The Beylerbeyi Palace meaning “Lord of Lords”) is located in the Beylerbeyi neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey at the Asian side of the Bosphorus. An Imperial Ottoman summer residence built in the 1860s, it is now situated immediately north of the 1973 Bosphorus Bridge.
During the second half of the 16th century, Rumeli Beylerbeyi Mehmet Paşa (a kind of General Governor of a larger region) of Sultan Murat III had a seaside mansion built. The name of Beylerbeyi stems from this. During later periods, the palace was adjoined to the Sultan’s lands. Sultan Mahmut II had a wooden palace constructed in its place during the first quarter of 19th century. This wooden palace was incinerated and another one built in its place for Abdülaziz by the famous architect of the period, Sarkis Balyan and his brother. It is this palace that we know now as Beylerbeyi Palace. Completed in 1865, the palace became the summer home of the Sultan’s family, and it was also used to host foreign guests.
The palace’s garden is decorated with trees, statues, and pools. A hall with an indoor-pool, selamlık, harem, and admiral’s room catch the attention of visitors in the inner part of the palace. Furthermore, the valide sultan room (used for Mother of the Sultan in power), dinning room, reception room, and blue hall are also worth seeing. There are a total of 26 rooms and 6 sitting rooms. It is said that the Marble Mansion and the Yellow Mansion were built by Sultan Mahmut II. The Yellow Mansion was restored during Sultan Abdülaziz’s period. The Ahir Mansion [Stable House], located on the side of the bridge, was built for the Sutan’s horses.
Abdülhamit was kept in custody in this palace until his death in 1918, after he was dethrowned. After the foundation of the Turkish Republic, Atatürk’s guests were hosted in this palace. It has since been transformed into a museum, and it is one of the important historical architectural buildings located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul.
Beylerbeyi Palace from the Bosphorus
Beylerbeyi Palace Interior.
it is very beautiful palace with those beautiful garden, flower and water fountain. you must wear a plastic shoes to enter this palace. room by room is very unique, with the painting, the crystal stairs, marble and gold decoration. it takes more than 1 hour to walking around this palace. recommend place to visit.
Palace has a wonderful view. Normally you can see many palace in Istanbul and this palace is one of them and has a wonderful view. If you will make an order between palaces this palace will be in first 5.
I visited this palace as part of a bus tour taking us from the European side the Asian side. Decorations were nice. Chandeliers were impressive. Did not enjoy the plastic cover over my shoes. The guard was staring at me like a hawk because one of my shoe covers was torn and I had to pick it up therefore was…
Great & amazing sightseeing palace in Istanbul .
You need at least 2 to 3 hours to cover it all .
Don't miss it .
At the seaside of Bosphorus the Palace is amazing. You can visit all the room and see all the furnitures. Protected excellence!
This palace is beautiful and has a very unique indoor pool in one of the ballrooms (not filled with water any more, but you can picture the Sultan having some sweet parties there). The grounds are also gorgeous and there were few people around when we went on a Saturday. However, you should definitely do this one before Dolmabache– that…
I visited Beylerbeyi palace on the same day as Topkapi palace as part of a half day guided tour to the asian side of Istanbul. You can definitely see the difference. You will be amazed by the rich decoration, spacious rooms, amazing facilities the sultans used to spend the summer. You have to wear overshoes to protect the carpet and…
The palace that you see here is the second one. The current one is from the time of the huge palace building boom that created Dolmabahce and several other palaces along the Bosphorus and helped to bankrupt the Ottoman Empire. This palace was designed by Sarkis Baylan. This was the last home of Sultan Abdulhamid ll after 1912. The grounds…
I visited the Palace after Dolmabahçe, that's why I give only 4 points instead of 5. You must see both of them and make the inevitable comparison.The other one is definitely better. It doesn't mean that Beylerbeyi Palace ( translated as Lord of the Lords!) isn't interesting enough. Quite the opposite.Simply it isn't so big and the gardens have none…
The palace is dated to 1910-1915 – the style is similar to palaces in UK, heavy chandeliers in Waterford and Baccarat glass, but the personal interest of the sultan is reflected in his personal rooms. It was designed as a summer palace only and he would stay with his first wife, and his mother in the private apartment upstairs.
The…