Sultans in the Ottoman Empire loved to eat. In the 15th century, Topkapi Palace boasted a kitchen staff of 100 people, a number that grew to 500 during the 16th-century reign of Suleiman the ...

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 ...

Spread across Türkiye from the Bosporus and Aegean coast to eastern Anatolia are incredible under-the-radar museums that often get overlooked by travelers.

Modern-day Turkey is accepted as the birthplace of the Ottoman Empire and visiting the many ... If you’re only going to have time to visit one palace while in Istanbul, make it the Topkapı ...