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 ...

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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...