topkapi palace

🏛️ Topkapı or Dolmabahçe Palace? Choosing a palace, understanding tickets and sections, and planning a rewarding visit Topkapı Palace seen from the opposite shore of the Bosphorus. This archive photograph, taken on 17 August 2009, does not show the current visitor entrance. Photo: Bjørn...

İstanbul is a centre of Turkish, Ottoman and Byzantine history, with enough sights for several trips. This guide, originally compiled for 2025, brings together İstanbul's main museums, palaces, historic mosques and archaeological landmarks, with links to detailed guides to give visitors and...

Topkapı Palace in İstanbul: The Ottoman Court and Bosphorus Views Topkapı Palace is a place to understand the Ottoman court, rather than simply an old building to walk through. For centuries it was the empire's seat of government: military decisions were made, orders issued, and treasures...

İstanbul is a city of bridges, markets and the Bosphorus, and it was also the capital of empires for centuries. Its Byzantine and Ottoman past survives in grand palaces, major museums, mosques and historic monuments. This guide introduces İstanbul's principal museums, palaces and historic...

Museums, Palaces and Castles in Türkiye: A Journey through History and Civilisations Alongside its landscapes, hotels and markets, Türkiye offers an extraordinary range of museums, palaces, castles and archaeological sites, spanning Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history through to the...