Cape Jason
Cape Jason (Yason Burnu) near Perşembe, Ordu: a 19th-century church and lighthouse on the site of…
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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.
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a region in central Turkey that's known for its unique moon-like landscape, underground cities…
Caria
Caria, the ancient region of south-west Anatolia: Halicarnassus and its Mausoleum, Knidos, Aphrodisias, and the Carian…
Cave of Abraham
The Cave of Abraham in Şanlıurfa: the Mevlid-i Halil cave revered as Abraham’s birthplace, its spring…
Cehennemağzı Caves
The Cehennemağzı Caves of Karadeniz Ereğli, where Greek myth sent Herakles into Hades: the cave church,…
Cendere Bridge
The Cendere Bridge, also known as the Severan Bridge, is an ancient Roman bridge located near…
Çeşnigir Bridge
Çeşnigir Bridge in Kırıkkale: the 13th-century Seljuk bridge over the Kızılırmak, its Timur and Mimar Sinan…
Church of St Peter
St Peter’s cave church above Antakya: where Christians were first named, its mosaics and façade, how…
Cilicia
Cilicia, also known as Cilicia Trachaea, was an ancient region located on the southeastern coast of…
Cizre
Cizre in Şırnak: the tomb attributed to Noah, the 12th-century Great Mosque, the Red Madrasa, Mem…
Coppersmiths’ Bazaar
Gaziantep’s Coppersmiths’ Bazaar below the castle: working copper workshops, engraved trays and coffee sets, yemeni shoemakers…
Cunda Island
Cunda Island (Alibey Adası) off Ayvalık: harbour fish restaurants, Cretan cooking, the Taksiyarhis church museum, coves,…
Demre
Demre on Turkey's Lycian coast stands on ancient Myra — cliff-cut rock tombs, a Roman theatre,…
Derinkuyu Underground City
Derinkuyu Underground City is an impressive historical site located in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, specifically…
Deyrulzafaran Monastery
Deyrulzafaran (Mor Hananyo), seat of the Syriac Orthodox patriarchs from 1293 to 1932: its history, underground…
Didyma
Didyma near Didim: the Temple of Apollo, one of the largest temples of the ancient world,…
Diyarbakır City Walls
Diyarbakır City Walls: the UNESCO-listed basalt circuit of 82 towers and four gates, İçkale, the Hevsel…
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır travel guide: the UNESCO-listed basalt walls and Hevsel Gardens, the Great Mosque, Ottoman hans, liver…
Docimium Ancient City
Docimium was an ancient city of Phrygia, Asia Minor where the famous Docimian marble (also known…
Dolmabahce Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace on the Bosphorus, the Ottoman court's home from 1856: its crystal-lit halls and the…
Double Minaret Madrasa
Erzurum’s Double Minaret Madrasa (Çifte Minareli): twin tiled minarets, carved portal, the disputed 13th-century date, foundation…
Düzce
Düzce travel guide: the Roman theatre and museum at Konuralp, Güzeldere and Samandere waterfalls, Akçakoca’s beaches,…
Ejder Caravanserai
Ejder (Harmandöven) Caravanserai near Iğdır: a Seljuk caravan hall on the Batumi–Tabriz road, with its mirrored…
Elazığ
Elazığ travel guide: the old hilltop town of Harput, its castle and leaning-minaret mosque, Lake Hazar,…
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