Aigai
Aigai, the Aeolian hill city on Yuntdağ in Manisa: its multi-storey market building, theatre and city…
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Ancient Cities
Fifty-one ancient cities across Anatolia, from Ephesus and Troy to sites most visitors never hear of, such as Sagalassos, Aphrodisias and Perge. Each entry covers what the city was, what still stands today, and how to reach it. Many of the quietest ruins are the best preserved, simply because fewer people go.
This category lists 51 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Synnada Ancient City, Perre Ancient City, Misis Ruins, Magarsus Ruins, Kastabala Ancient City, Ipsus Ancient City, Dolmens and Docimium Ancient City.
Aiolis
Aiolis (Aeolis), the ancient region on the Aegean coast north of Izmir: the hill city of…
Aizanoi
Aizanoi ancient city at Çavdarhisar, Kütahya: the Temple of Zeus, theatre-stadium, Diocletian’s price edict, Roman bridges,…
Amisos Hill
Amisos Hill in Samsun: Hellenistic burial mounds of the ancient city of Amisos, the cable car…
Amorium Ancient City
Amorium Ancient City, also known as Amorion, was an important city in the Byzantine Empire located…
Anavarza Ruins
Anavarza Ruins, also known as Anazarbus or Anavarsa, is an ancient archaeological site located in the…
Ani
Ani ancient city near Kars: the UNESCO-listed Bagratid capital with its cathedral, Tigran Honents church and…
Antandros
Antandros at Altınoluk: the Mount Ida shipbuilding city of Herodotus and Virgil’s Aeneid, its necropolis, Roman…
Apamea (Phrygia) Ancient City
Apamea, also known as Apameia (in Phrygia), is an ancient city located in what is now…
Arsameia
Arsameia, also known as Arsameia on the Nymphaios, is an ancient city located in the Eastern…
Arslantepe Mound
Arslantepe Mound near Malatya: UNESCO-listed in 2021, with a palace of c. 3300 BC, over 2,000…
Aspendos
Aspendos is an ancient city located in the Antalya Province of Turkey. It is known for…
Ayas (Aegaea) Ruins
Ayas in Adana, ancient Aegeae: a Cilician harbour town with a medieval castle on the sea…
Balıkesir
Balıkesir travel guide: Ayvalık and Cunda Island, Mount Ida’s national park, Antandros, Kuşcenneti bird sanctuary, thermal…
Beşikli Cave
Beşikli Cave at Çevlik, Samandağ: the largest rock-cut tomb of Seleucia Pieria, its 12 burials and…
Binbirkilise
Binbirkilise, the Thousand and One Churches on Karadağ near Karaman: Byzantine basilicas at Madenşehir and Değle,…
Bithynia
Bithynia, the ancient kingdom of north-west Anatolia: Nicomedia, Nicaea and Prusa (Bursa), and the Roman province…
Blaundos
Blaundos ancient city near Ulubey, Uşak: a Hellenistic and Roman town on a canyon promontory with…
Caria
Caria, the ancient region of south-west Anatolia: Halicarnassus and its Mausoleum, Knidos, Aphrodisias, and the Carian…
Cilicia
Cilicia, also known as Cilicia Trachaea, was an ancient region located on the southeastern coast of…
Demre
Demre on Turkey's Lycian coast stands on ancient Myra — cliff-cut rock tombs, a Roman theatre,…
Derinkuyu Underground City
Derinkuyu Underground City is an impressive historical site located in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, specifically…
Didyma
Didyma near Didim: the Temple of Apollo, one of the largest temples of the ancient world,…
Docimium Ancient City
Docimium was an ancient city of Phrygia, Asia Minor where the famous Docimian marble (also known…
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