Turkish Odyssey, Discover Istanbul and Turkey with Serif Yenen

Episode 5: Topkapi Palace of the Ottomans


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—Sections of the Topkapi Palace


—What was the Divan?


—Imperial Kitchens


—Ascension to throne ceremony


—Who ascended the throne when a sultan died?


—Funeral services of the sultans


—Difference between a sultan and a caliph


—Ceremony of Janissaries’ salaries


—Palace school (Enderun)


—Topkapi movie of Melina Mercouri and Peter Ustinov


—What are Islamic Holy Relics?


—Various skills of Ottoman sultans


—Who were Tressed Halberdiers?


—Forbidden section of the palace


—Who were black eunuchs?


—Were Concubines slave girls kept for the pleasure of the sultan?

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