Palaces & Places

Explore photographs and artworks from the Aynalıkavak Pavilion collection.

Explore photographs and artworks from the Beylerbeyi Palace collection.

Explore photographs and artworks from the Dolmabahçe Palace collection.

Explore photographs and artworks from the Ihlamur Pavilion collection.

Explore photographs and artworks from the Küçüksu Pavilion collection.

Explore photographs and artworks from the Maslak Pavilions collection.

Explore photographs and artworks from the Atatürk’s Yalova Villa collection.

Explore photographs and artworks from the Yıldız Şale Pavilion collection.

The First Capital of Ottoman Empire The Ottoman province of Hüdavendigar When the Seljuks commenced their conquest of Anatolia from 1071 onwards, they began settling their new lands with Turkish…

Edirne, The Second Capital of Ottoman Empire HISTORY OF THE CITY The Odrys Near the city of Ainos archaeologists have excavated a settlement belonging to one of the oldest known neolithic cultures in…

Istanbul, Third Capital of Ottoman Empire HISTORY OF THE CITY The first settlement About 300,000 years ago the first inhabitants of what is now Istanbul made their home in Yarımburgaz Cave on the…