This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 shows an exterior view of the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Türkiye. The Dolmabahce Palace, located on the shores of the Bosphorus, was once used as a royal garden.

Sitting along the Bosphorus near the Kabatas tram stop and the Besiktas ferry port, Dolmabahçe Palace's jaw-dropping beauty and historical importance impresses visitors. Built in the 19th century, the ...

President Erdoğan has reiterated once more that there was no agreement: “What Dolmabahçe agreement?* Where did this come from? Such an agreement is out of question”. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ...

Compared to all of Istanbul’s other popular historic destinations, Dolmabahçe Palace is one which is relatively new, at just over 150 years old. However it is by far the most elegant and opulent of ...

The Dolmabahce Palace is as much a symbol of Ottoman royalty as Turkish independence That was the bed he spent his last moments on, the glass cabinet full of medicine bottles stands just as they did ...

The city’s first European-style palace was the final residence of the Ottoman sultans. Built by Sultan Abdul Mecit I in 1854, the move from Topkapi Palace to the luxurious new palace on the Bosphorus ...

Completed in 1856, Dolmabahçe Palace was home to the last of the Ottoman sultans. The palace also served as Atatürk’s summer residence and was where he spent the final days before his death. The ...