such as the Prophet Muhammad’s (S) cloak and sword. After the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1921, Topkapi Palace was transformed into a museum of the imperial era by government decree on April 3, 1924.

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 ...

However, though it would be ideal, one does not have to travel to Turkey to view the treasures as 'The Sacred Trusts,' an exhibition of photographic images of sacred relics from the Topkapi ...

ISTANBUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul's Topkapi Palace will open a new museum later this year featuring the "world's most extensive porcelain collection," with rare Chinese ceramics from the Yuan ...