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Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of Dolmabahçe Palace.
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Garden, palace and museum
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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17th century
The bay is filled in
The harbour becomes an imperial garden, Dolmabahçe, the “filled garden”.
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1856
The palace is lived in
Sultan Abdülmecid’s new palace becomes the home of the sultans.
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1876–1909
The Clock Tower
The Clock Tower and other buildings are added in the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II.
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1927–1938
Atatürk at Dolmabahçe
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stays and works at the palace, and dies here in 1938.
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1949
Presidential use ends
The palace’s use as a presidential residence under İsmet İnönü comes to an end.
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1984
A palace-museum
Dolmabahçe Palace opens to visitors with its original furnishings.
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