Reported to have 300 rooms, the residence is home to a private beach, constructed with padding materials that extended the natural shoreline. 

The construction of the summer palace cost the state a whopping 640 million liras between 2018 and 2021, when the Turkish Lira simultaneously weakened against foreign currencies.

The lavish residence drew widespread protest from the public throughout its construction as the population became increasingly impoverished, a phenomenon often blamed on the administration for their mismanagement of resources. Most recently First Lady Emine Erdoğan advised the public to shrink their food portions to combat hunger in the country.

The construction is thought to have been built on about 90,000 square-meters of land and the campus also includes housing for staff.