That palace is really an indication of how messed up the Ottoman
sultans became....
It's not as though they didn't already have a palace to live
in.... they just wanted a grander palace! The imperial treasury was
drained as a result of that palace.
Hell, the next sultan after Suleyman the Magnificent was a total
drunkard. Apparently he ordered the conquest of Cyprus just because
he wanted an unlimited supply of Cypriot wines!
And they can still claim to hold the Caliphate of Islam?
Shucks!
No wonder the empire imploded in WWI!
yup.. he really really wanted that wine..
he could have just bought it
