Day 3 The third day started with even better weather than the second one. However, Topkapı Sarayı (Topkapı palace), the residence of the Sultans, is a must-see, so I did not change my plans to visit it. First I had some nice baklava and a çay for breakfast, though. I missed it in the hostel because of the late walk back from Beyoğlu the day before. Topkapı was the centre of power of the Osman Empire, so basically something like the White House and the Pentagon / Kremlin for several hundred years, before the empire declined. It is really a huge complex full with ornaments and gold. It took me the whole afternoon to visit it. This is also why I am not off to tell you a big story about this now! Check out the
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