Topkapi Palace, Located on top of a hill overlooking the Golden Horn and Sea of Marmara, Topkapi Palace is the biggest palace in Istanbul. Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople ...

In reality, these were the imperial family quarters, and every detail of Harem life was governed by tradition, obligation and ceremony. The word "harem" literally means "private".

From the main gate in the palace walls, you have to walk a good 10 minutes and pass through courtyards that were once open only to the Grand Vizier and the most prominent diplomats.

Topkapi is a place of fabulous tall tales, and the Harem delivers titillation and Orientalist stereotypes in spades. This was the living quarters of the imperial family, although sometimes crowded ...

The Topkapi Palace, one of the great historical sights of Istanbul, was founded in the 1460s by Sultan Mehmet II after he had occupied and sacked Constantinople, effectively ending the Byzantine ...

ISTANBUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul's Topkapi Palace will open a new museum later this year featuring the "world's most extensive porcelain collection," with rare Chinese ceramics from the Yuan ...

Performances will be held every Tuesday until Sept. 13 at 11.00 a.m. local time (0800GMT) in front of the Treasury Gate of the Dolmabahce Palace, as well as in front of the Babussade gate of ...

In reality, these were the imperial family quarters, and every detail of Harem life was governed by tradition, obligation and ceremony. The word "harem" literally means "private".