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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 | |
|---|---|
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| İstiklal Avenue | |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | November 9, 2016 |
| Closing date | January 1, 2025 |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Wax Museum |
| 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] |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
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