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On this occasion we didn't see the Harem partly because we'd been before, loved it but not felt the need to see it again, and partly because we were being a bit mean. If the tickets had been sold alongside the main palace tickets, I think I'd...
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From journal Istanbul in May - Part 3
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For me Istanbul has a 'Big Five' of world class attractions. There are two spectacular mosques – the Sultanahmet (or Blue Mosque) and the Suleymaniye - there's the mega-fabulous church-turned-mosque-turned museum called the Hagia Sophia (or Aya...
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From journal Istanbul in May - Part 3
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The Topkapi Palace.The Topkapi palace was the home to the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire for over four hundred years from the 15th century to the middle of the 19th century. Construction of the original palace was started in 1459 and the sultan took...
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From journal A Turkish delight. 1
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IntroductionYou're in Istanbul and then you have to see some famous places. On our list was the Topkapi Palace. I have seen a long ago the exciting movie Topkapi and I wanted to see this museum. I remember from the movie it’s a thrilling chase of...
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From journal Going to Istanbul!
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I want to begin this review by registering my disappointment at the lack of authentic concubines, or even any ladies dressed in reproduction costumes, in Topkapi Palace's Imperial Harem. However, even taking this glaring omission into account, the...
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From journal Istanbul Sights
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The bottom rung of the harem ladder was occupied by the cariye, or odalisque, a concubine of the lowest rank. These women were taken from their families as girls of 12 or 13, variously captured in war, kidnapped, or even bought as slaves. They came...
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TOPKAPI PALACE:We planned to get to the Palace as it opened in order to avoid the crowds so we headed on turning left out of our hotel towards Gulhane Parki and then on up the drive towards the Palace entrance. The tickets were 20Turkish Lira for...
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From journal A short week in Istanbul
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The Topkapi Sarayi occupies the most easterly point of Sultanahmet. To the south is the Sea of Marmara, to the east the Bosphorus, to the north the Golden Horn. This creates some quite heavenly fresh breezes around this pleasant wooded area, and it...
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From journal Holy of Holies
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Topkapi Palace was the home to sultans for hundreds of years. It is an expansive structure that is a must-see for any visitor to Istanbul. Yet...I was also disappointed by it. But let me get to that later. You approach the palace via the first...
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From journal Turkey with Teenager