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The National Palaces Museum of Painting, located in the Apartment of the Heir Apparent (Veliaht Dairesi) of Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace, opened to visitors in 2014. The museum reflects the tradition of painting that developed around the Ottoman court and the growth of painting collections in Türkiye from the Ottoman era to the Republican period. Its collection spans a wide range, from portraits of Ottoman sultans to orientalist works, from paintings by palace artists to works by Republican-era

Located in western Anatolia, Priene is one of the Ionian cities and today lies within the boundaries of Güllübahçe Neighborhood in the Söke district of Aydın province, on the southern slope of Mount Samsun. Although ancient sources trace the city’s earliest foundation back to the 7th century BCE, the visible remains today mainly reflect the settlement that was rebuilt in the 4th century BCE according to the Hippodamian plan. As a result of alluvial deposits carried by the Meander River, the city