Isigodlo sakhiwe eduze kwezindonga zomhlaba zase-Istanbul phakathi kwe-Edirnekapı neHaliç. Ngokusho kocwaningo, kwanqunywa ukuthi isigodlo singesekhulu le-13. Yasetshenziselwa izinhloso ezahlukahlukene ngemuva kokunqotshwa kwe-Istanbul ngo-1453.
Yabuyiselwa phakathi neminyaka ye-1955 - 1970. I-Tekfur Palace yiyona kuphela isampula esasala eNkathini YaseByzantine.
