	2016
Arnold Schwarzenegger	2023
Bruce Lee	2024

Sports

Figure	Year Added	Ref.
Muhammad Ali	2016
Lionel Messi	2016
Hedo Türkoğlu	2016	[15]
Rafael Nadal	2016
Maria Sharapova	2016
Usain Bolt	2016
Arda Turan	2016	[16]
Cristiano Ronaldo	2018	[17]
Neymar	2016
Yasemin Dalkılıç	2016	[18]
Mesut Özil	2021	[19]
Tiger Woods	2024

Music

Figure	Year Added	Ref.
Michael Jackson	2016
Madonna	2016
Beyoncé	2016
Lady Gaga	2016
Bob Marley	2016
Zeki Müren	2016	[20]
Müslüm Gürses	2018	[21]
Murat Boz	2018	[22]
Aleyna Tilki	2020	[23]
Justin Bieber	2016
MFÖ	2016	[24]
Edis	2021	[25]
Barış Manço	2016	[26]
Neşet Ertaş	2017	[27]
Rihanna	2016
Katy Perry	2022/2023	[28]
Dua Lipa	2024	[29]

VIP Party

Figure	Year Added	Ref.
Angelina Jolie	2016
Brad Pitt	2016
Johnny Depp	2016
Julia Roberts	2016
Leonardo DiCaprio	2016
Beren Saat	2016	[30]
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ	2016	[31]
Tolga Çevik	2017	[32]
Kerem Bürsin	2016	[33]
Demet Akbağ	2016	[34]
David Beckham	2016
Victoria Beckham	2016
Ayşe Arman	2021	[35]
Tuba Büyüküstün	2023	[36]
Shah Rukh Khan	2023	[37]
Ryan Gosling	2024	[38]

Upcoming

Figure	Year Added	Ref.
Harry Styles	TBA	[38]
Elon Musk	TBA	[38]
Taylor Swift	TBA	[39]
Arda Güler	TBA	[39]
Necati	TBA	[40]
Şakir	TBA	[40]

Removed

Figure	Year Added	Year Removed	Ref.
Mona Lisa	2017	2017	[41]
Kim Kardashian	2020	2020	[42]
Kanye West	2020	2020	[42]
Will Smith	2021	2022	[43]
Maya Diab	2018	2020	[44]
Bin Baz	2018	2020	[44]
Nancy Ajram	2018	2020	[44]
Elie Saab	2018	2020	[44]
Carla DiBello	2018	2020	[44]
Kendall Jenner	2023	2023	[45]
Jackie Chan	2019	2023	[46]
Demi Lovato	2018	2024	[47]
Jennifer Aniston	2024	2024	[39]

See also

• Chamber of Horrors (Madame Tussauds), London
• Marie Tussaud
• Madame Tussauds Delhi
• Madame Tussauds Hollywood
• Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
• Madame Tussauds Las Vegas
• Madame Tussauds New York
• Madame Tussauds Rock Circus (1989–2001, London)
• Madame Tussauds San Francisco
• Madame Tussauds Shanghai
• Madame Tussauds Singapore
• Madame Tussauds Sydney
• Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.
• Merlin Entertainments