More info about travel to Istanbul: www.ricksteves.com/europe/turkey/istanbul Our storybook image of the Ottomans — sultans, harems, eunuchs — is best experienced here, in the Topkapı Palace. Built in the late 15th century, this was the power center of the Ottoman Empire for almost four hundred years. #ricksteveseurope #topkapı #istanbul

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