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Topkapi Palace, built by the conqueror Sultan Mehmet Han in 1478, served as the states administrative center for nearly 400 years of the Ottoman Empires 600-year history. Specifically, Topkapi served as the administrative center of the state and the official residence of the sultans for nearly 380 years until the date when Abdülmecid built the Dolmabahce Palace. The palace, which was first built on a large area of 700 thousand square meters, today has an area of 80 thousand square meters. Valuable objects such as treasures, sacred relics, watches, portraits of the sultan, sultans dresses and weapons are displayed.
