Sinop
Sinop travel guide: the historic prison museum, Greek walls, Hamsilos inlet, Tatlıca Waterfalls and Sarıkum, and…
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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.
Sivas
Sivas travel guide: the UNESCO-listed Divriği Great Mosque, Seljuk madrasas, the 1919 Congress, Kangal’s fish spring,…
Sivrihisar Great Mosque
Sivrihisar Great Mosque, Eskişehir: a 1274 wooden hypostyle mosque with 67 columns and a kündekari minbar,…
Şırnak
Şırnak travel guide: Mount Cudi and the Noah tradition, Cizre’s Great Mosque, Red Madrasa and Mem…
Söğüt
Söğüt in Bilecik, cradle of the Ottoman state: Ertuğrul Gazi’s tomb, the Ertuğrul Gazi Museum, the…
Somuncu Baba Complex
Somuncu Baba Complex in Darende, Malatya: tomb mosque of Şeyh Hamid-i Veli beside the Tohma canyon,…
St. Nicholas Church, Demre
The Byzantine church at Demre honouring St Nicholas, the fourth-century bishop of Myra whose name became…
Suleymaniye Mosque
The Süleymaniye Mosque, built by Mimar Sinan for Suleiman the Magnificent: its courtyard, the founders' tombs…
Sultanahmet Square
Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul's old city, on the site of the Byzantine Hippodrome between the Blue…
Sultanhani Caravanserai
Sultanhani Caravanserai in Aksaray Province, Central Anatolia, is one of the largest and best-preserved Seljuk caravanserais…
Sumela Monastery
Sumela Monastery near Trabzon: its history, frescoes and 2022 reopening after restoration, how to get there…
Sunken City Ruins of Simena, Kekova
The Sunken City Ruins of Simena, also known as Kekova, is an ancient site located in…
Synnada Ancient City
Synnada, also known as Synnada Antik Kenti, was an ancient city located in the region of…
Taksim Square
Taksim Square at the top of İstiklal Avenue: the Republic Monument, the Atatürk Cultural Centre and…
Tas Kopru
Taşköprü in Adana: a Roman-era stone bridge across the Seyhan River, among the oldest bridges still…
Taşkale Granaries
Taşkale's granaries: over 250 grain stores cut into a cliff east of Karaman, still in use,…
Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum
Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum: finds from 4500 BC on, Roman and Byzantine stones in the…
Tekirdağ
Tekirdağ travel guide: Rüstem Paşa Mosque, the Rákóczi Museum, Şarköy and Mürefte wine country, beaches, Tekirdağ…
Temple Of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: what…
Ten-Eyed Bridge
Ten-Eyed Bridge (On Gözlü Köprü): Diyarbakır's ten-arched basalt bridge of 1065 over the Tigris, part of…
Termal
Termal hot springs near Yalova: Byzantine-origin Kurşunlu and Valide baths, the open-air pool, Atatürk’s 1928 mansion,…
Termessos
Termessos is one of the most well-preserved ancient cities in Turkey, and it's often referred to…
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), built 1609–1616 in Istanbul's old city: its İznik-tiled interior, six…
The Three Tombs
Üç Kümbetler in Erzurum: three medieval stone tomb towers, including Emir Saltuk’s octagon carved with bulls…
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