Yıldız Sarayı or Yıldız Palace is an Ottoman Imperial Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. It was built in the late 19th century for Sultan Abdulhamid II. It became his main ...

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 ...

Another hidden gem Istanbul's Anatolian (Asian) side, the breathtakingly ornate Beylerbeyi Palace was built between 1863 and 1865 under the order of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz. It served as a ...

The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered impregnable, faced the formidable forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan ...

To pressure President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the jailing of his top rival, the opposition wants Turks to boycott companies ...

According to Anayurt, the palace was built for Abdülhamid II, one of the last Ottoman Sultans. He lived in this palace from 1880 to 1909 and preferred it over the Dolmabahçe Palace because he ...

This week, bees and artists share the stage, Ottoman flavors get a golden drizzle and we explore the many ways Istanbul is ...

It combines the opulence of a former Ottoman imperial palace with the comforts of a modern luxury hotel. The building dates from the 1700s, and a museum is dedicated to the palace history.

This luxury hotel in busy Besiktas is partially housed in the original 18th-century Ottoman Atik Pasha Palace and ideally situated right on the European bank of the Bosporus. The elaborate three ...