Yıldız Sarayı or Yıldız Palace is an Ottoman Imperial Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. It was built in the late 19th century for Sultan Abdulhamid II.

The stately ivory 19th-century Ottoman palace was originally built as a secondary residence near the Sultan’s principal summer palace on the Bosphorus. Atik Pasha, as it was known, was converted ...

Syria’s new de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, had just reversed his order to take over a grand old Ottoman palace. The arthouse within it had been used for “improper behaviour”, the ...

the Dolmabahçe Palace replaced the Topkapı Palace as a more modern and comfortable accommodation for the Ottoman Sultans. The Baroque-style residence is perhaps even more famous for being the ...

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 ...