Turkey: Chief Eunuch of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II at the doors of the Sultan's Harem in the Imperial Palace, Vlas Mikhailovich Doroshevich, 1905. The Ottoman court harem—within the Topkapı Palace (1465–1853) and later the Dolmabahçe Palace (1853–1909) in Istanbul—was under the administration of the eunuchs. These were of two categories: Black Eunuchs and White Eunuchs. Black Eunuchs were Africans who served the concubines and officials in the Harem together with chamber maidens of low rank. The White Eunuchs were Europeans from the Balkans.

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