Places to see in Türkiye
An index of 3,537 places from the Culture Portal: ruins, mosques, villages, springs and viewpoints. Find a name, then open the province guide to plan the visit.
Places to start with
A short list for a first trip. It is not a ranking, and each province page has more.
Göbeklitepe
Şanlıurfa
A Neolithic hilltop sanctuary of T-shaped limestone pillars, built around 9600 BCE. Its carved animals and arranged enclosures changed how archaeologists think about the origins of monumental religion.
Ephesus
İzmir
A major Roman city on the Aegean coast, with the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre and a network of streets that still show how a port city worked. The Terrace Houses add a rare look at domestic life.
Hagia Sophia
İstanbul
Built in the 6th century under Justinian, Hagia Sophia was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years. Its dome, mosaics and layered history make it one of Istanbul's defining monuments.
Pamukkale
Denizli
White travertine terraces formed by mineral-rich springs, with the Roman city of Hierapolis above them. The site combines geology, ancient streets and one of the region's most unusual landscapes.
Mount Nemrut
Adıyaman
The tomb-sanctuary of King Antiochus I of Commagene, set on a mountain top at over 2,000 metres. Colossal stone heads of gods and rulers face the sunrise and sunset, a strange and memorable sight.
Sumela Monastery
Trabzon
A Greek Orthodox monastery built into a cliff above the Altındere valley, founded in the 4th century and rebuilt in the 13th. The setting and the frescoed chapel make it one of the Black Sea's most dramatic sites.
Ani
Kars
A medieval Armenian city on the border with Armenia, once a major trading centre on the Silk Road. Its churches, walls and mosque stand in an open plateau, giving the ruins a strong sense of distance and history.
Ölüdeniz
Muğla
A sheltered blue lagoon backed by pine-covered mountains, famous for its colour and for paragliding from Babadağ. The beach and the Lycian Way make it a natural stop on the Turquoise Coast.
Safranbolu
Karabük
An Ottoman town of timber-framed houses, cobbled streets and a preserved bazaar. Its architecture shows how a prosperous Anatolian trading town looked, and the old quarter is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Mardin Old Town
Mardin
A stone city above the Mesopotamian plain, with carved facades, domes and a maze of lanes. Churches, mosques and monasteries sit close together, reflecting the region's layered religious history.
Aspendos
Antalya
A Roman theatre in Pamphylia, built in the 2nd century and still remarkably intact. Its acoustics and stage building are among the best preserved in the Roman world.
Ishak Pasha Palace
Ağrı
An 18th-century Ottoman palace below Mount Ararat, mixing Seljuk, Ottoman and Caucasian decorative styles. Its position above the Doğubayazıt plain makes it one of eastern Anatolia's most photographed buildings.
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Every province has its own guide with food, transport, emergency numbers and local context.
Bursa
179Read the guide
Ankara
127Read the guide
Isparta
108Read the guide
İstanbul
107Read the guide
Kocaeli
101Read the guide
Antalya
82Read the guide
Mersin
82Read the guide
Sivas
81Read the guide
Tekirdağ
80Read the guide
Artvin
79Read the guide
Eskişehir
77Read the guide
Muğla
77Read the guide
Ordu
77Read the guide
Afyonkarahisar
76Read the guide
Giresun
72Read the guide
Yozgat
70Read the guide
Amasya
68Read the guide
Şanlıurfa
67Read the guide
Denizli
64Read the guide
Sakarya
64Read the guide
Edirne
63Read the guide
İzmir
61Read the guide
Gaziantep
56Read the guide
Düzce
54Read the guide
Bolu
53Read the guide
Malatya
53Read the guide
Kütahya
51Read the guide
Kayseri
48Read the guide
Kırklareli
47Read the guide
Adana
45Read the guide
Tunceli
45Read the guide
Van
44Read the guide
Kars
43Read the guide
Konya
42Read the guide
Tokat
40Read the guide
Balıkesir
39Read the guide
Kahramanmaraş
39Read the guide
Samsun
39Read the guide
Aydın
37Read the guide
Trabzon
37Read the guide
Nevşehir
36Read the guide
Rize
35Read the guide
Mardin
34Read the guide
Niğde
34Read the guide
Sinop
33Read the guide
Erzurum
32Read the guide
Aksaray
32Read the guide
Burdur
31Read the guide
Çorum
31Read the guide
Elazığ
30Read the guide
Kastamonu
30Read the guide
Bilecik
29Read the guide
Şırnak
27Read the guide
Kilis
27Read the guide
Çanakkale
25Read the guide
Manisa
25Read the guide
Adıyaman
24Read the guide
Diyarbakır
24Read the guide
Kırşehir
24Read the guide
Muş
24Read the guide
Karaman
24Read the guide
Çankırı
22Read the guide
Zonguldak
21Read the guide
Batman
20Read the guide
Bitlis
19Read the guide
Ağrı
15Read the guide
Bingöl
15Read the guide
Uşak
14Read the guide
Hatay
13Read the guide
Gümüşhane
12Read the guide
Bayburt
12Read the guide
Kırıkkale
12Read the guide
Karabük
12Read the guide
Osmaniye
11Read the guide
Yalova
10Read the guide
Erzincan
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Hakkari
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Bartın
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Siirt
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Iğdır
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Ardahan
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