Analaysing tile ornaments of Murad III's Privy Chamber in Topkapı Palace Museum Seraglio

Topkapı Palace, which was built after the conquest of Istanbul, was the place where the sultans carried out both the house and the state affairs. It was Murad III who built his own bedroom for the first time in the Harem Department of Topkapı Palace. The architectural plan of the Murad III's privy chamber and its decorations are among the important examples of art of the period. The Murad III's privy chamber, which brought a new breath to the Harem Department in the 16th century, was examined both the summer and winter rooms with the decoration details, pattern construction, color use, motif variety and techniques used during this study. The study consists of three parts: In the first part, information was given about the Topkapı Palace where the Murad III's privy chamber is located. In the second part, the life of Murad III, the years of his reign and the arts of his period were discussed. In the third part, the decorations of the Murad III's privy chamber were analyzed through detailed drawings in terms of the techniques, motifs and pattern fiction were used.