![Dolmabahce Sarayi (Palace) 150 Years](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591262.TurkeyApr062314.jpg) Dolmabahce Sarayi (Palace) 150 Years |
![Dolmabahce Palace on the European shore of the Bosphorus](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591129.TurkeyApr062062.jpg) Dolmabahce Palace on the European shore of the Bosphorus |
![30m Clock tower at Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591132.TurkeyApr062071.jpg) 30m Clock tower at Dolmabahce Palace |
![Clock face of the clock tower at Dolmabahce Palace, 1890-1894 for Sultan Abdulhamid II](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591130.TurkeyApr062067.jpg) Clock face of the clock tower at Dolmabahce Palace, 1890-1894 for Sultan Abdulhamid II |
![Main gate to Dolmabahce Palace on a rainy day](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591131.TurkeyApr062070.jpg) Main gate to Dolmabahce Palace on a rainy day |
![Dolmabahce Palace is closed Mon & Thu with tours divided into the ceremonial suites and the harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591133.TurkeyApr062073.jpg) Dolmabahce Palace is closed Mon & Thu with tours divided into the ceremonial suites and the harem |
![Another gate to Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591136.TurkeyApr062076.jpg) Another gate to Dolmabahce Palace |
![Main palace building, Dolmabahce Palace, built 1843-1856](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591134.TurkeyApr062075.jpg) Main palace building, Dolmabahce Palace, built 1843-1856 |
![This is the entrance to the Selamik, the ceremonial suites. The harem is around back to the left](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591137.TurkeyApr062077.jpg) This is the entrance to the Selamik, the ceremonial suites. The harem is around back to the left |
![French furiture in the Main Entrance Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591143.TurkeyApr062095.jpg) French furiture in the Main Entrance Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Vase with the tughra of the Ottoman Sultan](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591140.TurkeyApr062084.jpg) Vase with the tughra of the Ottoman Sultan |
![Trompe d'oeille ceiling, Main Entrance Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591141.TurkeyApr062087.jpg) Trompe d'oeille ceiling, Main Entrance Hall |
![Another trompe d'oeille ceiling](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591142.TurkeyApr062094.jpg) Another trompe d'oeille ceiling |
![TurkeyApr06 2098.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591144.TurkeyApr062098.jpg) TurkeyApr06 2098.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 2099.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591145.TurkeyApr062099.jpg) TurkeyApr06 2099.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 2101.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591146.TurkeyApr062101.jpg) TurkeyApr06 2101.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 2104.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591147.TurkeyApr062104.jpg) TurkeyApr06 2104.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 2105.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591148.TurkeyApr062105.jpg) TurkeyApr06 2105.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 2107.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591149.TurkeyApr062107.jpg) TurkeyApr06 2107.jpg |
![Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591150.TurkeyApr062108.jpg) Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591151.TurkeyApr062115.jpg) Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591152.TurkeyApr062117.jpg) Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591153.TurkeyApr062118.jpg) Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Elephant tusk](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591154.TurkeyApr062121.jpg) Elephant tusk |
![Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591155.TurkeyApr062123.jpg) Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591156.TurkeyApr062124.jpg) Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591157.TurkeyApr062134.jpg) Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Side chamber off the Ambassadorial Reception Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591158.TurkeyApr062140.jpg) Side chamber off the Ambassadorial Reception Hall |
![Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591159.TurkeyApr062141.jpg) Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591160.TurkeyApr062142.jpg) Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591161.TurkeyApr062146.jpg) Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace |
![TurkeyApr06 2149.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591162.TurkeyApr062149.jpg) TurkeyApr06 2149.jpg |
![Crystal Staircase](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591163.TurkeyApr062151.jpg) Crystal Staircase |
![Zulvecheyn Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591164.TurkeyApr062153.jpg) Zulvecheyn Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Inlaid wood floor, Zulvecheyn Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591166.TurkeyApr062156.jpg) Inlaid wood floor, Zulvecheyn Hall |
![Ceiling of the Zulvecheyn Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591167.TurkeyApr062159.jpg) Ceiling of the Zulvecheyn Hall |
