Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace was the administrative, educational, and art center of the Empire for nearly four hundred years since Mehmed the Conqueror (1451 - 1481) until Sultan Abdulmecid (1839 - 1861). After the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, Topkapi Palace, was transformed into a museum on 1924 and it was also the first museum of the Republic of Turkey. The sultan lived in this palace and the characters visit him there.

Istanbul

Most of the book's action takes place in Istanbul. Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey and is among the 25 largest urban areas in the world. It is located on the Bosporus Strait and includes the entire area of the Golden Horn, which is a natural harbor. It has also been known as Byzantium and Constantinople before becoming Istanbul after the Ottoman conquest of 1453. The capitol of Turkey, however, is not Istanbul but Ankara.

The Golden Horn

The Sadik Pasha...