Topkapı Palace Harem

The Sultan's harem rooms are the most interesting part of the Topkapi Palace. It was the place where the sultans lived with their families in private, and it was the abode of the Ottoman family members and upper-class harem women for centuries, and it also functioned as a school with its own rules and hierarchy. The Imperial Harem of Topkapi Palace is very important in terms of architecture and its representation of styles belonging to the period from the 16th to the 19th centuries.