Bolu
Bolu travel guide: Lake Abant, Yedigöller National Park, Gölcük, Ottoman Mudurnu, skiing at Kartalkaya, hot springs,…
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Cities
Sixty-one cities and towns across Turkey, from Istanbul and Izmir to places that see almost no foreign visitors. Each entry covers what the city is known for, what is worth your time there, and how it connects to the rest of the country. Use this as the starting point when you are deciding where a trip should actually go.
This category lists 61 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Van, Side, Dalyan, Aksaray, Agri, Afyon, Adiyaman and Adana.
Burdur
Burdur in south-western Türkiye: the mountain ruins of Sagalassos, the turquoise water of Lake Salda and…
Bursa
Bursa, the first Ottoman capital: the Green Mosque, the Grand Mosque, Cumalıkızık village and Mount Uludağ,…
Canakkale
Çanakkale on the Dardanelles: the ruins of Troy, the Gallipoli battlefields and memorials, and the ferry…
Cankiri
Çankırı in Central Anatolia: an ancient salt mine still worked today, Seljuk-era monuments such as the…
Corum
Çorum in north-central Anatolia, heartland of the Hittites: Hattusa, the Yazılıkaya rock sanctuary and Alacahöyük, plus…
Dalyan
Dalyan in Muğla: the rock tombs of Kaunos above the river, İztuzu beach where loggerhead turtles…
Demre
Demre on Turkey's Lycian coast stands on ancient Myra — cliff-cut rock tombs, a Roman theatre,…
Denizli
Denizli in western Türkiye: the white travertines of Pamukkale, the ruins of Hierapolis and Laodicea, and…
Didim
Didim on the Aegean coast: the Temple of Apollo at ancient Didyma, Altınkum beach, and the…
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır travel guide: the UNESCO-listed basalt walls and Hevsel Gardens, the Great Mosque, Ottoman hans, liver…
Düzce
Düzce travel guide: the Roman theatre and museum at Konuralp, Güzeldere and Samandere waterfalls, Akçakoca’s beaches,…
Edirne
Edirne, the former Ottoman capital near the Greek and Bulgarian borders: the Selimiye Mosque by Mimar…
Elazığ
Elazığ travel guide: the old hilltop town of Harput, its castle and leaning-minaret mosque, Lake Hazar,…
Erzincan
Erzincan travel guide: Kemaliye and the Dark Canyon, Urartian Altıntepe, the Mama Hatun complex, Girlevik Waterfall,…
Erzurum
Erzurum travel guide: the Yakutiye and Double Minaret madrasas, Three Tombs, Palandöken skiing, Tortum Waterfall, cağ…
Eskişehir
Eskişehir travel guide: the Ottoman houses of Odunpazarı, meerschaum, Sazova Park, Sivrihisar’s wooden mosque, Phrygian sites,…
Fethiye
Fethiye on the Turquoise Coast: the rock tombs of Telmessos, the Ölüdeniz lagoon, the abandoned village…
Gaziantep
Gaziantep travel guide: Zeugma Mosaic Museum, the castle and copper bazaars, Rumkale, baklava and kebabs, how…
Giresun
Giresun travel guide: Giresun Island, the castle, Kümbet and Bektaş yaylas, Şebinkarahisar, hazelnuts and food, plus…
Goreme
Göreme is a small town located in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. It is known for…
Gümüşhane
Gümüşhane travel guide: Karaca Cave, the Santa ruins, Roman Satala, Artabel lakes, Zigana, pestil and köme,…
Hakkari
Hakkari travel guide: Cilo-Sat glaciers and Reşko peak, the Zap valley, Meydan Madrasa, Berçelan plateau, flights…
Hatay
Hatay travel guide: Antakya (Antioch) after the 2023 earthquake, St Peter’s cave church, Titus Tunnel, Harbiye,…
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