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Kızkalesi Castle
Lying 300m from the shore, Kızkalesi Castle is like a suspended dream. Check out the mosaics in the central courtyard and the vaulted gallery , and climb one of the four towers (the one at the southeast corner has the best views). Its possible to swim to the castle, but most people
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Hacı Bayram Camii
Ankaras most revered mosque is Hacı Bayram Camii. Hacı Bayram Veli was a Muslim saint who founded the Bayramiye dervish order around 1400. Ankara was the orders centre and Hacı Bayram Veli is still revered by pious Muslims. The mosque was built in the 15th century, with tiling adde
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Church of St John the Baptist
This church (1805) has been sadly neglected by modern Turkey; an American charitable society is largely responsible for its upkeep. Preservation is non-existent, with graffiti scrawled where the altar once was, but there are faded Byzantine frescoes on some walls and atmosphere add
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Altinsaç Kİlİsesİ
Another relatively well-preserved Armenian church, Altınsaç Kilisesi, is perched on a mound overlooking the lake. From Akdamar, drive 12km towards Tatvan until you reach a junction. Turn right onto the road marked for Altınsaç. After 3km the asphalt road ends and becomes a gravel r
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Muğla Museum
Muğlas museum is divided into an ethnographic section with Greek and Roman pottery and an Ottoman diorama; a gladiator room with stone carvings and information about the lives of these professional combatants; and a room with fossil beds and other prehistoric finds from local excav
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Ölüdeniz Beach & Lagoon
The beach is why most people visit Ölüdeniz. While the decent strip of shore edging the village is free, the famed lagoon beach is a protected national park (Ölüdeniz Tabiat Parkı) that you pay to enter. Both the public beach and lagoon get heavily crowded in summer but with the mo
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Mens Latrines
This square structure has toilet seats along the back walls. Although wealthy men had private home bathrooms, they also used the public toilets; some even paid a membership fee to claim a specific seat. Turning into the structures entrance, you’ll note a small aperture; here stood
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Temple of Hestia Boulaea
The Prytaneum hosted this shrine, where the citys eternal flame was tended to by vestal virgins, and was fronted by a giant Artemis statue. The fertility goddess was carved with huge breasts and welcoming arms extending from her body, though her hands (probably crafted from gold) a
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Keldani Kilisesi
The population of Diyarbakır once included many Christians, mainly Armenians and Chaldeans, but most of them were pushed out or perished during the troubles in the early 20th century or, more recently, with the Hezbollah.Off Yenikapı Caddesi, this plain, brightly lit church is stil
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Sahib
Behind its requisite grand entrance with built-in minaret is the Sahib-i Ata Külliyesi, originally constructed during the reign of Alaaddin Keykavus. Destroyed by fire in 1871, it was rebuilt in 13th-century style. The mihrab is a fine example of blue Seljuk tile work.Around the co
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Elmalı Kilise
Above the Aziz Basil Şapeli, bow down to enter the 12th-century Apple Church (Elmalı Kilise), overlooking a valley of poplars. Relatively well preserved, it contains both simple, red-ochre daubs and professionally painted frescoes of biblical scenes. The Ascension is pictured above
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İmaret Cami
Afyons major mosque complex (five minutes walk from Hükümet Meydanı) was built for Gedik Ahmet Paşa in 1472. The blue-tiled, spiral-fluted minaret decorations indicate Seljuk preferences, though Ottoman stylings are apparent. The eastern entrance, like an eyvan (vaulted hall), acce
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Koyunoğlu Museum
This curious museum contains the legacy of railway inspector Izzet Koyunoğlu who built up his esoteric collection of rare, er, collectables on his travels through Turkey. Our heart goes out to the tired-looking stuffed pelican, but there is a wonderful variety of exhibits, encompas
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Hüdavendigar Camii
Next to the entrance to the Temple of Athena, this 14th-century mosque is a simple structure – a dome on squinches set on top of a square room – built before the Turks had conquered Constantinople and assimilated the lessons of Aya Sophia. It was constructed with materials from an
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Agora
The ancient Agora, built for Alexander the Great, was ruined in an earthquake in AD 178, but rebuilt soon after by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Reconstructed Corinthian colonnades, vaulted chambers and arches give you a good idea of what a Roman bazaar looked like. A Muslim c
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Taşkınpaşa Mosque
Some 7km south of Keşlik Monastery, tractors bounce along hilly, cobbled streets in Taşkınpaşa, which is named after its 600-year-old Seljuk mosque. The original, 14th-century pulpit is now in Ankaras Ethnographical Museum. Outside, Taşkın Paşa himself is buried in one of the two S
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Myra
If you only have time to see one striking honeycomb of Lycian rock tombs, then choose the memorable ruins of ancient Myra. Located about 2km inland from Demres main square, they are among the finest in Lycia. Theres a well-preserved Roman theatre here, which includes several theatr
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Convent of the Virgins
Dramatically perched on the edge of the Arpa Çayı gorge, the Convent of the Virgins is unfortunately off limits. Also built by Tigran Honentz, its distinctive, serrated-domed chapel is enclosed by a defensive wall. Its clearly visible from the Menüçer Camii, but for a closer look,
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Sinop Archaeological Museum
Highlights of this excellent museum include the fabulous Meydankapı mosaic from the 4th century AD depicting the four seasons and seven muses; a marble statue of lions savaging a deer from the 4th century BC; various coin hoards, including the celebrated one from Gelincik; and an e
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Dardanelles Straits Naval Command Museum
At the southern end of the kordon (waterfront promenade) is a park dotted with guns, cannons and military artefacts. Behind the park is Çimenlik Kalesi , built by order of Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452, and near the park entrance is a small military museum containing exhibits on the
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