TOPKAPI PALACE MUSEUM - ISTANBUL

Ottoman Sultans, tassled bookmarks published in 2001 by the museum shop, card 16 cm

'Topkapi Palace was home to all the Ottoman sultans after the capture of Constantinople
in the year 1453 until 1830s, a period of nearly four centuries. The palace was transformed
into a museum after the establishment of the republic in 1923, and it has been ever since
one of Istanbul's most popular sights.'                                                        Guide to Topkapi Palace