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Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi), Istanbul, was the seat of the Ottoman Sultans from Mehmet the Conqueror in the 1450s until Mahmut II in 1839.

This is the Middle Gate (Bab-üs Selâm), between the First Court (Birinci Avlu), Court of the Janissaries, and the Second Court.

   
Much of the palace was closed when we visited. We just whirled through.
   
The Confectionery (Helvahane) in the Second Court.
   
The Confectionery (Helvahane).
   
Divan Salon (Divan Salonu).
   
Divan Salon (Divan Salonu).
   
Divan Salon (Divan Salonu).
   
Divan Salon (Divan Salonu).
   
Divan Salon (Divan Salonu).
   
Guard tower, First Court (Birinci Avlu), The Court of the Janissaries.

A few more pictures of the palace.

   


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