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Yıldız Çini ve Porselen Fabrikası is a porcelain manufacturing facility established within the gardens of Yıldız Sarayı as part of the Ottoman Empire’s industrialization efforts initiated by Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876–1909). Commencing production in 1894, the factory operated to meet the porcelain needs of the Ottoman palaces, serving as a counterpart to European court porcelain manufactories such as Sèvres, and aiming to introduce Ottoman porcelain art and the sultan’s identity to the world. Fo