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Baghdad Kiosk, Topkapi

Home of the Sultans

Home of the Sultans

Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

The courtyard of the Eunuchs within the Harem of Topkapı Palace.

Castrated to prevent offspring, and thus the danger of a eunuch seizing power, eunuchs were incredibly powerful, often having the ear of the sultan and the courts.

Topkapi Palace, Sultanahmet, Istanbul

Gate inscription

Istanbul, Topkapi Palace, The Harem

Istanbul. Grounds of the Topkapi Palace.

Within the walls of Topkapi Palace

Istanbul, Turkey

Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene (Greek: Αγία Ειρήνη "Holy Peace", Turkish: Aya İrini) is a former Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey....more at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Irene

Home of the Sultans

Tulips bloom in the second courtyard of Topkapi Palace.