Their names derive from the buildings inside the Topkapı Palace they led to.
Možno je, da je ena od njih istovetna s Poterno Mihaela Protovestiarija (grško: παραπυλίς τοῦ Μιχαήλ τοῦ πρωτοβεστιαρίου tou Michaēl tou prōtovestiariou).