The Parent · Mert · Istanbul
Topkapı Palace
Too big to 'do' with kids, so I don't. We pick two courtyards, see the swords and jewels, and use the gardens as pressure valves.
The sprawling Ottoman palace above the Bosphorus — vast courtyards to roam, treasury glitter, and gardens for a breather between rooms.
— Mert, The Parent
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