Kralj Nikola I dvaput je posjetio sultana Abdulhamida u Istambulu [1883. i 1899. godine] i otomanski sultan darovao mu je vilu u Emirganu, jahtu i trkaćeg konja, uz vlastite riječi upućene kralju Nikoli -- "Vi ste jedini koji vodi realnu i iskrenu politiku prema meni i mom kraljevstvu."
King Nikola I twice visited Sultan Abdulhamid in Istanbul [in 1883 and in 1899] and the Ottoman sultan bestowed on him an Emirgan villa, a yacht, and a race horse with his own words addressed to King Nikola --"You're the only one who leads real and honest politics with me and my kingdom."