Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace was the seat of power for the Ottoman Empire for nearly 400 years. A vast 700,000-square-meter ...

The historic corridor connecting the sultan's private chambers, known as the Mabeyn, to the Imperial Harem at Topkapi Palace has been transformed into the tile gallery following an extensive ...

ISTANBUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul's Topkapi Palace will open a new museum later this year featuring the "world's most extensive porcelain collection," with rare Chinese ceramics from the Yuan and ...

A Chinese porcelain bowl is displayed at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, Türkiye, Oct. 23, 2024. The Topkapi Palace was the palace of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th to the 19th century. In ...

ISTANBUL - The exhibition called "Kremlin Palace Treasures are in the Topkapi Palace" opened in Istanbul on Thursday as a part of "Istanbul European Capital of Culture of 2010" activities.

The Topkapi Palace, one of the great historical sights of Istanbul, was founded in the 1460s by Sultan Mehmet II after he had occupied and sacked Constantinople, effectively ending the Byzantine ...

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The opulent royal residence and harem has a storied history and magnificent collection on view. Opulent Topkapı Palace is the subject of more colourful stories than most of the world’s royal ...

The Ottoman Dynasty extended over three continents, surviving 600 years from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century. 24 of its 36 Sultans ruled the Empire from Topkapi Palace in Istanbul ...

"This,” said the guide who was taking us around the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, “is the Courtyard of the Concubines.” We blinked at the sunlight and surveyed the row of windows closed off with ...