"Topkapi Bismillah" - Istanbul, Turkey Light filters down on a bismillah in Topkapi Palace, Istanbul's home of the sultans for almost 400 years. Bismillahs typically read as a prayer to God, with meanings similar to ""In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind."" Arabesque, skylight, Topkapi, palace, sultan, window, bismillah < Back to Gallery | More photos from Turkey