Konak ( tr, konak) is a name for a house in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

and on the territories of the former

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...

, especially one used as an official residence.

References

Merriam-Webster Unabridged — Konak entry
House types Architecture in the Ottoman Empire Architecture in Turkey Turkish words and phrases {{Ottoman-stub

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