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Kempinski Istanbul in frames

Palace corridors, Bosphorus mornings, and the pool above the water at Çırağan Palace Kempinski.

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A tray of Turkish sweets set beside a folded napkin and plate on a glass tableWelcome sweets The outdoor pool and gardens seen from above, ferries crossing the Bosphorus beyondThe pool and the Bosphorus A bed with a red runner against a patterned headboard wall, lamps either side and a seating area beyondThe bedroom Two red tub chairs at a round table with an ice bucket, framed Ottoman prints on the wall aboveThe sitting area Terrace seating on the lawn looking towards the water in early lightThe garden terrace The ornate palace facade seen through palm trunks from the terrace cafeThe palace from the terrace A brass water pipe standing on the terrace, its mouthpiece held readyNargile on the terrace The nargile on the terrace after dark, the city lit across the waterThe nargile at the rail A long corridor with a patterned red and cream carpet running towards a lit windowThe corridor A framed hand-coloured engraving titled Enfans de Turquie sortant en Ville, dated 1577, hung on a red wallA framed print, 1577 The pool terrace and the Bosphorus in full sun, the suspension bridge in the distanceThe Bosphorus in daylight A circular ottoman beneath a palm in the marble lobby, lamps ranged along the wallsThe lobby A shopping arcade lined with boutique windows, patterned carpet running down the centreThe arcade A copper pan of tomato and egg at the breakfast table, plates and juice set around itBreakfast A plate of pasta scattered with vegetables, a glass of sparkling wine beside itLunch on the terrace A cup of Turkish coffee in a red-striped cup and saucer beside two glasses of juiceTurkish coffee An entrance flanked by tall black feather arrangements over a chequerboard marble floorThe restaurant entrance A box of macarons, a bowl of lemons and a drink laid out on the deskTurndown treats The long outdoor pool seen from a sun lounger, a rolled towel on the chair alongsideFrom the lounger The palace ballroom beneath a painted and gilded ceiling with a chandelier at its centreThe ballroom The pool lit blue after dark, the illuminated bridge and city across the waterThe pool at night The suspension bridge lit red across the Bosphorus at night, a floodlit mosque on the far shoreThe bridge at night A crystal chandelier in the palace, tiers of glass against the gildingThe chandelier A gilded palace ceiling, the central medallion picked out in goldThe ceiling An Ottoman miniature in its frame on a deep red wallOn the palace walls A jewelled first bite held up at the window at Tuğra, champagne and the Bosphorus behindThe first bite at Tuğra A plated course under green herb oil at TuğraAt Tuğra A glass of red at the window table, the strait beyond the leaded glassThe window table A Sarafin Sauvignon Blanc presented at the tableThe sommelier’s whites A Kayra Vintage Narince shown before pouringNarince, shown first A Pinot Noir presented against the night windowThe reds after dark A Consensus red brought to the tableThe sommelier’s reds A rosé caught mid-pour at the tableThe rosé, mid-pour