Sarı Köşk
Sarı Köşk is the small royal corner of Beylerbeyi Palace, a neoclassical–neobarok mansion that stands as the northernmost, and among the largest, structures in the Beylerbeyi complex. Built between 1863 and 1864, it was named after the wooden predecessor that once occupied the site, whose memory lingers in this later, more monumental design. After the Republic era began, a 1924 law nationalized the palace and placed its administration under the Turkish Grand National Assembly; by 1925 it joined the Milli Saraylar Müdürlüğü, and for a time the house was more closely tied to state functions than to private residence. Today, Sarı Köşk serves as a working office for the president, a continuity of its ceremonial duties within the palace enclave. …
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