Sultans in the Ottoman Empire loved to eat. In the 15th century, Topkapi Palace boasted a kitchen staff of 100 people, a number that grew to 500 during the 16th-century reign of Suleiman the ...

Modern-day Turkey is accepted as the birthplace of the Ottoman Empire and visiting the many ... If you’re only going to have time to visit one palace while in Istanbul, make it the Topkapı ...

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