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Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years. In the distance are the Princes
set by the ever changing light and the vista,” says Hakan.
Surfaces throughout are pared down, and Hakan has deliberately
used materials “to create depth and shadows.” The living area and
master bedroom walls are clad in antiqued raw oak panelling, a foil to
a stunning collection of art, ranging from modern Turkish painters to
matt black stone with cinnamon colour epoxy at the centre, featuring
an abstract Indian lotus motif on the threshold. The stairs, too, are
clad in raw wood.
Set against these muted materials is Hakan’s extraordinarily eclectic
collection of furniture and objects, the true stars of the show. “I
wanted to be surrounded by pieces that are dear to me, and their visual
harmony pushed me to design the walls within pictorial perspectives,”
he says. At every turn there is a still life, carefully arranged, yet with no
hint of formality. In the living room, Hakan’s own-design modern sofa
sits next to the precious “Two Sisters” statue by Kai Nielsen,

TOP: Beyond the living area, the kitchen is enclosed with black patinated panels
LEFT: The guest bedroom features a leather bedframe and cashmere headboard
The mirror is eighteenth century Venetian and above the bed is a work by Canan
Tolon

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