The rise, reign, and transformation of Topkapi Palace across six centuries of Ottoman history.
Sultan Mehmed II conquers the city, ending the Byzantine Empire and declaring Constantinople the new Ottoman capital.
Mehmed II orders the construction of the "New Palace" (Saray-ı Cedid) on the Seraglio Point.
The Golden Age of the empire. Extensive renovations and expansions of the Harem are carried out under Hürrem Sultan.
Sultan Abdulmejid I moves the imperial court to the newly built European-style Dolmabahçe Palace. Topkapi remains the treasury and library.
By order of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Topkapi Palace is opened to the public as a museum.