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A Souvenir from the Palace: The Art of Choosing a Keepsake That Will Make Your Dolmabahçe Visit Meaningful
28 September 2025
When you step into the gift shop at the end of your Dolmabahçe Palace visit, you should view this moment…
Through a Curator’s Eyes: 5 Tips for Not Just Visiting, but ‘Reading’ Dolmabahçe Palace
28 September 2025
Visiting Dolmabahçe Palace is much more than just walking through beautiful rooms and taking photographs; it is "reading" a colossal…
Capturing the Moment, Telling the Story: A Curator’s Guide to Photographing Dolmabahçe Palace
28 September 2025
Photographing Dolmabahçe Palace is not just about collecting beautiful memories, but also about visually narrating the greatest transformation story of…
Dolmabahçe for Young Explorers: Hunting the Change of an Empire in the Palace
28 September 2025
Dear parents, visiting Dolmabahçe Palace with children doesn't have to be a boring history lesson! On the contrary, with the…
Selamlık and Harem: A Guide to Navigating the Sultan’s Two Different Worlds in Dolmabahçe
28 September 2025
When visiting Dolmabahçe Palace, you actually discover two interwoven, different worlds: the Selamlık and the Harem. These two sections are…
The Curator in Your Pocket: How to Enrich Your Dolmabahçe Palace Visit with a Mobile App and Audioguide?
28 September 2025
As you explore Dolmabahçe Palace, your most valuable guide may actually be right in your pocket [i]. The mobile application…
A Stroll in the Palace Orbit: Discovering the Imperial Heritage Around Dolmabahçe
28 September 2025
Your visit to Dolmabahçe Palace should not end when you exit the palace's monumental gates. This is because the palace…
Peaceful Moments in the Palace: Curator Tips for Avoiding Crowds, Capturing the Best Light, and Smartly Purchasing Your Ticket
27 September 2025
A visit to Dolmabahçe Palace can be an unforgettable experience when planned correctly, but a crowded and tiring trip when…
The Mirror of the Palace: Why is Dolmabahçe’s Location on the Bosphorus, and What Does This Mean?
27 September 2025
The choice of location for Dolmabahçe Palace—its construction on a shore on the European coast of the Bosphorus instead of…
Through the Collector’s Eye: A Tour Following Only Artworks or Clocks in Dolmabahçe
27 September 2025
Dolmabahçe Palace is a museum in its own right, not just as a whole, but also with the priceless collections…
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