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Beylerbeyi Palace

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Beylerbeyi Palace

Üsküdar, İstanbul

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A marble palace on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus, built as a summer and guest palace in the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz.

Safety warning

Under the May 2026 National Palaces rules, it is open to visitors; closed on Mondays.

Its story

The palace was built between 1861 and 1865 to a design by Sarkis and Agop Balyan, replacing an earlier wooden palace. It was used as a summer residence and a palace for hosting foreign heads of state; Empress Eugénie of France was one of them. After being deposed, Abdülhamid II spent his last years here and died in this palace in 1918. With its hall with a pool, its sea pavilions and gardens stretching to the Bosphorus, it is visited as a museum under the National Palaces administration.

Key facts

Period
1861–1865
Admission
Paid; Müzekart valid (domestic visitors); closed on Mondays
Getting there
Üsküdar–Beylerbeyi coastal buses
Visit duration
1.5 hours

Trip purpose

  • Photography
  • Rainy day

Location

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41.04260, 29.03990

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beylerbeyi_Saray%C4%B1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beylerbeyi_Palace | https://www.millisaraylar.gov.tr/