On 27th April I got nine postcards: three from Turkey, four from Germany and two from Austria.
One of the cards from Turkey shows the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. The Dolmabahçe Palace was built between 1843 and 1856 at the behest of Sultan Abdülmecid I. It replaced the medieval Topkapı Palace as official residence, which according to the sultan was lacking in contemporary style, luxury, and comfort, as compared to the palaces of the European monarchs. The construction however placed an enormous burden on the state purse and contributed to the deteriorating financial situation of the Ottoman Empire. Between 1856 and 1924 the palace was home to six sultans and afterwards Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey, used the palace as a presidential residence during the summers, enacted some of his most important works there and even died in the palace in 1938.
Three stamps were used on the card. Two identical ones are from a set of six about Postal Buildings (issued 22-02-2016) and show the Post Office of Izmir. The other stamp is from a souvenir sheet with three stamps about Traditional Gastronomy (issued 13-07-2020). It is an Euromed issue.
Thank You very much Marcel!
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