Topkapi Palace Park

Public Park - looking out to the Bosphorus

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October 2nd 2008
During the holiday, we went to the Topkapi Palace. This palace was the official and primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans from 1465 to 1853 and overlooks the Golden Horn in Istanbul. You can check out the Turkish website to the palace here: http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~history/topkapi.html ... read more

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