![Zulvecheyn Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591168.TurkeyApr062160.jpg) Zulvecheyn Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Tughra, the Ottoman sultan's insignia](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591169.TurkeyApr062162.jpg) Tughra, the Ottoman sultan's insignia |
![Caliph Abdulmecid's Library](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591170.TurkeyApr062167.jpg) Caliph Abdulmecid's Library |
![Most of the books are in French](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591171.TurkeyApr062169.jpg) Most of the books are in French |
![Queen Victoria's honoured position in a back hallway](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591172.TurkeyApr062172.jpg) Queen Victoria's honoured position in a back hallway |
![Ceiling of the changing room at the Sultan's Hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591173.TurkeyApr062174.jpg) Ceiling of the changing room at the Sultan's Hamam |
![Ceiling of the changing room at the Sultan's Hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591174.TurkeyApr062175.jpg) Ceiling of the changing room at the Sultan's Hamam |
![Sultan's Hamam, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591176.TurkeyApr062182.jpg) Sultan's Hamam, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Sultan's Hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591175.TurkeyApr062180.jpg) Sultan's Hamam |
![Sultan's Hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591177.TurkeyApr062183.jpg) Sultan's Hamam |
![Sultan's Hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591178.TurkeyApr062184.jpg) Sultan's Hamam |
![Sultan's Hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591179.TurkeyApr062185.jpg) Sultan's Hamam |
![Sultan's Room, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591180.TurkeyApr062186.jpg) Sultan's Room, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Porcelan](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591181.TurkeyApr062190.jpg) Porcelan |
![Commission selected by the Ottoman parliament informing the then sultan Abdulhamit of his removal from power by a military coup](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591182.TurkeyApr062191.jpg) Commission selected by the Ottoman parliament informing the then sultan Abdulhamit of his removal from power by a military coup |
![New York Harbor](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591183.TurkeyApr062192.jpg) New York Harbor |
![Cavalry Charge](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591185.TurkeyApr062195.jpg) Cavalry Charge |
![Ottoman troops on parade at the Hippodrome with the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591186.TurkeyApr062196.jpg) Ottoman troops on parade at the Hippodrome with the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque |
![Turkish ferry on the Bosphorus passing Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591187.TurkeyApr062198.jpg) Turkish ferry on the Bosphorus passing Dolmabahce Palace |
![Mehmet the Conqueror by F. Zonaro, 1908](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591188.TurkeyApr062199.jpg) Mehmet the Conqueror by F. Zonaro, 1908 |
![Entrance of Fatih to Istanbul, F. Zonaro 1908](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591191.TurkeyApr062201.jpg) Entrance of Fatih to Istanbul, F. Zonaro 1908 |
![Ottoman warships anchored in a line off Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591193.TurkeyApr062203.jpg) Ottoman warships anchored in a line off Dolmabahce Palace |
![Motherly Love, F. Zonaro, 1900](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591195.TurkeyApr062204.jpg) Motherly Love, F. Zonaro, 1900 |
![Ornate ceiling](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591198.TurkeyApr062206.jpg) Ornate ceiling |
![Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591200.TurkeyApr062209.jpg) Dolmabahce Palace |
![Entrance Hall of the Harem, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591202.TurkeyApr062211.jpg) Entrance Hall of the Harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Head Maid's Room](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591205.TurkeyApr062215.jpg) Head Maid's Room |
![Porcellan](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591208.TurkeyApr062217.jpg) Porcellan |
![Tea service](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591210.TurkeyApr062218.jpg) Tea service |
![Sultan's hidden stash](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591212.TurkeyApr062219.jpg) Sultan's hidden stash |
![Silverware](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591214.TurkeyApr062220.jpg) Silverware |
![Turkish coffee set](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591217.TurkeyApr062221.jpg) Turkish coffee set |
![Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591219.TurkeyApr062222.jpg) Dolmabahce Palace |
![The incredibly massive Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60240122.TurkeyApr062224.jpg) The incredibly massive Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591224.TurkeyApr062230.jpg) Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Muayede Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591225.TurkeyApr062234.jpg) Muayede Hall |
![Domed ceiling of the giant ball room, the Muayede Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591226.TurkeyApr062238.jpg) Domed ceiling of the giant ball room, the Muayede Hall |
![Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591227.TurkeyApr062239.jpg) Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591228.TurkeyApr062240.jpg) Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Waterfront gate, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591229.TurkeyApr062242.jpg) Waterfront gate, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Sultan Abdulaziz's bedroom in the Harem, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591230.TurkeyApr062254.jpg) Sultan Abdulaziz's bedroom in the Harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Sultan Abdulaziz's king-sized chair](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591232.TurkeyApr062257.jpg) Sultan Abdulaziz's king-sized chair |
![Sultan Abdulaziz's bed](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591233.TurkeyApr062259.jpg) Sultan Abdulaziz's bed |
![Bathroom in the harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591231.TurkeyApr062255.jpg) Bathroom in the harem |
![Sultan's apartments in the harem, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591234.TurkeyApr062260.jpg) Sultan's apartments in the harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Sultan's apartments in the harem, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591235.TurkeyApr062261.jpg) Sultan's apartments in the harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Atatürk's study, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591236.TurkeyApr062264.jpg) Atatürk's study, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Atatürk's study, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591237.TurkeyApr062266.jpg) Atatürk's study, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Harem, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591238.TurkeyApr062268.jpg) Harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
![The room where Kemal Atatürkk, founder of the Turkish Republic, died in 1938](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591239.TurkeyApr062270.jpg) The room where Kemal Atatürkk, founder of the Turkish Republic, died in 1938 |
![Pink Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591240.TurkeyApr062271.jpg) Pink Hall |
![Ceiling of the Pink Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591241.TurkeyApr062273.jpg) Ceiling of the Pink Hall |
![Ceiling in the Sultan's Mother's suite](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591242.TurkeyApr062279.jpg) Ceiling in the Sultan's Mother's suite |
![Bedroom of the Sultan's Mother](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591243.TurkeyApr062285.jpg) Bedroom of the Sultan's Mother |
![Guest room of the Sultan's Mother's apartments, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591244.TurkeyApr062287.jpg) Guest room of the Sultan's Mother's apartments, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Guest room of the Sultan's Mother's apartments, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591245.TurkeyApr062290.jpg) Guest room of the Sultan's Mother's apartments, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Children sized furinture in the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591246.TurkeyApr062293.jpg) Children sized furinture in the Harem |
![Turkish soldiers guarding Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591247.TurkeyApr062294.jpg) Turkish soldiers guarding Dolmabahce Palace |
![Turkish soldiers guarding Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591248.TurkeyApr062295.jpg) Turkish soldiers guarding Dolmabahce Palace |
![Exterior of the great Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591249.TurkeyApr062296.jpg) Exterior of the great Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Gateway, Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591251.TurkeyApr062297.jpg) Gateway, Dolmabahce Palace |
![Sultan's Tugra](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591252.TurkeyApr062298.jpg) Sultan's Tugra |
![Southern facade of Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591253.TurkeyApr062299.jpg) Southern facade of Dolmabahce Palace |
![Halt! Do Not Enter!](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591254.TurkeyApr062300.jpg) Halt! Do Not Enter! |
![Turkish soldier with the Bosphorus in the background](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591255.TurkeyApr062301.jpg) Turkish soldier with the Bosphorus in the background |
![Not as colorful as London, but...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591260.TurkeyApr062306.jpg) Not as colorful as London, but... |
![Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591256.TurkeyApr062303.jpg) Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
![Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591258.TurkeyApr062304.jpg) Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
![Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591259.TurkeyApr062305.jpg) Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
![Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591138.TurkeyApr062078.jpg) Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
![Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591139.TurkeyApr062079.jpg) Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
![Cikis (Chikish) Turkish for exit](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60591261.TurkeyApr062311.jpg) Cikis (Chikish) Turkish for exit |