![Imperial Gate, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287798.TurkeyApr06846.jpg) Imperial Gate, Topkapi Palace |
![Imperial Gate, Topkapi Palace, 1478](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287797.TurkeyApr06844.jpg) Imperial Gate, Topkapi Palace, 1478 |
![Sultan Mahmoud II's tughra (monogram) over the Imperial Gate to Topkapi Palace built by Sultan Fatih](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287796.TurkeyApr06843.jpg) Sultan Mahmoud II's tughra (monogram) over the Imperial Gate to Topkapi Palace built by Sultan Fatih |
![TurkeyApr06 842.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287795.TurkeyApr06842.jpg) TurkeyApr06 842.jpg |
![Green First Court, Court of the Janissaries](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287800.TurkeyApr06851.jpg) Green First Court, Court of the Janissaries |
![Turkish school group heading through the First Court to Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287661.DubTurTun06187.jpg) Turkish school group heading through the First Court to Topkapi Palace |
![Young Turkish schoolboy in uniform](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287806.TurkeyApr06854.jpg) Young Turkish schoolboy in uniform |
![Church of Haghia Irene (Aya Irini Kiliesei) built by Justinian](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287799.TurkeyApr06850.jpg) Church of Haghia Irene (Aya Irini Kiliesei) built by Justinian |
![Opening state of the various parts of Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/329493/2/61287804.TurkeyApr06853.jpg) Opening state of the various parts of Topkapi Palace |
![Dösim, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287801.TurkeyApr06852.jpg) Dösim, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
![Topkapi Paalce Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287809.TurkeyApr06855.jpg) Topkapi Paalce Museum |
![Gate of Salutations - Middle Gate - Topkapi Palace, built by Sulieman the Magnificent in 1524](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287811.TurkeyApr06862.jpg) Gate of Salutations - Middle Gate - Topkapi Palace, built by Sulieman the Magnificent in 1524 |
![Gate of Salutations, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287813.TurkeyApr06863.jpg) Gate of Salutations, Topkapi Palace |
![Gate of Salutations, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287815.TurkeyApr06864.jpg) Gate of Salutations, Topkapi Palace |
![Gate of Salutations - Middle Gate - Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287817.TurkeyApr06865.jpg) Gate of Salutations - Middle Gate - Topkapi Palace |
![Gate of Salutations, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287820.TurkeyApr06867.jpg) Gate of Salutations, Topkapi Palace |
![Hamam, a temporary exhibit, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287822.TurkeyApr06869.jpg) Hamam, a temporary exhibit, Topkapi Palace |
![Arabic inscription and Sultan's tughra over the Middle Gate, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287819.TurkeyApr06866.jpg) Arabic inscription and Sultan's tughra over the Middle Gate, Topkapi Palace |
![La allah illa Allah Mohammed rasoul Allah - there is no god but God, Mohammed is the Prophet of God](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287823.TurkeyApr06870.jpg) La allah illa Allah Mohammed rasoul Allah - there is no god but God, Mohammed is the Prophet of God |
![Tughra of Sultan Mahmoud II (reigned 1808-1839)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287824.TurkeyApr06871.jpg) Tughra of Sultan Mahmoud II (reigned 1808-1839) |
![Tughra of Mustafa III (1757-1774)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287825.TurkeyApr06873.jpg) Tughra of Mustafa III (1757-1774) |
![Model of the whole of Topkapi Palace and the surrounding First Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287788.TurkeyApr061192.jpg) Model of the whole of Topkapi Palace and the surrounding First Court |
![Model of Topkapi Palace - the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287782.TurkeyApr061185.jpg) Model of Topkapi Palace - the Harem |
![Model of Topkapi Palace - the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287783.TurkeyApr061187.jpg) Model of Topkapi Palace - the Harem |
![Model of Topkapi Palace - northern part](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287784.TurkeyApr061188.jpg) Model of Topkapi Palace - northern part |
![Model of Topkapi Palace - detail of the Baghdad Kiosk and the Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287785.TurkeyApr061189.jpg) Model of Topkapi Palace - detail of the Baghdad Kiosk and the Fourth Court |
![Model of Topkapi Palace - the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287786.TurkeyApr061190.jpg) Model of Topkapi Palace - the Harem |
![Map of the Ottoman Empire during various periods](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287787.TurkeyApr061191.jpg) Map of the Ottoman Empire during various periods |
![Tulips, Topkapi Palace. The reign of Sultan Ahmet III was known as the Tulip Age](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287826.TurkeyApr06875.jpg) Tulips, Topkapi Palace. The reign of Sultan Ahmet III was known as the Tulip Age |
![Second Court, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287827.TurkeyApr06876.jpg) Second Court, Topkapi Palace |
