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    The Topkapı Palace served as the administrative center and main residence of the Ottoman Empire's sultans from the 15th century until the 17th century. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1923, the palace was transformed into a museum under a government decree. It is now administered by Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism and forms part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

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    The Topkapı Palace served as the administrative center and main residence of the Ottoman Empire's sultans from the 15th century until the 17th century. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1923, the palace was transformed into a museum under a government decree. It is now administered by Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism and forms part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

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    TOPKAPI PALACE'S

    HISTORY
    The Topkapı Palace is a large
    museum in the east of the Fatih
    district of Istanbul in Turkey. From
    the 1460s to the completion of

    TOPKAPI
    Dolmabahçe Palace in 1856, it

    PALACE
    served as the administrative center
    of the Ottoman Empire, and was the
    main residence of its sultans until
    the 17th century.

    After the end of the Ottoman Empire


    in 1923, a government decree dated
    April 3, 1924 transformed Topkapı
    into a museum. Turkey's Ministry of
    Culture and Tourism now
    administers the Topkapı Palace
    Museum. The Topkapı Palace forms
    a part the Historic Areas of Istanbul,
    a group of sites in Istanbul that
    UNESCO recognised as a World
    Heritage Site in 1985.
    TOPKAPI TOPKAPI PALACE'S
    PALACE RULES
    ENTRANCE FEE 1.Some photos are allowed.
    However, you can't take any
    photos of the exhibitions -
    Topkapı Palace Museum clocks, weapons and treasury.It
    entrance fee is 320₺. The may affect them.
    Harem section is not
    2.Smoking is prohibited in all
    included in this price.Harem
    public places.
    section is 150₺. There is no
    special discount for groups 3.You can visit the palace
    on museum tickets. everyday except Tuesdays.

    Discounted tickets are valid 4.In winter season(September


    for students between the 2-April 1)you can visit the
    ages of 18-25. palace 9:00 a.m to 16:45 p.m.

    5.In summer season(April 1-

    Have fun! September 2)you can visit the


    palace 9:00 a.m to 18:45 p.m.

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