Istanbul Dolmabahçe palace Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com

Istanbul Dolmabahçe palace

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Dolmabahçe (filled in garden; in the early 17th century a villa was erected here on a filled in piece of ground) is the name for a palace built by members of the Armenian family Balyan. It was built in 1843-1856 for Sultan Abdül Mecit. Turkey was doing very badly at the time, the sultan should have pumped money into the economy, but decided to advertise the greatness of his crumbling empire with a palace, forcing his suffering population to pick up the bill.

DOLMABAHÇE SARAYI

Dolmabahçe (17. yüzyılın başlarında burada bir villa inşa edilmişti ), Ermeni Balyan ailesinin üyelerinin yaptığı sarayın adıdır. 1843-1856 yılları arasında Sultan Abdülmecit için inşa edildi. O zamanlar Türkiye kötü durumdaydı padişahın parayı ekonomiye aktarması gerekiyordu; ama o, parçalanmakta olan imparatorluğun büyüklüğünü bir sarayla göstermeye karar verdi ve mazlum halkını bunun faturasını ödemeye zorladı.

Türkçe çeviri: Melek Emir. Katkılarından dolayı teşekkür ederim.

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View	Gate	Entrance into the complex	Entrance into park	Facade
Facade	Front	Fountain	Water Gate	Water Gate
Grate	Stairs	Stair case	Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 019.jpg	Stair case
Great Hall	Great Hall	Pillars	Great Hall	Ceiling
Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 030.jpg	Faberge or that type of work	Coffee cup	Coffee service	Some vessel
Tusk	Room	Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 010.jpg	Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 015.jpg	Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 021.jpg
Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 022.jpg	Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 023.jpg	Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 025.jpg	Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 028.jpg	Istanbul Dolmabahce 93 032.jpg
Water spout	Bathroom ceiling	Istanbul june 2009 2619.jpg	Istanbul june 2009 2620.jpg	Istanbul june 2009 2623.jpg
Istanbul june 2009 2624.jpg	Istanbul june 2009 2625.jpg	Istanbul june 2009 2626.jpg	Istanbul Dolmabahce exterior december 2015 5917.jpg	Istanbul Dolmabahce exterior december 2015 5918.jpg
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Istanbul Dolmabahce exterior december 2015 5929.jpg	Istanbul Painting Museum exterior december 2015 5930.jpg	Istanbul Painting Museum exterior december 2015 5931.jpg	Istanbul Painting Museum exterior december 2015 5932.jpg	Istanbul Painting Museum exterior december 2015 5938.jpg
Istanbul Painting Museum exterior december 2015 5935.jpg	Istanbul Painting Museum exterior december 2015 5936.jpg	Istanbul Painting Museum exterior december 2015 5937.jpg	Istanbul Levent Walk 0660.jpg	Istanbul Levent Walk 0661.jpg

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Sarwat AJ		24-Sep-2013 07:13
Never happened for me to visit Turkey. . .but ur slide collection can make one imagine the presence in such royal place, ........i was just smelling the antique and old deep smell while looking at these pictures, along with having a feeling that royal life here must have used very special and finest of perfumes. Thanks for an imaginary visit.

Peter Bafkas		30-Jan-2011 21:39
Great photo album. Brings back fond memories of when I was living in Istabul

Dick Osseman		25-Dec-2009 09:15
A guest wrote: This palace is beatiful yes but it has another meaning for us. Our leader Ataturk died in his room in thispalace. I hope that you saw his room in the palace. Every November 10th at 9.05 we make ceremony in that palace and we visit his room to show our respect and to say that we will follow him and his ideas till we die. I think that when you are giving information about the palace do not write economy or Turkey. At that time there was Ottoman empire and we do not write turkey anymore. It is Türkiye. Please write the information that people will not think Armenian Turkish...etc. That palace is an history itself and thank you for these beautiful photos. I hope you ll understand me. And suggest you to see this palace on October 29th to watch fireworks in bosphorus for the celebration of republic of Türkiye I answer: I write Turkey because I am Dutch (where we write Turkije) and use the international English. As for Armenian, Turkish et cetera: please read my profile. And: I was in Turkey last week, and people with whom I spoke about old buildings often mentioned Ermeni, Kürd, Laz and so forth in their speech. Why not? If you read some history you'll find that such words are used on and off to indicate real or imaginary entities, I think usage is more important than ideology. I do not want to write "politically correct" texts, because that concept changes with every new election.

