Show defenses of a bloodser bloodier Blo odier turkish age az 1 1 e J y if s A I 1 A ot of the new turkey Is the fact that the harem of the ottoman sultans who ho tor for centuries tyrannized C 04 over r the near rust east has been transformed into a museum and the casual visitor may wander through precincts once more closely guarded than any other in all the world the harem was the most luxurious of prisons for prison it was for its inhabitants with its elaborate entrances pillared courtyards beautiful mosaics and jeweled treasures including a throne inlaid with pearls and a cradle inlaid with pearls in the days of its glory the harem contained from to women at a time four of these were the legal ales of 0 the sultan in accordance with the teachings of the noran koran and the others were attendants of the wives the picture shows the fortress like entrance to the palace which represents several centuries of building |