Over 2,000 crates of palace tiles, preserved until 2018, were used to create tile art gallery, retaining their original ...

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 ...

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 ...

A heavily armed man opened fire at one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions on Wednesday, wounding a Turkish soldier and a security guard before police snipers killed the attacker, officials said.

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 ...

"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 ...

The Topkapi Palace Museum Harem Apartments are among the top tourist attractions at Topkapi Palace. For almost 400 years (1465-1856), Topkapi was used as the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans, ...

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 ...