The front yard

Sabanaci Museum and Domabache Palace

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June 4th 2008
6-4-08 Sakip Sabanaci Museum, Dolmabahce Palace Sakip Sabanaci museum used to be a house for the Sabanaci family. This is part of the same family that started the school for spastic children. There was a time in the past when Turkish people invested their money in gold. Mr. Sabanaci decided to invest his money in pieces of artwork instead of gold. Over the years his collection of artwork grew in ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more