![Second Court, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287828.TurkeyApr06877.jpg) Second Court, Topkapi Palace |
![Tulips and a large pottery vessel](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287789.TurkeyApr061193.jpg) Tulips and a large pottery vessel |
![Military arms lining the walls of the Second Court, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287833.TurkeyApr06884.jpg) Military arms lining the walls of the Second Court, Topkapi Palace |
![Tower of Justice - Adalet Kulesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287829.TurkeyApr06878.jpg) Tower of Justice - Adalet Kulesi |
![Tower of Justice, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287830.TurkeyApr06879.jpg) Tower of Justice, Topkapi Palace |
![The entrance to the Harem is below this tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287831.TurkeyApr06881.jpg) The entrance to the Harem is below this tower |
![Tower of Justice](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287834.TurkeyApr06885.jpg) Tower of Justice |
![TurkeyApr06 888.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287837.TurkeyApr06888.jpg) TurkeyApr06 888.jpg |
![Imperial Council Hall, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287841.TurkeyApr06894.jpg) Imperial Council Hall, Topkapi Palace |
![Dome of the Imperial Council Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287840.TurkeyApr06893.jpg) Dome of the Imperial Council Hall |
![Tughra of Sultan Mustafa II, reigned 1695-1703](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287844.TurkeyApr06898.jpg) Tughra of Sultan Mustafa II, reigned 1695-1703 |
![Imperial Council Hall, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287842.TurkeyApr06895.jpg) Imperial Council Hall, Topkapi Palace |
![Detail of the Imperial Council Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287843.TurkeyApr06896.jpg) Detail of the Imperial Council Hall |
![Detail on the exterior of the Imperial Council Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287838.TurkeyApr06889.jpg) Detail on the exterior of the Imperial Council Hall |
![Turkish high school student](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287845.TurkeyApr06900.jpg) Turkish high school student |
![Dad and a group of Turkish high school students waiting for the Harem tour](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287846.TurkeyApr06901.jpg) Dad and a group of Turkish high school students waiting for the Harem tour |
![Dad spreading words of wisdom to the young people of Turkey against smoking](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287662.DubTurTun06196.jpg) Dad spreading words of wisdom to the young people of Turkey against smoking |
![Quite the popular guy...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287663.DubTurTun06197.jpg) Quite the popular guy... |
![Ceiling near the entrance to the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287839.TurkeyApr06890.jpg) Ceiling near the entrance to the Harem |
![The Harem, Private](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287836.TurkeyApr06886.jpg) The Harem, "Private" |
![Entering the Harem through the Carriage Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287849.TurkeyApr06905.jpg) Entering the Harem through the Carriage Gate |
![Courtyard of the Black Eunuchs, Topkapi Palace Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287851.TurkeyApr06911.jpg) Courtyard of the Black Eunuchs, Topkapi Palace Harem |
![Courtyard of the Black Eunuchs, Topkapi Palace Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287853.TurkeyApr06913.jpg) Courtyard of the Black Eunuchs, Topkapi Palace Harem |
![Tiles in the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287848.TurkeyApr06903.jpg) Tiles in the Harem |
![TurkeyApr06 907.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287850.TurkeyApr06907.jpg) TurkeyApr06 907.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 912.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287852.TurkeyApr06912.jpg) TurkeyApr06 912.jpg |
![Paved walkway through the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287854.TurkeyApr06914.jpg) Paved walkway through the Harem |
![TurkeyApr06 915.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287856.TurkeyApr06915.jpg) TurkeyApr06 915.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 918.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287857.TurkeyApr06918.jpg) TurkeyApr06 918.jpg |
![Dormitory of the Black Eunuchs, Harem, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287858.TurkeyApr06919.jpg) Dormitory of the Black Eunuchs, Harem, Topkapi Palace |
![Leading from the Courtyard of the Black Eunuchs to the Main Gate of the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287859.TurkeyApr06920.jpg) Leading from the Courtyard of the Black Eunuchs to the Main Gate of the Harem |
![TurkeyApr06 921.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287860.TurkeyApr06921.jpg) TurkeyApr06 921.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 922.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287861.TurkeyApr06922.jpg) TurkeyApr06 922.jpg |
![Tiles, Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287862.TurkeyApr06923.jpg) Tiles, Harem |
