That impression is enhanced by the publicity surrounding the best-known object on display: the emerald- and diamond-adorned dagger made famous by the Oscar-winning 1964 film Topkapi, starring ...

The opulent royal residence and harem has a storied history and magnificent collection on view. Opulent Topkapı Palace is the subject of more colourful stories than most of the world’s royal ...

A hunting bow and dagger are pitted with emeralds. Check out the gilded wooden rocking cradle popping with pearls and rubies: kitschy, but a work of art. Topkapi’s courtyards get more delicate ...

One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.

all represent whatever can be found in the famous Kasikci Diamond (otherwise known as the Spoon-maker’s Diamond), or the Topkapi Dagger, which are an extremely important part of the Imperial ...