Iğdır
Iğdır travel guide: Mount Ararat’s north face, the Seljuk Ejder Caravanserai, Tuzluca salt caves, the Aras…
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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.
İskenderun
İskenderun travel guide: Alexander’s Alexandretta, the port city’s post-2023 rebuilding, the new seafront, Payas complex, Belen,…
Isparta
Isparta in Türkiye's lake district: rose fields and rose-oil production, Lake Eğirdir, and the ruins of…
Istanbul
Istanbul is the only city built across two continents, split by the Bosphorus — guide to…
Izmir
Izmir, Türkiye's third-largest city: the Kemeraltı bazaar, the Agora of Smyrna, and day trips to Ephesus,…
Iznik
İznik, ancient Nicaea, on Lake İznik: site of the First Council of Nicaea in 325, its…
Kadikoy
Kadıköy on Istanbul's Asian side, ancient Chalcedon: the produce market, Moda's seafront, and the ferry from…
Kahramanmaraş
Kahramanmaraş travel guide: the restored castle and Ulu Mosque, Eshab-ı Kehf at Afşin, Maraş ice cream…
Kalkan
Kalkan is a small but beautiful town on Turkey's southwestern coast and part of the Antalya…
Karabük
Karabük travel guide: UNESCO-listed Safranbolu, Yörük Village, Tokatlı Canyon, Bulak Cave and Hadrianopolis, plus how to…
Karaman
Karaman travel guide: Binbirkilise on Karadağ, Karaman Castle, the Hatuniye Madrasa, Yunus Emre's tomb, Taşkale granaries…
Kars
Kars travel guide: the UNESCO ruins of Ani, Kars Castle, Russian-era streets, skiing at Sarıkamış, the…
Kas
Kaş on the Lycian coast: a Hellenistic theatre facing the sea, Lycian rock tombs, diving, and…
Kastamonu
Kastamonu travel guide: the UNESCO-listed Mahmut Bey Mosque, the castle, Pompeiopolis, Küre Mountains canyons and Ilgaz,…
Kayseri
Kayseri, ancient Mazaca and Caesarea, at the foot of Mount Erciyes: Seljuk monuments, a ski resort…
Kemer
Kemer on Antalya's coast: a marina town below the Taurus Mountains, near the ancient city of…
Kilis
Kilis travel guide: Ravanda Castle, Oylum Höyük, Mamluk mosques, Kilis tava and olive oil, plus how…
Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale travel guide: the Seljuk Çeşnigir Bridge, Hasandede and Haydar Sultan shrines, the MKE Weapons Museum,…
Kırklareli
Kırklareli travel guide: Dupnisa Cave, İğneada floodplain forests, Kıyıköy, Vize Hagia Sophia, Mimar Sinan mosques, local…
Kırşehir
Kırşehir travel guide: Cacabey Madrasa, Ahi Evran’s tomb, the Kaman-Kalehöyük museum and Japanese garden, Seyfe Lake,…
Kocaeli
Kocaeli and its centre İzmit, ancient Nicomedia: once an eastern capital of the Roman Empire under…
Konya
Konya, home of the Mevlana Museum and Rumi's tomb: a Seljuk capital and one of the…
Kundu
Kundu, the beach district east of Antalya city: long sandy beaches, large resort hotels and easy…
Kusadasi
Kuşadası on the Aegean coast: cruise port, the castle on Pigeon Island, and a base for…
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