Ephesus
Ephesus near Selçuk, one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the Mediterranean: the Library of Celsus,…
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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.
Erzincan
Erzincan travel guide: Kemaliye and the Dark Canyon, Urartian Altıntepe, the Mama Hatun complex, Girlevik Waterfall,…
Erzurum
Erzurum travel guide: the Yakutiye and Double Minaret madrasas, Three Tombs, Palandöken skiing, Tortum Waterfall, cağ…
Eshab-ı Kehf Complex
Eshab-ı Kehf at Afşin: the Seven Sleepers cave and its Byzantine, Seljuk, Dulkadirid and Ottoman buildings,…
Eskişehir
Eskişehir travel guide: the Ottoman houses of Odunpazarı, meerschaum, Sazova Park, Sivrihisar’s wooden mosque, Phrygian sites,…
Fethiye Mosque
Fethiye Mosque in Kars: the Russian church of St Alexander Nevsky in black and red stone,…
Fırtına Valley
The Fırtına Valley in Rize: the Storm river from Ardeşen to Çamlıhemşin, Ottoman stone arch bridges,…
Galata Tower
Galata Tower, built by the Genoese in 1348 above Karaköy: the medieval tower's history and its…
Galata
Galata in Beyoğlu, the old Genoese quarter across the Golden Horn: the Galata Tower, steep lanes…
Galatia
Galatia, the region of central Anatolia settled by Celtic tribes in the 3rd century BC and…
Gallipoli Peninsula
The Gallipoli Peninsula on the Dardanelles: the 1915 campaign, ANZAC Cove, the memorials of the historical…
Gaziantep Castle
Gaziantep Castle: Roman watchtower turned Byzantine citadel, damaged in the 2023 earthquake and restored by 2025.…
Gaziantep
Gaziantep travel guide: Zeugma Mosaic Museum, the castle and copper bazaars, Rumkale, baklava and kebabs, how…
Gerger Castle
Gerger Castle, also known as Germenicia Castle, is a historical fortress located in the town of…
Germiyan Street
Germiyan Street in Kütahya: 18th-century timber houses with projecting upper floors, the Kossuth House museum, and…
Giresun Castle
Giresun Castle, attributed to Pharnaces I of Pontus: walls, rock-cut caves, the tomb of Topal Osman…
Giresun Island
Giresun Island, the Aretias of the Argonauts: temple and monastery ruins, the Hamza Stone, the May…
Giresun
Giresun travel guide: Giresun Island, the castle, Kümbet and Bektaş yaylas, Şebinkarahisar, hazelnuts and food, plus…
Göbeklitepe
Göbeklitepe near Şanlıurfa: UNESCO-listed Neolithic enclosures of carved T-shaped pillars from 9600 BC. How to get…
Göğceli Mosque
Göğceli Mosque in Çarşamba, Samsun: a timber mosque dated to 1206, built of interlocking planks almost…
Gök Medrese
Gök Medrese in Sivas: the 1271 Seljuk madrasa of Sahip Ata, its carved portal, twin minarets…
Gök Medrese
Gök Medrese in Tokat: the 13th-century Seljuk madrasa and hospital of Muineddin Pervane, its tiles, Roman…
Goreme Open Air Museum
Goreme Open Air Museum is a UNESCO World Heritage site located near the town of Goreme…
Grand Bazaar Istanbul
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, also known as Kapalıçarşı in Turkish, is one of the largest…
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