The Procession Kiosk ( tr, Alay Köşkü) is a 16th-century historical building on the outer walls of the

Gülhane Park Gülhane Park ( tr, Gülhane Parkı, "Rosehouse Park"; from Persian: ''Gulkhāna'', "house of flowers") is a historical urban park in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey; it is adjacent to and on the grounds of the Topkapı Palace. Th ...

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Topkapı Palace The Topkapı Palace ( tr, Topkapı Sarayı; ota, طوپقپو سرايى, ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit=cannon gate palace), or the Seraglio A seraglio, serail, seray or saray (from fa, سرای, sarāy, palace, via Turkish and Italian) i ...

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. It was used by the Ottoman sultans to receive the salute of processing

janissary A Janissary ( ota, یڭیچری, yeŋiçeri, , ) was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops and the first modern standing army in Europe. The corps was most likely established under sultan Orhan ( ...

as well as a pleasure locale. The building is situated across the

Sublime Porte The Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte ( ota, باب عالی, Bāb-ı Ālī or ''Babıali'', from ar, باب, bāb, gate and , , ), was a synecdoche for the central government of the Ottoman Empire. History The nam ...

. In 2011, the building was transferred to the

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Literature Museum Library The Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Literature Museum Library ( tr, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Edebiyat Müze Kütüphanesi) is a literary museum and archive dedicated to Turkish literature and named after the Turkish novelist and essayist Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar ...

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* Fanny Davis. ''Palace of Topkapi in Istanbul''. 1970. ASIN B000NP64Z2 * Topkapı Palace Buildings and structures completed in the 16th century Redevelopment projects in Istanbul Fatih {{ottoman-stub

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