Kasımiye Madrasa
Kasımiye Madrasa in Mardin: the Artuqid-Akkoyunlu college with its courtyard pool, opening hours, history, how to…
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Mosques
Mosques across Turkey, from the imperial Ottoman mosques of Istanbul to smaller buildings that are far older than they look. Every working mosque in Turkey is free to enter outside prayer times. Each entry covers the building's history, what to look for inside, and the dress and timing rules for visitors.
This category lists 6 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Afyon Ulu Mosque, Adiyaman Ulu Mosque, Adana Ulu Mosque, The Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Suleymaniye Mosque.
Kastamonu
Kastamonu travel guide: the UNESCO-listed Mahmut Bey Mosque, the castle, Pompeiopolis, Küre Mountains canyons and Ilgaz,…
Kilis
Kilis travel guide: Ravanda Castle, Oylum Höyük, Mamluk mosques, Kilis tava and olive oil, plus how…
Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale travel guide: the Seljuk Çeşnigir Bridge, Hasandede and Haydar Sultan shrines, the MKE Weapons Museum,…
Kırklareli
Kırklareli travel guide: Dupnisa Cave, İğneada floodplain forests, Kıyıköy, Vize Hagia Sophia, Mimar Sinan mosques, local…
Kırşehir
Kırşehir travel guide: Cacabey Madrasa, Ahi Evran’s tomb, the Kaman-Kalehöyük museum and Japanese garden, Seyfe Lake,…
Kümbet Mosque
Kümbet Mosque in Kars: the 10th-century Church of the Holy Apostles below Kars Castle, with its…
Kurşunlu Mosque Complex
Kurşunlu Mosque Complex in Odunpazarı, Eskişehir: the 1517–1525 külliye of Çoban Mustafa Paşa, its Meerschaum Museum,…
Kütahya
Kütahya travel guide: the Roman city of Aizanoi, hand-painted tiles, the castle and Germiyan Street, thermal…
Macahel
Macahel, the Camili basin in Borçka, Artvin: a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2005 with Caucasian bees,…
Mahmut Bey Mosque
Mahmut Bey Mosque in Kasaba village near Kastamonu: a UNESCO-listed wooden mosque of 1366 with painted…
Malatya
Malatya travel guide: UNESCO-listed Arslantepe, Battalgazi's Seljuk mosque, Darende, Mount Nemrut from the north, apricots, and…
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,…
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…
Niğde
Niğde travel guide: Gümüşler Monastery, the Alaaddin Mosque, Hüdavend Hatun Tomb, ancient Tyana, Aladağlar treks, how…
Red Madrasa
The Red Madrasa in Cizre, Şırnak: the 15th-century college of the Azizan emirs with the tomb…
Rize
Rize travel guide: Ayder plateau, the Kaçkar Mountains, Fırtına Valley and Zilkale, Anzer honey and tea…
Rüstem Paşa Mosque
Rüstem Paşa Mosque in Tekirdağ: Mimar Sinan’s 1553 mosque above the sea, its courtyard, double portico,…
Safranbolu
Safranbolu, the UNESCO-listed Ottoman town: Çarşı bazaar, Cinci Han, Köprülü Mosque, house museums and Hıdırlık Hill,…
Samsun
Samsun travel guide: the 1919 Bandırma landing, Kızılırmak Delta birdwatching, Amisos Hill, the wooden Göğceli Mosque,…
Şanlıurfa
Şanlıurfa travel guide: Göbeklitepe, Balıklıgöl, Harran’s beehive houses, Halfeti, the mosaic museum, Urfa food, how to…
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