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See How Easily You Can Visit the Harem of Topkapi Palace

by Istanbul Trails

in City Trip, Things To See & Do

The word Harem comes from Arabic and originally means forbidden. Contrary to what many (want to) believe, the Harem was not just an erotic hothouse.
It was the private area of the sultan and his sons, hence forbidden for all other males, except the black eunuchs guarding the premises. Women on the other hand, had no [...]

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