![Concubines' Corridor](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287863.TurkeyApr06924.jpg) Concubines' Corridor |
![Cross design on the stone walkway through the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287864.TurkeyApr06925.jpg) Cross design on the stone walkway through the Harem |
![Courtyard of the Sultan's Formal Wives and Concubines (Consorts)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287866.TurkeyApr06927.jpg) Courtyard of the Sultan's Formal Wives and Concubines (Consorts) |
![Courtyard of the Sultan's Formal Wives and Concubines (Consorts)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287868.TurkeyApr06928.jpg) Courtyard of the Sultan's Formal Wives and Concubines (Consorts) |
![Paintings in the arcade around the Formal Wives Courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287869.TurkeyApr06929.jpg) Paintings in the arcade around the Formal Wives Courtyard |
![Paintings in the arcade around the Formal Wives Courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287871.TurkeyApr06930.jpg) Paintings in the arcade around the Formal Wives Courtyard |
![Courtyard of the Sultan's Formal Wives and Concubines (Consorts)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287872.TurkeyApr06931.jpg) Courtyard of the Sultan's Formal Wives and Concubines (Consorts) |
![Courtyard of the Sultan's Formal Wives and Concubines (Consorts)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287875.TurkeyApr06933.jpg) Courtyard of the Sultan's Formal Wives and Concubines (Consorts) |
![TurkeyApr06 939.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287876.TurkeyApr06939.jpg) TurkeyApr06 939.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 940.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287878.TurkeyApr06940.jpg) TurkeyApr06 940.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 942.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287880.TurkeyApr06942.jpg) TurkeyApr06 942.jpg |
![In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287881.TurkeyApr06943.jpg) In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate |
![TurkeyApr06 944.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287883.TurkeyApr06944.jpg) TurkeyApr06 944.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 946.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287884.TurkeyApr06946.jpg) TurkeyApr06 946.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 948.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287885.TurkeyApr06948.jpg) TurkeyApr06 948.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 949.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287886.TurkeyApr06949.jpg) TurkeyApr06 949.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 952.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287887.TurkeyApr06952.jpg) TurkeyApr06 952.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 953.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287888.TurkeyApr06953.jpg) TurkeyApr06 953.jpg |
![Entrance to Sultan's Hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287889.TurkeyApr06954.jpg) Entrance to Sultan's Hamam |
![TurkeyApr06 955.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287890.TurkeyApr06955.jpg) TurkeyApr06 955.jpg |
![Sultan's Hamam](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287891.TurkeyApr06958.jpg) Sultan's Hamam |
![Sultan's Hamam changing room](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287892.TurkeyApr06959.jpg) Sultan's Hamam changing room |
![Sultan's Sink](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287893.TurkeyApr06960.jpg) Sultan's Sink |
![Sultan's Shower](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287894.TurkeyApr06967.jpg) Sultan's Shower |
![Sultan's Toilet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287895.TurkeyApr06968.jpg) Sultan's Toilet |
![Imperial Hall, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287896.TurkeyApr06969.jpg) Imperial Hall, Topkapi Palace |
![Imperial Hall, Harem of Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287899.TurkeyApr06975.jpg) Imperial Hall, Harem of Topkapi Palace |
![Dome of Imperial Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287897.TurkeyApr06971.jpg) Dome of Imperial Hall |
![TurkeyApr06 972.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287898.TurkeyApr06972.jpg) TurkeyApr06 972.jpg |
![Detail of the Imperial Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287900.TurkeyApr06977.jpg) Detail of the Imperial Hall |
![TurkeyApr06 982.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287901.TurkeyApr06982.jpg) TurkeyApr06 982.jpg |
![Dutch blue glazed tiles in the Imperial Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287902.TurkeyApr06983.jpg) Dutch blue glazed tiles in the Imperial Hall |
![Antechamber in the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287903.TurkeyApr06985.jpg) Antechamber in the Harem |
![Beautifully tiled Antechamber, Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287904.TurkeyApr06986.jpg) Beautifully tiled Antechamber, Harem |
![Beautifully tiled Antechamber, Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287905.TurkeyApr06987.jpg) Beautifully tiled Antechamber, Harem |
![Privy Chamber of Murat III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287906.TurkeyApr06991.jpg) Privy Chamber of Murat III |
