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Dolmabahce Palace

The Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul was rebuild by Sultan Abdulmecid in the mid 19th century. The palace is a symbol of the Ottoman Empires magnificence and decadence. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, died in his bedroom here in 1938.

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Entrance to the Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul

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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's bedroom in the Dolmabahce Palace. 

 

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