P>One Empire, Two Palaces was written by the author

by starting from the thought that the

"Topkapi and Dolmabahge Palaces, which are the golden

links in a 500-year chain in the creation of the Turkish

design and art heritage, are very unique structures that

connect the creative thoughts of the Orient and the

West to each other."

One Empire, Two Palaces brings to the present-day

the voices of those who used the great will there, of those

who designed and produced treasures and of those who

experienced successes and failures at the Topkapi Palace.

Subsequently, while following the traces of the amazing

revolution experienced at the Dolmabahc.e Palace, it is also making us hear the sounds of the Industrial Revolution. On the other hand, what was experienced

during the period of construction of

these two palaces did not only remain within

the architectural spaces. They are also showing us that

they presented the synthesis of many different design and

creativity competitions, which complemented each other.

Thus, this book is a very short story of this 500-year long course of creativity.