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The 18 pages that link to Topkapı Palace, each with the reason it gives.

• IstanbulBroader topic: It preserves the setting from which Ottoman rulers governed their empire.

• Mehmed IIBroader topic: Mehmed began building the palace that embodied his new imperial capital.

• Ottoman architectureBroader topic: Its courtyards and pavilions show that Ottoman court architecture differed from monumental mosque planning.

• Ottoman dynastyRelated: Its household and court housed the institutions through which the dynasty ruled.

• Ibrahim PashaRelated: The palace was the setting for Ibrahim’s rise through service near Suleiman.

• Ottoman cuisineRelated: Its kitchens provide the best-known setting for the operation of the imperial food service.

• Ottoman courtBroader topic: Its courtyards and chambers housed the court’s central offices and ceremonies.

• Hürrem SultanRelated: Its apartments and court spaces were the setting for Hürrem's life at the imperial center.

• Ottoman Imperial HaremNarrower topic: The harem occupied a distinct section of the palace complex.

• Ottoman miniatureRelated: Its court and library preserve important evidence about imperial manuscript production.

• Ottoman classical musicBroader topic: Its courtly institutions included settings for musical training and performance.

• BaklavaRelated: Palace kitchens are central to accounts of baklava’s development in Ottoman court culture.

• HaremBroader topic: Its layout contained the Ottoman imperial harem and connected it to court life.

• Mihrimah SultanRelated: Its court was the setting for the family and political relationships that framed her influence.

• Piri ReisRelated: The surviving fragment of the 1513 map is held in its collections.

• Matrakçı NasuhRelated: Its collections preserve manuscripts and images associated with Nasuh’s courtly world.

• Nakkaş OsmanRelated: Its court institutions were closely tied to the manuscript commissions Osman served.

• Sheikh HamdullahRelated: Its collections preserve works associated with Ottoman courtly calligraphy.