"Murat Bardakçı: Collect the books, this library is to be a mosque
Whatever the Kasikci Diamond represents to Turkey and history at large, so does the Topkapı Palace Library known for its collection of worldly precious manuscripts. The number one Istanbul Regional committee of Culture and Natural Preservation, an affiliation of the Ministry of Culture, called for the “collection of all the books contained inside the library; it will be made into a mosque”. The most precious manuscript masterpieces in Turkey are currently hidden in the depths of the Topkapi Palace Library, which is renowned for being one of the most significant centres of manuscripts worldwide. "
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