Laodicea
Laodicea on the Lycus near Denizli, one of the Seven Churches of Revelation: its colonnaded streets,…
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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.
Lycaonia
Lycaonia, the ancient region north of the Taurus Mountains around Konya, where Paul the Apostle preached…
Lycia
Lycia, also known as Lykia or Likya in Turkish, was an ancient region located on the…
Lydia
Lydia, the ancient kingdom of western Anatolia credited with the first coins: its capital Sardis, King…
Magarsus Ruins
Magarsus Ruins, also known as Magarsa or Magarsos, is an ancient archaeological site located in the…
Mahmut Bey Mosque
Mahmut Bey Mosque in Kasaba village near Kastamonu: a UNESCO-listed wooden mosque of 1366 with painted…
Malabadi Bridge
Malabadi Bridge near Silvan, Diyarbakır: the 12th-century Artuqid bridge with a 38.6 m arch and rooms…
Malatya
Malatya travel guide: UNESCO-listed Arslantepe, Battalgazi's Seljuk mosque, Darende, Mount Nemrut from the north, apricots, and…
Malazgirt Battlefield
Malazgirt (Manzikert) battlefield in Muş: the 1071 Seljuk victory, the 2018 national historical park, the 26…
Mama Hatun Complex
Mama Hatun Complex in Tercan, Erzincan: a Saltukid tomb inside a unique circular wall, a 51…
Mardin
Mardin travel guide: the stone old town above Mesopotamia, Deyrulzafaran and Mor Gabriel monasteries, Dara, Midyat,…
Meydan Madrasa
Meydan Madrasa in Hakkari: the two-storey college of 1700–1701 with courtyard arcades and a carved portal,…
Midyat
Midyat, the old capital of Tur Abdin: carved stone mansions, Syriac churches, telkari silver and nearby…
Miletus
Miletus is an ancient Greek city located on the western coast of present-day Turkey, near the…
Misis Ruins
Misis, also known as Mopsuestia, is an ancient city located near the modern city of Adana…
Mor Behnam (Kırklar) Church
Mor Behnam, Mardin's Kırklar Church: the 6th-century Syriac Orthodox church of the Forty Martyrs. Its history,…
Mor Gabriel Monastery
Mor Gabriel (Deyrulumur), the Syriac monastery near Midyat founded in 397: its history, 6th-century mosaics, visiting…
Mosaic Basilica
The Mosaic Basilica near Kilis: a 6th-century church beside Oylum Höyük with about 800 m² of…
Mudurnu
Mudurnu near Bolu: protected Ottoman houses, the 14th-century Yıldırım Bayezid mosque and working hamam, local food,…
Muş
Muş travel guide: the Malazgirt battlefield of 1071, the Muş tulip, Urartian fortresses, the city’s mosques…
Myra
Myra, now Demre in Antalya province, is a Lycian city known for its cliff-cut rock tombs…
Mysia
Mysia, the ancient region of north-west Anatolia: Pergamon, Cyzicus and the cities between the Troad and…
Niğde
Niğde travel guide: Gümüşler Monastery, the Alaaddin Mosque, Hüdavend Hatun Tomb, ancient Tyana, Aladağlar treks, how…
Niksar
Niksar in Tokat: ancient Neocaesarea, a huge castle with the 1158 Yağıbasan Madrasa, Danishmend and Seljuk…
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