Turkey is a land of sun, sea, and history.
As being one of the content resources of our Explore Turkey web site the book covers the most important ancient sites of Anatolia. This museum situated in the historical palace of Ibrahim Pasha, opposite the Sultanahmet Mosque , and opened in May 1983 after 15 years of restoration. This unique collection was previously on display in the imaretsoup kitchen of S leymaniye Mosque , but has now moved to its new location where vast, new display opportunities are afforded to the museum. Although we do not know exactly when this stone building was originally constructed, a document in the archives of Topkapi Palace refers to its restoration in 1520, which indicates that the palace must pre-date 1520 . In 1521, it was presented to Ibrahim Aga, then Pasha, later vizier, by Sultan S leyman the Magnificent.