The Kuleli Military High School, on the Bosphorus.
The Kuleli Military High School, on the Bosphorus.
Istanbul has numerous libraries, many of which contain vast collections of historic documents from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods, as well as from other civilisations of the past. The most important libraries in terms of historic document collections include the Topkap Palace Library, Library of the Archaeological Museum, Library of the Naval Museum, Beyazt State Library, Nuruosmaniye Library, Süleymaniye Library, Istanbul University Library, Köprülüzade Fazl Ahmed Paa Library, Atatürk Library and Çelik Gülersoy Library.