Topkapı Palace
One of the Turkey’s most famous landmark is Topkapı Palace.And it was repaired by Fatih S.Mehmet and it is located on the promontory of the historical peninsula in İstanbul which overlooks both the Marmara Sea and the Bosphorus.The walls are enclosing the palace grounds,the main gate on the land side and the first buildings were constructed during the time of Fatih S.Mehmet (the Conqueror) (1451-1481) .Topkapı Palace was the official residence of the Ottoman Sultans ,starting with Fatih S.Mehmet until 1856.
Fatih S.Mehmet(1451-81)
Topkapı Palace kept secret a lot of valuable things until 1924.But then Topkapı Palace was converted to a museum in 1924.The museum has collections from various donations and a library.And the museum still has lots of valuable things.Every year,about one million people visit Topkapı Palace.And Topkapı Palace is one of the best landmarks