Attractions in Turkey

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The Golden Horn—a cable-stayed metro bridge that has transformed Istanbul’s skylineThe Golden Horn Metro Bridge (Turkish: Haliç Metro Köprüsü) is the most controversial and, at the same time, one of the most recognizable...
The Temple of Apollo in Side: Five Columns on the Shore of the Mediterranean SeaAt the very tip of the ancient Side Peninsula, in the province of Antalya, amidst the ruins of the ancient port city stands one of Turkey’s ...
The battleship HMS Ocean—a British warship that sank off the DardanellesThe battleship HMS Ocean is neither a stone fortress nor an ancient colonnade, but a heavy British dreadnought-class battleship that lies permanentl...
Gryneion: The Aeolian Oracle of Apollo near AliağaOn the sandy stretch of coastline between industrial Aliağa and the quiet village of Yeni Şakran (İzmir Province) lie the modest ruins of Gryneion—an ancient Aeolian town...
The Sadberk Hanım Museum—Turkey’s first private museum on the shores of the BosphorusWhen tourist Istanbul ends at Dolmabahçe and the ferries head further and further north, the Bosphorus reveals its quiet, aristocratic ...
Colophon: The Ionian City of Poets and HorsemenOn a hilly ridge south of the modern village of Değirmendere in the Menderes district (İzmir) lie the ruins of Colophon—one of the oldest cities of the Ionian League. Its ve...
Otkhta Eklisia — A Lost Georgian Monastery in Tao-Klarjeti Othta Eklesia (Georgian: ოთხთა ეკლესია, Turkish: Dörtkilise or Othta Eklesia) is one of the largest and most impressive medieval Georgian monasteries in modern-d...
Khoromos—a forgotten Armenian monastery on the border plateau of Eastern AnatoliaFifteen kilometers northeast of the ruins of ancient Ani, on the right bank of the Akhurian River, stands one of Turkey’s most mysterious C...
The Uzunköprü Bridge is the longest stone bridge from the Ottoman eraThe Uzunköprü Bridge in the province of Edirne in northwestern Turkey is a mile-long span of hewn limestone spanning the Ergene River, built so that th...
Metropolis—the City of the Mother Goddess in the Ionian ValleyForty kilometers southeast of Izmir, in the municipality of Torbalı near the village of Yeniköy, on Bademgediği Tepe hill, stand the ruins of a city that anci...
Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum in EskişehirThe Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum (Yılmaz Büyükerşen Balmumu Heykeller Müzesi) is the only museum of its kind in Turkey and one of the main cultural landmarks of the city of Eskişe...
The Philoxena Cistern—a forgotten underground palace supported by 224 columns in the heart of IstanbulBeneath the cobblestones of Sultanahmet, just a stone’s throw from the hustle and bustle around the Blue Mosque, lies ...
Stratonicea: “The City of Gladiators” in the Carian HillsIn the valley between Yatağan and Milas, near the modern village of Eskihisar in Muğla Province, lie the extensive ruins of Stratonicea (Turkish: Stratonikeia)—one...
The Hasanpaşa Gas Plant: An Industrial Icon of Kadıköy in a New RoleThe Hasanpaşa Gas Plant (Turkish: Hasanpaşa Gazhanesi, now Müze Gazhane) is a rare example in Istanbul of how a drab 19th-century industrial building ha...
The Agora of Smyrna—the forgotten forum of ancient Izmir, just a stone’s throw from the bazaarThe Agora of Smyrna (Turkish: İzmir Agorası, English: Agora of Smyrna) is a rare example of an ancient city emerging not in an...
Rumeli Hisarı—a fortress that spanned the Bosphorus and opened the way to ConstantinopleRumeli Hisarı (Turkish: Rumeli Hisarı) is a medieval Ottoman fortress on the European shore of the Bosphorus, built in the spring of...
The Justinian Bridge (Sakarya) — a stone colossus of Byzantium in northwestern AnatoliaFive kilometers southwest of bustling Adapazarı, Justinian’s Bridge (Sakarya)—a 430-meter-long limestone colossus spanning the narrow...
İnsuyu Cave: Turkey’s First Tourist CaveThirteen kilometers southeast of the city of Burdur, in the foothills of the Western Taurus Mountains, lies İnsuyu Mağarası—a cave that holds several Turkish records. It is the cou...
Corycus (Kızkalesi): Two Castles on the Shore and in the Sea of CiliciaOn the coast of Mersin Province, in the village of Kızkalesi (“Maiden’s Castle”), 60 km southwest of the center of Mersin, stand two medieval fortres...
Kayseri Castle: Black Basalt in the Heart of AnatoliaIn the very center of Kayseri, at the foot of Mount Erciyes, stands a gloomy and incredibly imposing fortress made of dark basalt—Kayseri Kalesi. Its 18 rectangular to...
Elaiussa Sebaste — A Forgotten City of Cilicia by the Sea Elaiussa Sebaste is one of Turkey’s most picturesque and least touristy ancient cities, tucked away on the Mediterranean coast in the province of Mersin, in the E...