![Privy Chamber of Murat III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287907.TurkeyApr06995.jpg) Privy Chamber of Murat III |
![TurkeyApr06 997.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287908.TurkeyApr06997.jpg) TurkeyApr06 997.jpg |
![Privy Chamber of Murat III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287909.TurkeyApr06998.jpg) Privy Chamber of Murat III |
![Privy Chamber of Murat III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287911.TurkeyApr06999.jpg) Privy Chamber of Murat III |
![TurkeyApr06 1001.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287665.TurkeyApr061001.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1001.jpg |
![Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287669.TurkeyApr061009.jpg) Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk) |
![Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287672.TurkeyApr061014.jpg) Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk) |
![Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287673.TurkeyApr061015.jpg) Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk) |
![Tile in the Twin Pavilions](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287666.TurkeyApr061005.jpg) Tile in the Twin Pavilions |
![Stained glass windows of the Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk), Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287667.TurkeyApr061006.jpg) Stained glass windows of the Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk), Topkapi Palace |
![Stained glass window, Twin Pavilions](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287668.TurkeyApr061008.jpg) Stained glass window, Twin Pavilions |
![Stained glass window, Twin Pavilions](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287670.TurkeyApr061013.jpg) Stained glass window, Twin Pavilions |
![Stained glass windows of the Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk), Topkapi Palace Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287674.TurkeyApr061017.jpg) Stained glass windows of the Twin Pavilions (Double Kiosk), Topkapi Palace Harem |
![TurkeyApr06 1019.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287675.TurkeyApr061019.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1019.jpg |
![Passage from the Harem to the Favorites' Courtyard and Apartments](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287677.TurkeyApr061025.jpg) Passage from the Harem to the Favorites' Courtyard and Apartments |
![Favorites' Courtyard and Apartments](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287676.TurkeyApr061024.jpg) Favorites' Courtyard and Apartments |
![Windows of the Double Kiosk from the Favorites' Courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287678.TurkeyApr061026.jpg) Windows of the Double Kiosk from the Favorites' Courtyard |
![Passage from the Harem to the Favorites' Courtyard and Apartments](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287679.TurkeyApr061029.jpg) Passage from the Harem to the Favorites' Courtyard and Apartments |
![Passage from the Harem to the Favorites' Courtyard and Apartments](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287680.TurkeyApr061032.jpg) Passage from the Harem to the Favorites' Courtyard and Apartments |
![TurkeyApr06 1033.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287681.TurkeyApr061033.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1033.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1034.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287682.TurkeyApr061034.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1034.jpg |
![Golden Road leading to the exit of the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287683.TurkeyApr061037.jpg) Golden Road leading to the exit of the Harem |
![Mosque of the Eunuchs and Library, Third Courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287684.TurkeyApr061038.jpg) Mosque of the Eunuchs and Library, Third Courtyard |
![Mosque of the Eunuchs and Library, Third Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287695.TurkeyApr061052.jpg) Mosque of the Eunuchs and Library, Third Court |
![Birdcage Gate to the Harem](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287685.TurkeyApr061039.jpg) Birdcage Gate to the Harem |
![Dad greeting Turkish schoolgirls](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287687.TurkeyApr061042.jpg) Dad greeting Turkish schoolgirls |
![Gimme 5!](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287688.TurkeyApr061043.jpg) Gimme 5! |
![Inside the Gate of Felicity, the Third Courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287690.TurkeyApr061045.jpg) Inside the Gate of Felicity, the Third Courtyard |
![Private Audience Hall (Chamber of Petitions) with Bismi Allah Al-Rahman Al-Rahim over the door (1723)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287689.TurkeyApr061044.jpg) Private Audience Hall (Chamber of Petitions) with Bismi Allah Al-Rahman Al-Rahim over the door (1723) |
![TurkeyApr06 1047.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287691.TurkeyApr061047.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1047.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1048.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287692.TurkeyApr061048.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1048.jpg |
