ISTANBUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul's Topkapi Palace will open a new museum later this year featuring the "world's most extensive porcelain collection," with rare Chinese ceramics from the Yuan and Ming dynasties taking center stage, the palace's director announced on Friday.
After a four-year restoration of the historic Darphane-i Amire complex -- formerly the Ottoman Empire's mint -- the museum will display over 4,500 porcelain artifacts, including 1,442 prized Chinese pieces, Director Ilhan Kocaman told Xinhua in an interview.
