Mansion(s) in Istanbul

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KALKAVAN Yalısı / KALKAVAN Mansion

This beautiful mansion which adorns Beylerbeyi, originally belonged to the Kalkavan family and was later sold to Ömer Sabanci. Besides being one of the 15 water mansions on the Bosphorus which belong to the Sabanci family, it has been used as a set for “Topkapi”, the cult film of 1960's, in which Melina Mercuri and Peter Ustinov played the major roles. The film was about an attempt to steal the famous Topkapi dagger from the Topkapi Palace.

Ref. The Water Mansions of Istanbul, Saffet Emre Tonguç

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