Basketmakers' Kiosk

According to the text on the epigraph on the door arch of the pavilion, the pavilion, which was located within the borders of Topkapı Palace in the era when it was constructed, was reconstructed in 1643 in Sultan Ibrahim’s era (1640–1658), The Sepetçiler Kasrı have taken its name from the basketmaker tradesmen working in that region.

[6] The palace on four floors with thick stone-built walls has spacious halls with high wooden doors.

[2] Renovation work, carried out with reference to old pictures, enabled the restoration of the building to its original state.

Having been abandoned for a long period of time, the building was restored by the Directorate General of Old Works and Museums in 1980.

Sepetçiler Pavilion has served in various capacities, such as a restaurant in addition to as the Directorate General of Press, and was used as the Project Office of European Capital of Culture until June 2011.