Khedive's Palace

[2] The 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) palace stands on a hiltop within a large grove of some 270 acres (110 ha) above the Çubuklu neighborhood in the Beykoz district, overlooking the Istanbul Strait.

[4][5] Completed in 1907, the three-storey palace was designed in Art Nouveau style, taking its inspiration from Italian villas of the Renaissance.

Many of the walls, ceilings and marble capitals are carved with fruit, flowers and hunting animals[7] reflecting European tastes.

[10] In her memoir "Harem", Abbas' unofficial and secret Hungarian second wife, Javidan Hanım (Lady Djavidan, born May Countess Torok von Szendro), described how she oversaw the palace's development right through to the interior design.

[10] At the behest of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of Turkey, the City of Istanbul purchased the palace in 1937.

In 1979 the Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey (TTOK) signed an agreement with the Istanbul Municipality to restore and manage some of the city's Ottoman parks and historic sites for tourism.