![There are many ornate water basins and taps](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287693.TurkeyApr061049.jpg) There are many ornate water basins and taps |
![Third Courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287694.TurkeyApr061050.jpg) Third Courtyard |
![Patio of the Library of Ahmet III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287696.TurkeyApr061053.jpg) Patio of the Library of Ahmet III |
![Pavilion of the Sacred Relics](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287697.TurkeyApr061055.jpg) Pavilion of the Sacred Relics |
![Pavilion of the Sacred Relics](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287698.TurkeyApr061056.jpg) Pavilion of the Sacred Relics |
![Entrance way to the Pavilion of Sacred Relics and the Chamber of the Mantle of the Prophet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287699.TurkeyApr061058.jpg) Entrance way to the Pavilion of Sacred Relics and the Chamber of the Mantle of the Prophet |
![TurkeyApr06 1059.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287700.TurkeyApr061059.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1059.jpg |
![There is no god but God, Mohammed is the messenger of God](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287701.TurkeyApr061060.jpg) There is no god but God, Mohammed is the messenger of God |
![The Sacred Safekeeping Rooms contain numerous artefacts of the Prophet Mohammed](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287702.TurkeyApr061061.jpg) The Sacred Safekeeping Rooms contain numerous artefacts of the Prophet Mohammed |
![Northwest corner of the Third Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287703.TurkeyApr061062.jpg) Northwest corner of the Third Court |
![Pavilion of the Sacred Relics](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287722.TurkeyApr061093.jpg) Pavilion of the Sacred Relics |
![Enderun Library (Library of Ahmed III) 1719](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287705.TurkeyApr061066.jpg) Enderun Library (Library of Ahmed III) 1719 |
![Library of Ahmed III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287706.TurkeyApr061067.jpg) Library of Ahmed III |
![Library of Ahmed III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287707.TurkeyApr061068.jpg) Library of Ahmed III |
![Tulip Era vaulted ceiling, Library of Ahmed III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287708.TurkeyApr061069.jpg) Tulip Era vaulted ceiling, Library of Ahmed III |
![Tulip Era vaulted ceiling, Library of Ahmed III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287709.TurkeyApr061070.jpg) Tulip Era vaulted ceiling, Library of Ahmed III |
![Dome, Library of Ahmed III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287710.TurkeyApr061071.jpg) Dome, Library of Ahmed III |
![Third Court, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287711.TurkeyApr061073.jpg) Third Court, Topkapi Palace |
![Tulips, a favorite of Ahmed III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287712.TurkeyApr061074.jpg) Tulips, a favorite of Ahmed III |
![Tulips, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287713.TurkeyApr061075.jpg) Tulips, Topkapi Palace |
![Third Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287714.TurkeyApr061076.jpg) Third Court |
![Third Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287715.TurkeyApr061077.jpg) Third Court |
![Third Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287716.TurkeyApr061079.jpg) Third Court |
![Third Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287717.TurkeyApr061081.jpg) Third Court |
![Tulips, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287718.TurkeyApr061082.jpg) Tulips, Topkapi Palace |
![Tulips, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287719.TurkeyApr061083.jpg) Tulips, Topkapi Palace |
![Third Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287720.TurkeyApr061088.jpg) Third Court |
![Third Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287721.TurkeyApr061091.jpg) Third Court |
![Pavilion of the Scared Relics](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287725.TurkeyApr061096.jpg) Pavilion of the Scared Relics |
![Fountain at the base of the stairs from the Library of Ahmet III, Third Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287723.TurkeyApr061094.jpg) Fountain at the base of the stairs from the Library of Ahmet III, Third Court |
![Mosaic-style stone floor, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287724.TurkeyApr061095.jpg) Mosaic-style stone floor, Topkapi Palace |
![Mosaic-style stone floor, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287726.TurkeyApr061097.jpg) Mosaic-style stone floor, Topkapi Palace |
![Ship passing Topkapi Palace on the Bosphorus](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287727.TurkeyApr061098.jpg) Ship passing Topkapi Palace on the Bosphorus |
![View of the Bosphorus from Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287728.TurkeyApr061099.jpg) View of the Bosphorus from Topkapi Palace |
![Ship on the Bosphorus with the intercontinental bridge in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287729.TurkeyApr061101.jpg) Ship on the Bosphorus with the intercontinental bridge in the distance |
![Bosphorus from Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287731.TurkeyApr061102.jpg) Bosphorus from Topkapi Palace |