Gervan		17-Oct-2009 18:46
Bedankt voor deze prachtige serie. Bij een volgend bezoek aan Istanbul ga ik dit zeker bekijken.

margot		21-Jul-2009 15:47
I came from Toronto Canada to istanbul for a wedding and had the opportunity to visit the Dolmabahce Palace but didn't take my camera with me. Your pictures caputure the beauty of the palace and I'm so grateful to be able to save them in my documents to view whenever I like. My trip was very short but I would like to return soon. The turkish people were very friendly and the traffic was like a ballet in motion. I liked the way the taxi drivers and all drivers just tapped their horns - not leaning on them like they do here in Toronto. Also, I never saw any signs of road rage. Your website and photos are a generous gift to all who are interested. Thank you so much. Margot

guest		09-Jul-2009 23:02
Dolmabahçe Saray'ý ile ilgili yanlýþ bilgiler aktarýlmýþtýr.En kýsa zamanda site ve ilgili sorumlu kiþiler için gerekli iþlemler yapýlacaktýr. Dolmabahçe Sarayý Personeli

Guest		27-Apr-2009 07:26
Diler emeginizden dolayý çok teþekkürler harika olmuþ

Nurhan G�m��		22-Apr-2009 16:09
Hiç bir Osmanlý padiþahýnýn yaptýrdýðý saraylarýn veya diðer mimari eserlerin parasýný halktan çýkardýðýný kabul etmiyorum. Osmanlý yý eksik bilgilerle tanýtmaya kalkmak tarihe ihanettir.Lütfen bu tür ifadelerinizi düzeltin.

r�fat		20-Sep-2008 21:27
bugun gýttým ýlk kez super tarihimle gurur duyuyorum

Cengiz Sar�kayal�		21-May-2008 12:14
Dear Dick Osseman, Being a Turkish citizen and living in Istanbul,I must confess I have not yet visited Dolmabahçe Palace.I consider your slide collection a piece of art and it urged me to visit not only the historical palace but our treasures as a whole.I cordially thank and congratulate you for your intuitiveness. Wishing you success and best wishes for the future. Cengiz Sarýkayalý

merve		21-Feb-2008 10:01
fotoðraflar çok güzel ama hiçbir osmanlý padiþahýnýn halkýna zulmettiðini kabul etmiyorum hem ülkemin tarihi ve doðal güzelliklerinden yararlanýn hem de atalarýma zalim deyin bu hazmedilir cinsden deðil rica ediyorum o ifadelerinizi deðiþtirin belki bu yorumu hiç eklemyeceksiniz ama yinede bilmenizi isterim ki türk milleti tarihine bukadar duyarsýz deðil eðer verebileceðiniz bir cevap varsa adresimi yazýyorum gönderebilirsiniz

Aynura		19-Jan-2008 07:39
Hi , I am from Azerbaijan,but i live in Los Angeles ,CA. In 2006 I have had visit Turkey,Istanbul and saw the Dolmabahche palace. Yesterday i had a speech about this place and i got from my professor 175 point (the highest point was 150).I would like to tell you,thank for your great pictures, i printed most of them and show to the audetorium.I wish you have some pictures of paintings from Dolmabahche palace. Anyway,thanks a lot for your pictures!

Aynura		16-Jan-2008 22:09
Thank you! You did a great job.The pictures are amazing!

