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Eski Saray ( Turkish for "Old Palace"), also known as Sarây-ı Atîk-i Âmire, was a palatial building in Constantinople during the period of Ottoman rule, and it was the first such palace built in the city following the conquest of 1453.
Eski Saray ya da Sarây-ı Atîk-i Âmire, İstanbul ili Fatih ilçesine bağlı Beyazıt mahallesinde Süleymaniye Camii ile Bayezid Camii arasında İstanbul Üniversitesi ana yerleşkesi içerisinde Osmanlı döneminde İstanbul'da inşa edilmiş ilk saray.
Eski Saray, also known as Sarây-ı Atîk-i Âmire, was a palatial building in Constantinople during the period of Ottoman rule, and it was the first such palace built in the city following the conquest of 1453.
It was constructed after the Queen Mother moved into the Topkapı Palace in the late 16th century from the Old Palace (Eski Saray), but had to be rebuilt after the fire of 1665 between 1666 and 1668. Some rooms, such as the small music room, have been added to this section in the 18th century.
The first palace became known as the Old Palace (Eski Saray), and was eventually demolished to make way for the Süleymaniye complex. Mehmed II's second palace was originally called The New Imperial Palace (Saray-i Cedid-i Amire), but eventually took the name Topkapı Sarayı, meaning "Palace of the Canon-Gate."
After Sultan Mehmed II's conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman court was initially set up in the Old Palace (Eski Saray). Mehmed II ordered that construction of Topkapı Palace begin in 1459 CE.
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It was later called the Eski Saray (Old Palace), following the construction of the Yeni Saray (New Palace) in Kavak Meydanı, near the Sultan Selim Mosque. It was extended by Musa Çelebi, a son of Yıldırım Bayezid , and surrounded by a 15-meter-high wall.
