Topkapi - Harem

We cannot talk about Istanbul & the Topkapi palace without talking about the Harem...

It's easy to imagine all the histories that took place in these 300 rooms. Only Sutlan's favorites and eunuchs lived there.

The favorites were competing to get Sultan's favors. They were dancing and trying to seduce him. He had to pick only one...

Next to the "ballroom", there is the Sultan's bedroom...

... where water was flowing to maintain intimity.

By visiting all the little rooms, you can imagine all the secrets holded in this place.