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Atatürk Museum Location, History, Exhibits, Entrance Fee, and Visiting Hours
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During the Ottoman period, flat and fragmented window glass could not be produced. At that time, the Doge of Venice gifted crystal Venetian mirrors to the sultan. The Sultan ordered these mirrors to be used in the construction of a palace, specifically requesting a palace that would suit the tall poplar-like mirrors. Hence, the palace…