Tanpınar museum and library: Shrine for Turkish literature

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The museum is open to literary enthusiasts during weekdays between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m

The Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Literature Museum Library in Istanbul is housed in a historical 16th century building close to the Topkapı Palace and dedicated to Turkish literature. The museum is named after renowned 20th century Turkish author, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, one of the most formative figures in modern Turkish literature. Tanpınar’s books are beginning to draw an increasing interest in the English-speaking world, 50 years after his death.....

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Topkapı Palace welcoming more visitors with new works, changes

ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency

Thanks to recent improvement works, 3.4 million people came to visit the Topkapı Palace in 2013. The most popular section of the palace was the seraglio.

Cultural authorities in Istanbul are reaping the fruits of their labors to improve Topkapı Palace, as 3.4 million people came to visit the former imperial palace last year, according to numbers from the Culture and Tourism Ministry.

The museum’s seraglio (harem) section, which is located inside the museum but visited with a different ticket, drew 1,030,491 people. In 2012, 3.3 million people visited the palace, while another 800,000 people visited the seraglio.

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