The Şerbethane, the Ottoman palace's sherbet kitchen at Topkapı Palace, reopened to visitors after a nine-month restoration and exhibition redesign.
Located within the Imperial Kitchens in the palace's second courtyard, the renovated space now features an expanded collection showcasing the Ottoman court's traditions of preparing and serving sherbets, desserts, medicinal pastes, essences and fragrances.
Ilhan Kocaman, director of Topkapı Palace under the Directorate of National Palaces, said the restoration was carried out to preserve the historic building, renew the exhibition and expand the collection.
Artifacts are displayed at the Şerbethane, the Ottoman palace's sherbet kitchen at Topkapı Palace, after its restoration and reopening to visitors, Istanbul, Türkiye, July 17, 2026. (AA Photo)
"The Şerbethane first opened to visitors in 2010, but over time both the building and the exhibition required renewal," Kocaman told Anadolu Agency (AA). "Over approximately nine months, we completed the restoration, renewed the displays and expanded the collection. The number of exhibited objects has increased from 174 to 452."