Sarah		12-Jan-2008 03:04
if i were to ask which nationality would i have i would definitely say Turkish without hesitation . my first visit to turkey was last summer and it was a blast. I went to London, Canada,US,Greece, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and am Lebanese, BUT turkey was.....I'm speechless.AMAZING,BEAUTIFUL COUNTY OF ALL!!!!. If only i had known that turkey was that beautiful i wouldn't think of going anywhere else. we're all proudly grateful to your work and the pictures there stunning.

Anna		04-Dec-2007 22:30
Yes, your pictures are realy beautiful!!!

Burak		30-Nov-2007 14:37
The book you are talking about is "Regards from the dead princess: Novel of a life" / "De la part de la princess morte" by Kenize Mourad. The author is the daughter of Princess Selma, granddaughter of Sultan Murat the fifth. The novel is based on the life of the princess, and I know she has researched the life of her mother thoroughly, but of course it is a researched biography at best, since the mother was already long gone when the book was written. The corridors Selma is running in the beginning of the book yelling "Uncle Hamid is dead!" belong to the Ciragan Palace, not Dolmabahce. She might have been born there, or most likely Topkapi than D.bahce, but I don't remember exactly since it's been a long time since I read it. Thanks for reminding me the book again, I might pick it up soon again when I got the time. Burak.

Anna		29-Nov-2007 22:03
Beautiful place!!!!!!

Anna		29-Nov-2007 22:01
i read one book. That is a true storu? This palace was her home? Home of Selma, princes who died in Paris in 1940? Can you give me answer, please?

NAD�RE �ZKAYA		31-Aug-2007 22:32
BÝR ÜLKE HALKININ KADERÝYLE BU KADAR DA ÝLGÝLÝYSE SAHÝPLERÝNE ÝADE MÝ ETMELÝ BU SARAYI. TIPKI RAHMETLÝ ÜRDÜN KIRALI HÜSEYÝNÝN BÝR SARAYINI KÝMSESÝZ ÇOCUK YURDUNA ÇEVÝRMESÝ GÝBÝ...DEÐERLÝ OLAN SEVGÝDEN BAÞKA NE VAR BU YERYÜZÜNDE.HATIRLIYORUM KÝ SEVGÝYLE VE ÝYÝLÝK ÝÇÝN KULLANILAN MALLAR ANCAK GÖÇEBÝLÝRMÝÞ ÖTE ALEMLERE .SAHÝPLERÝNE BIRAKARAK EÞSÝZ BÝR ÞAN. BÝNLERCE TEÞEKKÜR VARLIK VE YOKLUK SINIRINDA ZERAFETLE DURAN SÖZLERÝNÝZÝ BU BÖLÜME KARTVÝZÝT YAPTIÐINIZ ÝÇÝN. SEVGÝYLE

Sake		11-Jun-2007 21:10
Dear Mr. Osseman, I am a sixty years old Armenian lady born in Istanbul and living in Paris for 35 years now . I am always in love with Istanbul and thanks to you I discover the other wonderful cities in Turky. As a secret prayer I go couple of minutes through your galleries each night. Thanks for your wonderful work and please go on surprising us. Have you got other galleries conserning other cities?? In friendship Sake

Alpay		26-May-2007 20:37
The perspective you gave is actually the proof of saying "A picture tells a thousands words!" Congratulations...

anca		28-Jan-2007 00:59
Thank you for the photos!! We visited Istanbul recently, but becouse of bad planning, we did not have the chance to visit inside the palace. Now, thanks to you I have at least an ideea what we missed... We'll try to go back...

erkmen		21-Dec-2006 17:42
oraya kadar gidipte yani dolmabahçe sarayýna ordaki diðer bir mabedin yani þeref bey(inönü) stadýnýn fotolarýný çekip buraya koymamýþ çok büyük bir kayýp.

