Basketmakers' Kiosk

The Basketmakers' Kiosk (Turkish: Sepetçiler Köşkü), also known as Sepetçiler Palace (Sepetçiler Kasrı), is a former Ottoman pleasure palace located on the southern shore of Golden Horn's mouth at Sarayburnu in the neighborhood of Sirkeci in Istanbul, Turkey.

History

Built in 1592 by Sultan Murad III and renovated by Sultan Mahmud I in 1739, it is the only surviving building from a row of many assorted pavilions and palaces constructed within the outer yard of Topkapı Palace.

Served initially as the government's Foreign Press Office and International Press Center following its renovation, the prominent place with its indoor and open-air facilities for meetings and banquets is managed recently by Swissôtel.

The imperial structure, a former part of the Topkapı Palace complex, is situated on top of the ancient Golden Horn Wall at Marmaroporta ("Marble Gate") (Turkish: Yalıköşkü Kapısı) just below Topkapı Palace. It was erected next to, yet no more existing, Yalı Köşkü, a waterfront pavilion, which was built by Selim I and served to many sultans as a place for reception of Kaptan Pashas (fleet admirals) and for salutation of the fleet before setting sail to a campaign or after returning from a campaign.

The palace on four floors with thick stone-built walls has spacious halls with high wooden doors. It has a panoramic view to the Galata Bridge, the Galata Tower, Karaköy and the Bosporus. The building was turned into a warehouse after alterations made in the 19th century. During the Republic era, it was used as an army pharmacy and then left empty until its restoration in the late 1980s. Renovation work, carried out with reference to old pictures, enabled the restoration of the building to its original state.

The Basketmakers' Kiosk incorporates today a recommended restaurant named "Hammam" (English: Turkish bath), which transforms into a nightclub in the late hours. The site hosts also musical events like jazz concerts during the annual Istanbul International Jazz Festival.

See also

  • Ottoman architecture

References

Literature

  • Fanny Davis. Palace of Topkapi in Istanbul. 1970. ASIN B000NP64Z2
  • Necipoğlu, Gülru (1991). Architecture, ceremonial, and power: The Topkapi Palace in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. pp. 336 pages. ISBN 0-262-14050-0. 

External links

  • Media related to Basketmakers' Kiosk at Wikimedia Commons
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Gamze Demirel
28 March 2015
Burasi bogazi harika goren bir yerde. Lakin halka acik bir yer degil. Insan diger kasirlar gibi gezmek istese de birasi uzun zamandir Yeşilay binasi. Yine de gidip gormek guzel.
Gül ????
13 June 2016
Kasrın yapımına Sultan III. Murat döneminde Sadrazam Sinan Paşa tarafından 1591'de başlanmıştır. Topkapı Sarayı'nın Sarayburnu'ndaki iki kıyı köşkünden birisidir. Diğer köşk ise Yalı Köşkü'dür. 
Utku Akdemir
17 October 2014
Sarayburnu'nda çok güzel manzarası olduğu, akşam yemeği için ideal bir yer olduğu söyleniyor kitapta.
Abdurrahman Cinar
24 June 2014
23 Haziran 2014 tarihinden itibaren Yeşilay Genel Merkez olarak hizmet vermeye başlamıştır.
Yıldırım Fatih
11 July 2014
Mukemmel manzarasi ile kiymetli misafirleri konuk ediyor.
Mehmet y.
15 September 2013
Çok nezih ve ferah
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