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After the security check, the guide will be next to the clock tower with a white flag.
Visit one of the most impressive European-style palaces in Istanbul with a professional guide without waiting in the ticket line. With 285 rooms, this palace is one of the biggest in Turkey. Balyan family constructed the palace between 1843-1856 within 13 years. After the opening of the palace, Ottoman royal family started living there until the collapse of the Empire. After the royal family, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Turkish Republic founder, lived here until he died in 1938. From then on, the palace functions as a museum and hosts thousands of visitors during the year.
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