Burcu		24-Nov-2006 09:07
thanks your all the photos. My country wonderful place of the world. anyway you know visit in Turkey.

Ender		05-Nov-2006 17:52
Dear Osseman As a Turkish I would like to thank you for the great job. Your act can only be described as wonderful. May be will be comical but I never been in Dolmabahce even if I live in Istanbul. Because I have very busy life. You have to believe me I will visit this kind of wonderful from now on. You are great person. And I would like to give my appreciation to you for your efforts to make the people know

Guest		01-Sep-2006 07:37
Dear Inayat I. Lalani M.D. Ottoman Sultans have more than one wife but not any mitress or illegitimate child. I think you are misinformed.

distand_lond_bing�l		06-Apr-2006 05:44
baktým da cok güzel resimler var helal olsun bizim yapmadýklarýmýzý yabancý, bu topraklardan olmayan kiþiler yapýyor.bizim daha cok ugraþ göstermemiz gerekmiyor mu. doðruya bizim daha önemli iþlerimiz var deðil mi?o kadar tarihi ve o kadarda doða güzellikler olan bu cennet vatanda artýk yaþanýlmaz oldu ben bingöllüyüm ve burda dün bir polis öldürüldü ve o polisinde bu hayatý yaþamaya hakký yokmuydu ben þimdiden düþünüyorum vanati görevimden sonra yani askerlikten sonra kararlýyým yurtdýþýnda yaþayacam artýk býktým buraya yazmak istedim duyun ve bana sakýn darýlmayýn ben kimseyi burda paralamak niyetinde deðilim yanlýþ anlamayýn okuduðunuz için allah razýl olsun sizden ben bir türküm bingöllülerde birer türk evladýdýr.Hemde vatan vatan diye baðýran birçok kiþiden. b

m		06-Apr-2006 05:29
vallahi ne diyim bizim yapmadýgýmýzý sen yapýyorsun emeðine saðlýk llah razý olsun

Inayat I. Lalani M.D.		03-Apr-2006 17:50
Is there any truth to the story I heard while touring Dolmabahce Palace that during an earlier century, a European queen/princess/empress, on a state visit to Turkey, fell in love with the reigning Sultan and stayed as his mistress in a very special quarter for several months and finally had to be physically dragged away because of the scandal in her native country? If so, can you provide the year, the name of the lady (and her country) and the name of the Sultan? Will be much obliged.

sema		31-Mar-2006 11:47
Magnificent, excellent, a work of art. Thank you for all the time you put into this work, for visiting my country and for wishing to share it. What did we do to deserve this website????:)))

MEHMET MERT		23-Mar-2006 19:19
TARÝH ZENGÝNLÝÐÝMÝZÝ DÜNYAYA TANITTIÐIN ÝÇÝN TEÞEKKÜR EDERÝM

adem		23-Mar-2006 19:16
Türkiye nin güzelliklerini ve tarihi zenginliklerini dünyaya tanýttýðýn için teþekkürler.

SEZER		18-Mar-2006 13:19
SEVGÝLÝ FOTOÐRAF SAHÝBÝ HERÞEY ÇOK GÜZEL AMA ÇOÐUNLUKLU OLARAK CAMÝ FOTOÐRAFI ÝSTÝYORUM.

Turko		15-Mar-2006 09:44
Respect to Ataturk...Thanks for Your photos

�mer Bakan		07-Mar-2006 10:54
Sevgili Osseman, Türkiye'nin tarihi ve doðal güzelliklerini tüm Dünya'ya duyurmaya katký saðladýðýn için teþekkür ederim.

Guest		02-Mar-2006 21:47
I just wanna say thank you to take and put this wonderful photos here.I'm from istanbul I also want to thank you to come and see my country.

Guest		28-Feb-2006 20:12
super photos

Guest		25-Feb-2006 17:13
wonderful palace

Guest		30-Jan-2006 15:31
Wonderful pictures.

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