Seraglio Point from a boat on the Bosphorus - I had excellent weather despite it being January....

Müşir Ahmet Paşa Station, where the Orien Express arrived

The Gate of Salutation at Topkapı through which Emily enters on her first visit to the palace.

Exterior at Topkapı Palace

In the park at Yıldız, where Emily meets Roxelana.

Dolmabahçe Palace...rejected by Abdüld Hamit II because of its proximity to the Bosphorus. He feared assassins would try to reach him from the water.

Sultan's seating area in the Imperial Hall in Topkapı's harem

Gorgeous room in Topkapı. Originally intended for the Crown Princes (their gilded cages....), but I have Emily sit with Bezime here as the Princes would no longer have been at Topkapı at the time of the novel.

Detail of the Blue Mosque, where Emily seeks spiritual grace.

Inside the Spice Bazaar, site of Emily's rendez-vous with Benjamin St. Clare