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Entrance to the haremlik

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The interior plan of the house was simple. The lower floor contained the kitchen, servant quarters and storage rooms. Stairs led to a large hall on the second floor.

 

At least two other large rooms opened to this central hall. One of the rooms was called haremlik (women's quarters) and the other, selamlik (men's quarters).

 

The haremlik is the family’s private wing and it contained the palace’s women and children. It is connected to the servants’ wing, the kitchen and the baths which are in the same style as the city’s public baths though on a smaller scale.

 

 

 

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Uploaded on November 11, 2009
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