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1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,470 Topkapi Palace 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,870 Episode 1 General Outlines 3 00:00:16,080 --> 00:00:18,037 Istanbul and its historic peninsula... 4 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:24,079 Rising upon this peninsula, Topkapi Palace served as a residence... 5 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,512 for twenty-four Sultans over a period of... 6 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,474 four hundred years... 7 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,278 All the major, governmental, legal and religious decisions were made here. 8 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:46,678 An empire which spread over three continents was governed from this palace. 9 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:53,069 In 1453, after the conquest of Istanbul, Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror...
1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,470 The Topkapi Palace 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,870 Episode 2 The Innner Palace and Its Pavilions 3 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,632 The courtyard in front of the Imperial Gate resounded to military music... 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:26,996 every day at certain hours for almost 400 years to the sound of their big drums... 5 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:32,356 cymbals and double kettle-drums. 6 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:13,674 Just opposite the Gate of Happiness which was guarded by the White Eunuches... 7 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:20,758 was an official audience chamber where the Sultans received foreign ambassadors 8 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,478 Here, the Sultan talked to commanders setting out on campaigns, to the Grand Vizier... 9 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,429
1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,470 Topkapi Palace 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,870 Episode 3 The Sacred Relics 3 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,109 In the first half of the 16th century The Ottoman Sultan Yavuz Selim I who added... 4 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:37,158 Syria and Egypt to the Ottoman Empire and took Hedjaz region under his protection... 5 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:43,399 assumed the position of Protector of the Islamic faith and of all Muslims. 6 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:49,391 A large part of the Islamic world was now under his rule. 7 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,676 In a ceremony held in Ayasofia on Selim's return from the Egyptian campaign,.. 8 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:55,877 the last Abbasid Caliph... 9 00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:00,478
1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,470 Topkapi Palace 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,870 Episode 4 The Harem (1) 3 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,475 The Ottoman dynasty, lasted from the middle ages until the 20th century 4 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:31,275 24 Sultans lived their private lives in the Harem of the Topkapi Palace,.. 5 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:36,469 together with their wives, mothers and children. This part of the palace was a secluded place, 6 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:42,079 separated from the official part of the building and gardens by high windowless walls. 7 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,871 The harem occupied a small part of the palace during the reign of Mehmet the Conquerer. 8 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:56,874 It achieved the true identity of a royal harem when Hurrem, favorite wife of.... 9
1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,470 Topkapi Palace 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,870 Episode 5 Harem II 3 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:20,875 A new heir to the throne was growing up in the Harem. The heir to the throne spent his... 4 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:27,675 childhood together with his older brothers, who were also possible candidates for the throne. 5 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,876 He lived in the company of his mother and nannies. He had no worries about future. 6 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:56,474 Dressed from head to foot in silk, embroidered with silver thread, laughing happily as he sat... 7 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:02,074 astride his pony or as he rode around the Harem gardens in his little goat-cart, 8 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:09,078 the crown prince had no worries about tomorrow, experiencing his merriest and most innocent days.
1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,470 Topkapi Palace 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,870 Chapter 6 The Treasury 3 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:26,075 Ricaut, a secretary at the English embassy in Istanbul in 17th century interpreted the... 4 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:31,679 richness of Ottoman Palaces and Sultans' love of valuable things as follows: 5 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:37,874 "The plains of Thesalia, bounty of Nile, magnificence of Corinth, fortunes of Peloponnesos,..” 6 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:43,877 "Athens, Khios, Limni and Lesbos: the riches of Arabia, Persia, Eastern Anatolia, Palestine,.." 7 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:50,669 "Lebanon and the Black Sea, all of these places which have been taken under the rule of...” 8 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:57,075 "the Ottoman Sultans with the point of the sword have poured their riches into Sultans' palace...”
1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,470 Topkapi Palace 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,870 Chapter 7 The Collections 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:21,077 Topkapi Palace served as a residence for Ottoman Dynasty for about 400 years. A Collection of items of... 4 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:27,471 historical and material value required by Sultans' way of life and standard of living accumulated in... 5 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:34,877 Palace over the centuries. Apart from a big fire in Harem in 1660's, the Palace has suffered no significant damage... 6 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:39,876 Loyal inhabitants protect their ancestral heritage even after abandoned as a residence by Sultans. 7 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:48,120 This ensured that its rich collections with thousands of pieces have survived to this day. 8 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:54,877 Heading the collections of the Topkapi Palace
