Kütahya
Kütahya travel guide: the Roman city of Aizanoi, hand-painted tiles, the castle and Germiyan Street, thermal…
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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.
Lara
Lara is a district in Antalya, Turkey, known for its long sandy beach, one of the…
Malatya
Malatya travel guide: UNESCO-listed Arslantepe, Battalgazi's Seljuk mosque, Darende, Mount Nemrut from the north, apricots, and…
Manavgat
Manavgat in Antalya: the Manavgat Waterfall, boat trips on the Manavgat River, and the ancient city…
Manisa
Manisa in western Türkiye: ancient Sardis, capital of Lydia, the Biblical churches of Thyatira and Philadelphia,…
Mardin
Mardin travel guide: the stone old town above Mesopotamia, Deyrulzafaran and Mor Gabriel monasteries, Dara, Midyat,…
Marmaris
Marmaris on Türkiye's south-west coast: its marina and castle, boat trips around the bay, and the…
Mersin
Mersin is a city located in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is the capital…
Mugla
Muğla on the Aegean and Mediterranean: Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye and Ölüdeniz, the Dalyan rock tombs and…
Muş
Muş travel guide: the Malazgirt battlefield of 1071, the Muş tulip, Urartian fortresses, the city’s mosques…
Nevsehir
Nevşehir, the province at the heart of Cappadocia: Göreme, Uçhisar and Ürgüp, the underground cities of…
Niğde
Niğde travel guide: Gümüşler Monastery, the Alaaddin Mosque, Hüdavend Hatun Tomb, ancient Tyana, Aladağlar treks, how…
Oludeniz
Ölüdeniz near Fethiye: the Blue Lagoon, paragliding from Babadağ and the start of the Lycian Way…
Ordu
Ordu travel guide: Boztepe cable car, Paşaoğlu Mansion, Cape Jason, Ünye Castle, Perşembe yayla, local food…
Osmaniye
Osmaniye travel guide: Karatepe-Aslantaş and its Hittite bilingual, Kastabala, Toprakkale and other castles, Zorkun plateau, peanuts…
Pamukkale
Pamukkale in Denizli: the white travertine terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis above them, a UNESCO…
Rize
Rize travel guide: Ayder plateau, the Kaçkar Mountains, Fırtına Valley and Zilkale, Anzer honey and tea…
Sakarya
Sakarya in north-west Türkiye: Lake Sapanca, the forests of the Kartepe slopes nearby, and the Black…
Samsun
Samsun travel guide: the 1919 Bandırma landing, Kızılırmak Delta birdwatching, Amisos Hill, the wooden Göğceli Mosque,…
Şanlıurfa
Şanlıurfa travel guide: Göbeklitepe, Balıklıgöl, Harran’s beehive houses, Halfeti, the mosaic museum, Urfa food, how to…
Sapanca
Sapanca, the lakeside town in Sakarya within easy reach of Istanbul: Lake Sapanca, forest bungalows and…
Selcuk
Selçuk, the town beside Ephesus: the Basilica of St John, the lone column of the Temple…
Side
Side in Antalya: the Temple of Apollo on the seafront, the Roman theatre and agora inside…
Siirt
Siirt travel guide: İbrahim Hakkı's tomb at Tillo, the Veysel Karani shrine, the tiled Great Mosque,…
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