Staff members caught having sex at Topkapı Palace

Sabah

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Two individuals working at Topkapı Palace were removed from their position after being seen having sexual intercourse in one of the wings displaying religious relics, according to daily Sabah. 

The 26-year old female worker was also allegedly linked intimately to another staff member.

 The historical palace has been the scene of a few recent incidents, witnessing a mentally unstable Libyan man’s armed attacked, as well as the suicide of another staff member.

Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay stated that there were suspicions that such an incident took place 1.5 months ago and there was no concrete evidence but necessary measures were taken in face of the allegations.