Topkapı Palace was constructed by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror between 1460 and 1478. The palace was used as the residence of the Ottoman Sultans until very late period of the Ottomans. The palace transformed into a museum after the establishment of the Turkish Republic. The area of the Topkapı Museum is about 400.000 squaremeters. You …
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