Ibhotwe lakhiwe kufutshane nemida yomhlaba yase-İstanbul phakathi kwe-Edirnekapı neHaliç. Ngokutsho kophando, kwafunyaniswa ukuba ibhotwe lelenkulungwane ye-13. Yayisetyenziselwa iinjongo ezahlukeneyo emva kokoyiswa kwe-İstanbul ngo-1453.
Yabuyiselwa phakathi kweminyaka ye-1955 - 1970. I-Tekfur Palace iyona sampuli kuphela eseleyo kwiXesha laseByzantine.
