Topkapi Palace served as the home of the Ottoman Sultans from 1478 to 1856 and is one of Istanbul's most popular attractions. It officially became a museum in 1924, shortly after the end of the ...

Each time I’ve been there, I’ve spent at least half a day exploring its buildings, courtyards, gardens, and museum galleries. Topkapi Palace was constructed in the 15th century. For hundreds ...

(Photo by John Wreford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Museum-hopping while traveling can get expensive—and while famous addresses like the Topkapi Palace Museum and the Turkish ...

At the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, which opened near the Topkapi Palace Museum in 1869, you'll find more than a million antiquities displayed throughout three buildings: the Archaeological ...

ISTANBUL (Bernama) -- Even if you are not an avid admirer of the arts, architecture or history, the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul is still worth a visit. Go straight to the areas facing the sea ...

as she and her team attempt to lift valuable emeralds from the Topkapi museum. Nifty stuff all around, and viewable at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theater ...

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 ...

At the ceremony, the museum’s director Ilber Ortayli pointed out the enduring cultural connections between the two countries and stressed the importance of holding such exhibitions. Turkey always has ...