Native name: Türk-Islam Eserleri Müzesi
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is located in Sultanahmet Square in Eminönü district . It was constructed in 1524 as a private palace that was given as a present to Ibrahim Pasha who was the grand vizier for thirteen years of sultan Suleiman the Magnificent . It is considered the only private palace that has reached today . The museum has rich manuscripts , miniature manuscripts and collections of various examples of Turkish-lslamic art of 7th to 20th centuries . There are also unique collections of carpet belonging to different periods as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures in Turkey , examples regarding carpet-rug counters , wool painting and exhibition of public life .
