Dolmabahçe Palacevisitor guide.

Stretching along the European shore of the Bosphorus between Beşiktaş and Kabataş, Dolmabahçe Palace embodies the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire's embrace of European architecture, from monumental crystal chandeliers to gilded ceilings. Serving as the primary residence of the late Ottoman sultans and later as the Istanbul base for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, this grand palace offers insight into the final chapters of the imperial era.