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 ...

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 ...

The Turkish armed forces' "Mehteran," or military band, unit performed on Wednesday at Istanbul's iconic Topkapi Palace. The event, featuring a centuries-old tradition, was held by the Presidency of ...

Topkapi Palace served as the home of the Ottoman Sultans from 1478 to 1856 and is one of Istanbul's most popular attractions. It officially became a museum in 1924, shortly after the end of the ...

"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 ...

Turkey has so much to explore. For me, the two places in Turkey that are completely unlike anywhere else are its capital ...

The Mabeyn Passage of Topkapi Palace is hosting an exhibition on Turkish tiles and porcelain. — Pixabay Hidden behind the palace walls, the Mabeyn Passage of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkiye once ...

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 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 ...