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Yıldız Palace, which witnessed the last periods of the Ottoman Empire, hosted 5 thousand 464 people on the first day it was opened to visitors after six years of restoration.
Yıldız Palace, which was officially opened by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan the other day, can be visited free of charge every day except Mondays until September, 1. Making a statement on the subject, President of the National Palaces, Dr. Yasin Yıldız said that they are happy and excited about the palace being opened to visitors. Yıldız pointed out that there was a great interest from the citizens despite the hot weather; “There were efforts from different institutions to bring together the different departments in Yıldız Palace. Thousands of our citizens have shown great kindness since the early hours of the morning. We receive very positive feedback from each of them. “This is a very happy situation for all our colleagues who work here,” he said.
Emphasizing that the restoration process is carried out as an integrated project by the Presidency of National Palaces, Dr. Yasin Yıldız shared the following information about the historical structure: “Yıldız Palace faced a looting incident after Sultan Abdulhamid II was removed from the throne in 1909. Then, it was used for a short time by some sultans in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire, but it could not experience a sparkling process like the period when it was the center of the state for 33 years. After 1924, it was allocated to various state institutions. However, these institutions do not have equal opportunities to maintain the historical heritage and meet its restoration and other needs, and they experience some problems in their history. With a work that started in 2015 upon the instructions of our President, the evacuation of all institutions here and the bringing together of this historical heritage within the Presidency was completed. We started comprehensive restoration work here in 2018. As a result of six years of intense work involving our friends from different disciplines, this heritage has been introduced to our society for the first time in its history.”
“We need to protect hIstorIcal monuments untIl the end”
Anıl Yavuz, one of the visitors, stated that Yıldız Palace preserves its historical texture. “It’s like we’re living those moments here. It’s really beautiful. We have just arrived and we will visit other parts as well. We need to protect historical monuments to the fullest and I can see that we have achieved this,” he said. Yasin Gün said that the palace is a place he has always been curious about for years. “It has been closed for nearly 100 years. As soon as we learned that it was opened, we wanted to show it to our children. There are many beautiful works that reflect that period and people are affected by it. We are pleased that these studies are taking place,” he said. Sümeyye Coşkun also stated that they have been waiting for the palace to be opened for a long time. “We are very curious, that’s why we came from the first day. “I hope we will travel and see,” she said. Eray Kütük emphasized that he is a history department student and said; “We came as soon as it opened. I wanted to come here very much because I am a history student. The restoration was also beautiful. The library especially attracted my attention.” Yıldız Palace, which attracts great interest from citizens, can be visited between 09.00-17.30.
