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 ...

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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 ...

The Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace ... and modern museums pass by. —Katie Nadworny A night aboard the Sofia-Istanbul Express A night aboard the Sofia-Istanbul Express What to do ...