Istanbul 1918 (Masks of Evil)

First aired: 7/17/93 

Directed by: Mike Newell

Filming in Eastern Europe supplemented the scenes shot in Istanbul, Turkey. 

An excerpt from George Lucas: The Creative Impulse (regarding the re-edited version):

“Shot in Poland and the Czech Republic as well as Istanbul, the film has an unusual glimpse of the legendary Whirling Dervishes performing.”


Sultanahmet Cami, or Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

GPS Coordinates:

41.005731,28.976263

The palace Indy visits is the Imperial Hall of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.

GPS Coordinates:

41.013256,28.983462

This shot shows traditional waterfront houses in Heybeliada on the Princess Islands in Turkey. 

One of the few instances where a building's facade & signage was not changed - this is the Hotel Pera Palas in Istanbul. The real Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (portrayed in this episode by Ahmet Levendoglu) stayed in this historic hotel in 1917, and today his former room houses an exhibit on his life. Ernest Hemingway and Agatha Christie were also regulars at the famous hotel.

GPS Coordinates:

41.030963,28.973635

This appears to have been filmed on the actual roof of the Blue Mosque.

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41.005474,28.976145