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İskenderun Museum of the Sea
This excellent private museum fills a restored colonial mansion with an interesting showcase of Turkish naval history along with a room dedicated to covering the fascinating role of the Hatay region in Turkish history. Theres plenty of English language translations, and highlights
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Harbour Street
Formally the Arcadian Way, Harbour St was built by Byzantine Emperor Arcadius (r 395-408) in a late attempt to revive the fading city. At the time, it was Ephesus most lavish thoroughfare, illuminated at night by 50 streetlights on its colonnades, while water and sewage channels ra
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Kültürpark
Much of İzmir’s town centre between Alsancak and Basmane was destroyed in the 1922 fire as this had been a Greek neighbourhood for centuries. Today it contains Kültürpark, which helps injects a little greenery into the city and attracts strolling couples and joggers. Specific attra
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Upper Agora
This large square once used for legislation and local political talk was flanked by grand columns and filled with polished marble. In the middle was a small Temple of Isis – testament to the cultural and trade connections between Ephesus and Alexandria in Egypt. The agoras columns
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Diyarbakır Houses
Predominantly owned by Armenian families, Diyarbakır houses were made of black basalt and decorated with stone stencilling. They were divided into summer and winter quarters. In the summer part the eyvan was a vaulted room opening onto the courtyard with a fountain. During warmer w
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Yedi Kardeş Burcu
Fortunately, the most easily accessible stretch of walls is also the most interesting in terms of inscriptions and decoration. Start near the Mardin Kapısı close to the Deliller Han, a stone caravanserai now home to the Otel Büyük Kervansaray. Be sure not to miss Nur Burcu (Tower N
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Yılanlı Kilise
Uphill from the Azize Barbara Şapeli is the Yılanlı Kilise (Snake Church, or Church of St Onuphrius), where St Georges ubiquitous dragon-foe is still having a bad day. To add insult to its fatal injuries, the church got its current moniker when locals mistook the pictured dragon fo
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National Palaces Painting Museum
Reopened in 2014 after a long restoration, the Veliaht Dairesi (Apartments of the Crown Prince) in Dolmabahçe Palace now showcase the palaces collection of paintings. Highlights include the downstairs Turkish Painters 1870–1890 room, which includes two Osman Hamdi Bey works, and th
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Kesik Minare
This stump of a tower marks the ruins of a substantial building that has played a major role in Antalyas religious life over the centuries. Built originally as a 2nd-century Roman temple, converted into the Byzantine Church of the Virgin Mary in the 6th century and then a mosque th
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Kapalı Çarşı
Behind the Ulu Cami, Bursas sprawling Kapalı Çarşı is a great place to while away a few hours, especially if you find İstanbuls Grand Bazaar too touristy. At the centre of the Kapalı Çarşı, the bedesten (vaulted, fireproof enclosure for valuable goods) was built in the late 14th ce
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Oğuzlu Church
From Kars, take the road to Ani. In Subatan, about 27km from Kars, take the asphalted road marked for Başgedikler, 11km to the northeast. Theres a right-angle intersection at the entrance to the village; bear left onto the gravel road for 3km and youll arrive in Oğuzlu. The monumen
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Kayaköy (Levissi) Abandoned Village
The tumbledown ruins of Levissi are highly atmospheric. The roof-less, dilapidated stone houses sit upon the slopes like sentinels over the modern village below.Not much is intact except the two churches. The Kataponagia Church , with an ossuary containing the mouldering remains of
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Kanlıdivane
About 8.5km northeast of Kızkalesi at Kumkuyu is the road leading 3km to the ruins of Kanlıdivane, the ancient city of Kanytelis.Central to Kanlıdivane (Bloody Place of Madness), is a 60m-deep chasm where criminals were tossed to wild animals. Peering down, youll see reliefs on the
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Archaeology & Ethnography Museum
The most striking item in this museum is the huge Romano-Byzantine mosaic found at nearby Kara Samsun (Amisos). It depicts Thetis and Achilles from the Trojan War and the four seasons alongside sea monsters and nymphs. Other highlights include elegant gold jewellery dating from the
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Church of St Jean
On the main highway into Gülşehir, just before the turn-off to the centre (another 2km further) is a signposted trail leading to the incredible 13th-century Church of St Jean. This two-levelled, rock-cut church is home to marvellous frescoes, including scenes depicting the Annuncia
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Odunpazarı
Eskişehirs protected heritage district is a real aesthetic treat. Elegant, pastel-shaded traditional homes with distinctive overhanging stories and wood-framed shutters stand on narrow stone lanes, along with mosques and other historic structures. Many of the houses contain museums
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Rumeli Hisarı
Just before the Fatih Bridge are the majestic structures of Rumeli Hisarı and Anadolu Hisarı (Fortress of Anatolia). Mehmet the Conqueror had Rumeli Hisarı built in a mere four months in 1452, in preparation for his siege of Byzantine Constantinople. For its location, he chose the
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Yeşil Türbe
The mausoleum of fifth Ottoman sultan Mehmed I Çelebi (and several of his children) stands in a cypress-trimmed park opposite Yeşil Camii. During his short rule (1413–21), he re-united a fractured empire following the Mongols 1402 invasion. Despite its name, the türbe is not green;
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Tomb of Sultan Ahmet I
The türbe (tomb) of Sultan Ahmet I, the Blue Mosque’s great patron, is on the north side of the mosque facing Sultanahmet Park. Ahmet, who had ascended to the imperial throne aged 13, died one year after the mosque was constructed, aged only 27. Buried with Ahmet are his wife, Köse
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Kümbet Camii
On the way to the castle, along the riverbanks huddle assorted crumbling reminders of Kars ancient past, including this former church. Built between 932 and 937 for the Bagratid King Abas, it was turned into a mosque in 1579 when the Ottomans rebuilt much of the city; the Russians
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