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Topkapı Palace

The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1853, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans. Construction, ordered by the Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, began in 1459, six years after the conquest of Constantinople.

Audience Chamber

The Audience Chamber is located in the third courtyard of Topkapi Palace, directly opposite the Gate of Felicity, and has been one of the main venues where Ottoman sultans conducted state affairs and held official receptions. Members of the Imperial Council and foreign ambassadors were received here. The Grand Vizier would present the agenda to the sultan here after the Divan meeting, at the time of the afternoon prayer, in what was called the Audience Divan or Afternoon Divan.

Altıkapı Türbesi

Altıkapı Türbesi is a historic site located in the Ürgüp district of Cappadocia. Temenni Tepe is 279 meters, Dutlu Camii is 436 meters, and Asmalı Konak is 631 meters away within walking distance.