The museum is housed in the palace built by Suleyman the Magnificent. It was the largest
private palaces built under the Ottomans
and is a very good example of Ottoman
architecture. The museum has a very rich collection of carpets, Korans from all over
the Islamic world and beautiful works of calligraphy featuring imperial decrees and signatures.

There are also collections of glassware, earthenware and utility objects. The
ethnographic section has interesting exhibits
of Nomadic Lifestyle as well as 19th century
Istanbul.