![TurkeyApr06 1106.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287732.TurkeyApr061106.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1106.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1108.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287733.TurkeyApr061108.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1108.jpg |
![Konyali Restaurant, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287734.TurkeyApr061115.jpg) Konyali Restaurant, Topkapi Palace |
![Gate of the Privy Gardens, Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287735.TurkeyApr061116.jpg) Gate of the Privy Gardens, Fourth Court |
![View of the Golden Horn looking across to northern Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287737.TurkeyApr061124.jpg) View of the Golden Horn looking across to northern Istanbul |
![Suleiman Mosque from the Marble Terrace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287738.TurkeyApr061125.jpg) Suleiman Mosque from the Marble Terrace |
![Marble Terrace view](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287739.TurkeyApr061126.jpg) Marble Terrace view |
![Marble Terrace and Baghdad Kiosk, 4th Court, Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287740.TurkeyApr061128.jpg) Marble Terrace and Baghdad Kiosk, 4th Court, Topkapi Palace |
![Galata Tower from Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287741.TurkeyApr061129.jpg) Galata Tower from Topkapi Palace |
![Iftariye Baldachin, where the sultans would break the fast during Ramadan](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287742.TurkeyApr061131.jpg) Iftariye Baldachin, where the sultans would break the fast during Ramadan |
![Pool off the Marble Terrace](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287743.TurkeyApr061132.jpg) Pool off the Marble Terrace |
![Summer Pavilion built by Sultan Ibrahim in 1640](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287744.TurkeyApr061134.jpg) Summer Pavilion built by Sultan Ibrahim in 1640 |
![The Summer Pavilion was used for the circumcision of the crown princes so it is called the Circumcision Room](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287745.TurkeyApr061137.jpg) The Summer Pavilion was used for the circumcision of the crown princes so it is called the Circumcision Room |
![Detail of the roof of the Circumcision Room](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287746.TurkeyApr061140.jpg) Detail of the roof of the Circumcision Room |
![Tiles in the Circumcision Room](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287747.TurkeyApr061141.jpg) Tiles in the Circumcision Room |
![Tiles in the Circumcision Room](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287748.TurkeyApr061142.jpg) Tiles in the Circumcision Room |
![Doorway in the Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287749.TurkeyApr061143.jpg) Doorway in the Fourth Court |
![TurkeyApr06 1144.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287750.TurkeyApr061144.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1144.jpg |
![Baghdad Pavilion](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287751.TurkeyApr061145.jpg) Baghdad Pavilion |
![TurkeyApr06 1146.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287752.TurkeyApr061146.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1146.jpg |
![Baghdad Pavilion and Marble Terrace, Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287753.TurkeyApr061148.jpg) Baghdad Pavilion and Marble Terrace, Fourth Court |
![TurkeyApr06 1149.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287754.TurkeyApr061149.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1149.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1150.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287755.TurkeyApr061150.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1150.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1151.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287757.TurkeyApr061151.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1151.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1152.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287759.TurkeyApr061152.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1152.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1153.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287761.TurkeyApr061153.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1153.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1155.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287763.TurkeyApr061155.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1155.jpg |
![Revan Kiosk, built by Murad IV 1635-36](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287764.TurkeyApr061158.jpg) Revan Kiosk, built by Murad IV 1635-36 |
![Revan Kiosk also called Chamber of the Turbans](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287765.TurkeyApr061159.jpg) Revan Kiosk also called Chamber of the Turbans |
![Tulip Garden, Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287766.TurkeyApr061161.jpg) Tulip Garden, Fourth Court |
![Tulip Garden, Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287736.TurkeyApr061118.jpg) Tulip Garden, Fourth Court |
![Tulip Garden, Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287767.TurkeyApr061162.jpg) Tulip Garden, Fourth Court |
