Ebook: Private and Royal Life in the Ottoman Palace

Private and Royal Life in the Ottoman Palace; Copyright © 2013 by Blue Dome Press; Introduction; Preface; Istanbul as a Historical City; The New Palace; The Plan of Topkapı Palace; The Sultan as the Host of the Palace; Frugality; Sections of the Palace; BIRUN THE OUTER PALACE; The Imperial Gate and the First Courtyard; The Gate of Salutation and the Second Courtyard; The Gate of Salutation; The Second Courtyard: The Divan Square; The Former Treasury Office: Exterior Treasury; The Marker Stone of Selim III; Ceremonies in the Divan Square; Soldiers' Payment: Ulufe; Reception of Foreign Envoys.