Ahi Evran Mosque and Tomb
Ahi Evran Mosque and Tomb in Kırşehir: the grave of the founder of the Ahi craftsmen’s…
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Historical Places
Ninety-two historical places across Turkey, the broadest category in this guide. It covers everything built and left behind: ruins, mosques, churches, castles, bridges, caravanserais and burial sites. If you know roughly where you are going but not what is nearby worth seeing, start here.
This category lists 92 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Yilan Castle, Yeni Kale, The Tomb Of Ahmedi Hani, Tas Kopru, Synnada Ancient City, Sultanhani Caravanserai, Sandıklı Castle and Perre Ancient City.
Ahlat Kümbets
The kümbets of Ahlat, Bitlis: Ulu Kümbet, Emir Bayındır, Çifte Kümbet and other 13th–15th-century tomb towers…
Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery
Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery in Bitlis: thousands of carved 12th–15th-century headstones on Lake Van’s north shore. History,…
Aigai
Aigai, the Aeolian hill city on Yuntdağ in Manisa: its multi-storey market building, theatre and 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,…
Akçakoca
Akçakoca on Düzce’s Black Sea coast: sandy beaches, the Genoese Castle, Fakıllı Cave, the hazelnut festival…
Alaaddin Mosque
Alaaddin Mosque in Niğde: the 1223 Seljuk mosque whose east portal casts a crowned woman’s head…
Altinli Bridge
The Altınlı Bridge, also known as the Golden Bridge, is an ancient bridge located near the…
Altıntepe
Altıntepe near Erzincan: an 8th-century BC Urartian citadel with temple, columned hall and tombs, now an…
Amasra
Amasra on the Black Sea: the Byzantine and Genoese castle, Kemere Bridge, Amasra Museum, the Roman…
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…
Ardahan Castle
Ardahan Castle: the 16th-century Ottoman fortress of Süleyman the Magnificent on the Kura River, with 14…
Ardahan
Ardahan travel guide: frozen Lake Çıldır, Şeytan Castle above the Karaçay canyon, Ardahan Castle, the Damal…
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…
Artvin
Artvin travel guide: the Çoruh gorges, medieval Georgian churches, Borçka and Şavşat Karagöl, Macahel and the…
Aspendos
Aspendos is an ancient city located in the Antalya Province of Turkey. It is known for…
Atatürk Mansion, Trabzon
The Atatürk Mansion in Trabzon: a banker’s summer house at Soğuksu where Atatürk stayed in 1924…
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