![Tulip Garden, Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287768.TurkeyApr061163.jpg) Tulip Garden, Fourth Court |
![Tulip Garden, Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287769.TurkeyApr061164.jpg) Tulip Garden, Fourth Court |
![Tulip Garden, Fourth Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287770.TurkeyApr061165.jpg) Tulip Garden, Fourth Court |
![TurkeyApr06 1166.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287771.TurkeyApr061166.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1166.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1169.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287772.TurkeyApr061169.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1169.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1170.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287773.TurkeyApr061170.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1170.jpg |
![Gate of Felicity between the 2nd and 3rd Courts (seen here from the 2nd)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287774.TurkeyApr061171.jpg) Gate of Felicity between the 2nd and 3rd Courts (seen here from the 2nd) |
![Gate of Felicity with a large tree in the 2nd Court](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287775.TurkeyApr061173.jpg) Gate of Felicity with a large tree in the 2nd Court |
![The Palace Kitchens](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287776.TurkeyApr061174.jpg) The Palace Kitchens |
![Silver objects on display in the Palace Kitchens](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287777.TurkeyApr061175.jpg) Silver objects on display in the Palace Kitchens |
![Silver objects on display in the Palace Kitchens](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287778.TurkeyApr061176.jpg) Silver objects on display in the Palace Kitchens |
![Palace Kitchens](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287779.TurkeyApr061177.jpg) Palace Kitchens |
![Palace Kitchens](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287780.TurkeyApr061179.jpg) Palace Kitchens |
![TurkeyApr06 1194.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287790.TurkeyApr061194.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1194.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1195.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287791.TurkeyApr061195.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1195.jpg |
![Topkapi Cat](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287792.TurkeyApr061205.jpg) Topkapi Cat |
![Chikish - Exit](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287686.TurkeyApr061041.jpg) Chikish - Exit |
![Sultan Tughra (Sultan Mahmoud II (r. 1808-1839) Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147725.savqktVQ.BuhIstSep06319.jpg) Sultan Tughra (Sultan Mahmoud II (r. 1808-1839) Topkapi Palace |
![Palace guard Topkapi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147728.P5fA2yZp.BuhIstSep06320.jpg) Palace guard Topkapi |
![Mace - Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147729.vFRwbHCy.BuhIstSep06323.jpg) Mace - Topkapi Palace |
![Turkish Halberts and Maces (16th-18th C.), Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147731.CIitxvtv.BuhIstSep06329.jpg) Turkish Halberts and Maces (16th-18th C.), Topkapi Palace |
![Armory Museum - Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147735.9zXm7se3.BuhIstSep06331.jpg) Armory Museum - Topkapi Palace |
![Sword of Mehmed the Conqueror (1451-1481)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147737.sy0eWv7N.BuhIstSep06339.jpg) Sword of Mehmed the Conqueror (1451-1481) |
![Sword of Süleyman the Magnificient](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147740.VajEI7qS.BuhIstSep06342.jpg) Sword of Süleyman the Magnificient |
![Topkapi Palace Armory](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147743.pgvWACkm.BuhIstSep06344.jpg) Topkapi Palace Armory |
![Topkapi Palace Armory](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147746.HHKWvMjT.BuhIstSep06345.jpg) Topkapi Palace Armory |
![Sword of Murad II (1574-1595)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147748.H9W9gLBE.BuhIstSep06346.jpg) Sword of Murad II (1574-1595) |
![Sword of Selim III](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147752.oi1ZF24d.BuhIstSep06348.jpg) Sword of Selim III |
![Turkish Helmet, 17th C., Topkapi Palace Armory](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147756.rOKbQ0nT.BuhIstSep06351.jpg) Turkish Helmet, 17th C., Topkapi Palace Armory |
![Ottoman Armor, 16th. C., Topkapi Palace Armory](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147759.BEwVmPSl.BuhIstSep06356.jpg) Ottoman Armor, 16th. C., Topkapi Palace Armory |
![Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Rahim](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147764.bhKaPJRX.BuhIstSep06360.jpg) Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Rahim |
![Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147768.rP87BifD.BuhIstSep06364.jpg) Topkapi Palace |
![View from Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147773.lRQjnNbX.BuhIstSep06365.jpg) View from Topkapi Palace |
![View from Topkapi Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101147777.RxiU3lpa.BuhIstSep06366.jpg) View from Topkapi Palace |