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İç Kale
Diyarbakýrs single most conspicuous feature is its great circuit of basalt walls, probably dating from Roman times, although the present walls date from early Byzantine times (AD 330-500). At almost 6km in length these walls are said to be second in extent only to the Great Wall of
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Vakıf Eserleri Müzesi
The tradition of carpets being gifted to mosques has helped preserve many of Turkeys finest specimens. This extensive collection – which once graced the floors of mosques throughout the country – was put on display to the public in 2007. A must for anyone interested in Turkish text
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Rize Museum
Just behind the tourist office kiosk, this fine reconstructed Ottoman house is decorated in traditional style, with recreated bridal room, weaving room, kitchen and so on filled with antique furniture, cooking implements and musical instruments. An old record player reminds us that
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Devrent Valley
Many Cappadocian valleys boast collections of strange volcanic cones, but the ones near Aktepe in northern Cappadocia, known as the Valley of the Fairy Chimneys, are the best-formed and most thickly clustered. While geologists might congregate to appreciate the effects of different
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Tekirdağ Archaeological & Ethnographic Museum
Housed in the Tekirdağ Vali Konağı (Governors Mansion), a fine Ottoman Revival–style building dating from 1927, this modest museum gives a fascinating glimpse into the history of Thrace. The most striking exhibit is the setting of marble furniture and silver plates from the Naip tu
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Rahmi M Koç Industrial Museum
The surprisingly absorbing Rahmi M Koç Industrial Museum, which is located inside the beautifully restored Çengelhan building (which is also home to a posh hotel and restaurant), has three floors covering subjects as diverse as transport, science, music, computing, Atatürk and carp
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Kale
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Rákóczi Museum
This house museum is a shrine to Prince Ferenc (Francis) II Rákóczi (1676–1735), who led the first Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs between 1703 and 1711. Forced into exile, the Transylvanian was given asylum by Sultan Ahmet III in 1720 and lived in this pretty 18th-century
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Üç Şerefeli Mosque
Edirnes merkez (town centre) is visually dominated by this mosque, which was built by order of Sultan Murat II between 1437 and 1447 and has four strikingly different minarets. Its name refers to the ũc şerefeli (three balconies) on the tallest minaret; the second tallest has two b
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Acropolis
Just beyond Yassihöyük village is the weather-beaten 8th-century-BC acropolis. Excavations here have yielded a wealth of data on Gordions many civilisations. The site is a mass of jumbled, half-buried walls and, thanks to the scarcity of other visitors, feels remote and forgotten.
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Museum of Wooden Artefacts and Stone Carving
The İnce Minare Medresesi (Seminary of the Slender Minaret), now the Museum of Wooden Artefacts and Stone Carving, was built in 1264 for Seljuk vizier Sahip Ata. Inside, many of the carvings feature motifs similar to those used in tiles and ceramics. The Seljuks didnt heed Islams t
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Palace of Constantine Porphyrogenitus
Though only a shell these days, the remnants of this Byzantine palace give a good idea of how it would have looked in its heyday. Built in the late 13th or early 14th century, the large three-storied structure may have been an annex of the nearby imperial Palace of Blachernae, of w
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Muradiye Camii
A 15-minute walk northeast of Selimiye Mosque along Mimar Sinan Caddesi brings you to the Muradiye Mosque, built for Sultan Murat II and topped with an unusual cupola. Note the massive calligraphy on the exterior. Built between 1426 and 1436, it once housed a Mevlevi (whirling derv
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Beçin Kalesi
At the beginning of Beçin village, 1km south of the Bodrum–Muğla highway on the road to Ören, a signposted road climbs to Beçin Kalesi, on a rocky outcropping. Originally a Byzantine fortress, it was remodelled by the short-lived,14th-century Menteşe Empirate. The high castle walls
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Şakirin Mosque
One of the few architecturally notable modern mosques in İstanbul, this 2009 building was designed by Hüsrev Tayla and its interior was decorated by Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu, best known for her glamorous restaurant and nightclub fitouts. The building itself has a wonderful transparency,
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Van Museum
Vans original museum was damaged in the 2011 earthquakes, and this gleaming new glass structure at the foot of Van Castle was opened in late 2014. The museum boasts the worlds pre-eminent collection of Urartian exhibits, including exquisite gold jewellery, and an array of bronze be
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Konak Meydanı
On a pedestrianised stretch of Cumhuriyet Bulvarı, this wide plaza, named after the prominent Ottoman-era Government House (1872) to the east, marks the heart of the city. It’s the site of the late Ottoman Konak Clock Tower designed by the Levantine French architect Raymond Charles
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Dergah
Southeast of Gölbaşı is the Dergah complex of mosques and parks surrounding the colonnaded courtyard of the Hazreti İbrahim Halilullah , built and rebuilt over the centuries as a place of pilgrimage. To visit these important places of worship you should be modestly dressed. Its wes
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Labranda
The hillside site of ancient Labranda, surrounded by pines, occupies the area that supplied Mylasas drinking water. Labrandas local deity was worshipped since at least the 6th century BC, subsequently becoming a sanctuary of Zeus, under Mylasas control. The great Temple of Zeus hon
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Kız Kulesi
İstanbul is a maritime city, so its appropriate that one of its most distinctive landmarks is on the water. In ancient times a predecessor of the current 18th-century structure was used as a tollbooth and defence point; the current building has functioned as a lighthouse, quarantin
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