Haydar Sultan Complex
Haydar Sultan in Keskin, Kırıkkale: a dervish shrine over a possible Byzantine monastery, the bubbling Deliler…
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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.
Haydaran Rock Tombs
The Haydaran rock tombs in Adıyaman province: chamber tombs cut into the rock, part of the…
Hierapolis
Hierapolis above Pamukkale: the Roman theatre, the necropolis, the Plutonium and the Antique Pool, part of…
Hippodrome Istanbul
The Hippodrome of Constantinople, now Sultanahmet Square: the Egyptian Obelisk, the Serpent Column and the Walled…
Hittites
The Hittites, the Bronze Age empire of central Anatolia: their capital Hattusa, the Yazılıkaya rock sanctuary…
Hoşap Castle
Hoşap Castle near Van: the Mahmudi beys' stronghold on its rock, the carved gate tower, the…
House of the Virgin Mary
The House of the Virgin Mary near Ephesus: what the site is, why it is venerated,…
Hüdavend Hatun Tomb
Hüdavend Hatun Tomb in Niğde: the 1312 octagonal Seljuk tomb with human-headed birds, a lion and…
Iğdır
Iğdır travel guide: Mount Ararat’s north face, the Seljuk Ejder Caravanserai, Tuzluca salt caves, the Aras…
Ionia
Ionia, the ancient Greek region of the Aegean coast: Ephesus, Miletus, Priene and Smyrna, and the…
Ipsus Ancient City
Ipsus Ancient City, also known as Ipsos, was an ancient city located in Anatolia and modern-day…
Ishak Pasa Palace
Ishak Pasha Palace (İshak Paşa Sarayı) is a semi-ruined palace and administrative complex located in the…
İşhan Church
İşhan Church near Yusufeli, Artvin: a medieval Georgian monastery church with carved reliefs, restored 2013–2016. History,…
İskenderun
İskenderun travel guide: Alexander’s Alexandretta, the port city’s post-2023 rebuilding, the new seafront, Payas complex, Belen,…
Kahramanmaraş Castle
Kahramanmaraş Castle: the city-centre citadel with Late Hittite roots, its role in the 1920 resistance, damage…
Kahramanmaraş Ulu Mosque
Kahramanmaraş Ulu Mosque: the 15th-century Dulkadirid great mosque, its role in 1920, damage in the 2023…
Kahramanmaraş
Kahramanmaraş travel guide: the restored castle and Ulu Mosque, Eshab-ı Kehf at Afşin, Maraş ice cream…
Kaman-Kalehöyük
Kaman-Kalehöyük in Kırşehir: the mound excavated by a Japanese team since 1986, early steel finds, the…
Karabük
Karabük travel guide: UNESCO-listed Safranbolu, Yörük Village, Tokatlı Canyon, Bulak Cave and Hadrianopolis, plus how to…
Karadeniz Ereğli
Karadeniz Ereğli, ancient Herakleia Pontike: the Herakles caves, Ereğli Museum in the Halil Paşa Mansion, the…
Karakus Tumulusu
Karakus Tumulusu, also known as Karakuş Tumulus, is an ancient burial mound located in the Adiyaman…
Karaman Castle
Karaman Castle: the three-walled citadel on a prehistoric mound in Karaman, rebuilt by the Ottomans in…
Karaman
Karaman travel guide: Binbirkilise on Karadağ, Karaman Castle, the Hatuniye Madrasa, Yunus Emre's tomb, Taşkale granaries…
Karatepe-Aslantaş
Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum near Kadirli: the 8th-century BC gates, the Phoenician–Luwian bilingual, Halet Çambel, hours and…
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