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 ...
İM.235.80, 22.1.1923): It became clear that French troops had been carrying out excavations at Topkapı Palace since last year, and the director of the [Ottoman Imperial] Museum, Halil Bey, immediately ...