RPR-TUR-034 · FOREIGN DYNASTIC SUMMER RESIDENCE
Atlı Köşk
A 1920s Emirgan residence commissioned by Prince Mehmed Ali Hasan of Egypt’s khedival family.
The Story
Prince Mehmed Ali Hasan commissioned Italian architect Edoardo De Nari in 1925 to design a new villa at Emirgan. Completed in 1927, the residence was used for years by members of Egypt's khedival family.
Princess Iffet Hassan
Institutional records connect Princess Iffet Hassan with the mansion in its final dynastic years before the property was sold to Hacı Ömer Sabancı in 1951.
After the Dynasty
The Sabancı family used the building as a residence; it later became the main building of the Sakıp Sabancı Museum.
Classification
RPR: Yes — verified foreign dynastic residence. Ottoman royal palace: No.
Geography
Geographic Path: Türkiye → Istanbul Province → Istanbul → Sarıyer / European Upper Bosphorus
Local Place: Emirgan, Istanbul
Estate / Micro-location: Upper Bosphorus dynastic / elite residence zone
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Rulers, Residents & Use by Reign
| Period | Ruler | Relationship | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No specific sovereign residence relation has yet been asserted for this dynastic-family or foreign-dynastic property. | |||
Related Person
Prince Mehmed Ali Hasan — Egyptian dynastic prince / residence commissioner
Related Person
Edoardo De Nari — Italian architect / designer of Atlı Köşk
Princess Iffet Hassan — Egyptian dynastic princess / resident
Association from the existing catalogue; historical review pending.
Visitor Information — Checked 9 October 2026
Atlı Köşk was commissioned in 1925 by Prince Mehmed Ali Hasan from architect Edoardo De Nari and completed in 1927. The mansion later became part of the Sakıp Sabancı Museum. Its family reception rooms and collections connect domestic interiors with the history of art collecting.
Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–18:00; ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing. Closed Mondays, 1 January and the first days of Ramadan and Sacrifice holidays. Tuesday admission is free. Access is through the Sakıp Sabancı Museum visitor route.
Official website / visitor information
This section supersedes earlier access summaries. Check the operator’s notices before travelling.
Annual Visitor Statistics
No verified annual attendance series has been entered for this residence. Missing data is not zero.
Interiors and collections
A princely house and a later family home
Prince Mehmed Ali Hasan commissioned Edoardo De Nari to design the mansion in 1925; it was completed in 1927. The house later became a Sabancı family residence. Its present museum identity preserves both the earlier Khedival connection and the collecting interests of the family that subsequently lived here.
Pink Room, Blue Room and Dining Room
The ground-floor Family Rooms retain the character of a furnished residence. The Pink Room, Blue Room and Dining Room received family guests, diplomats and cultural visitors. Gilt mirrors, silk seating, French tapestries and Persian carpets illustrate the layered taste of the household. The museum’s decorative-arts account explains that the collection began with the Khedival family and was enlarged by the Sabancıs; individual furnishings should therefore not all be assigned to the original princely owner.
Books and calligraphy upstairs
The upper floor houses the Arts of the Book and Calligraphy Collection, including Qur’an manuscripts, prayer books, calligraphic sheets, documents bearing imperial signatures and writing tools. These galleries serve a different purpose from the domestic rooms below. The museum’s official reopening presentation confirms visitor access to the mansion; consult the museum’s current programme when planning a visit, since exhibitions and displays may change.
Princely patron: Mehmed Ali Hasan · Architect: Edoardo De Nari
Official sources
- Sakıp Sabancı Museum: Atlı Köşk history, rooms and visitor reopening
- Sakıp Sabancı Museum: furniture and decorative arts collection
Sources checked 10 October 2026.