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Kovada Gölü National Park
Surrounding a small lake connected to Lake Eğirdir by a channel, Kovada Gölü Milli Parkı is good for hiking, picnicking and flora, especially at the nearby Kasnak Forest, which is full of butterflies and rare mountain flowers. The park is about 30km south of Eğirdir en route to Yaz
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Forty Martyrs Church
This church dates back to the 4th century, and was renamed in the 15th century to commemorate Cappadocian martyrs, now remembered in the fine carvings above the entrance. Services are held here each Sunday, and theres a wonderful inner courtyard. A caretaker is usually on hand to p
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Trojan Horse
Wolfgang Petersens 2004 movie Troy has had a big impact on the Çanakkale region, including boosting visitor numbers to the archeological site and endowing the northern stretch of the kordon (waterfront promenade) with this wooden horse, which was used in the film shoot. Theres a mo
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Kars Museum
Northeast of the centre en route to Ani, the city museum has exhibits from the Old Bronze Age, the Urartian, Roman and Greek periods, and the Seljuk and Ottoman eras. Photographs show excavations at Ani and Kars provinces ruined Armenian churches, as well as the neolithic cave pain
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İzmir Museum of History & Art
Containing three separate departments (Sculpture, Ceramics and Precious Artefacts), this museum, renovated in 2014, gives a good overview of the region’s artistic heritage. Look out for the 2nd-century-AD high relief of Poseidon and Demeter from the Agora, the late Neolithic anthro
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Necropolis
Ancient Silifkes necropolis, alongside busy İnönü Bulvarı has been fenced off so all you can do is peek between the railings at the rather sad ruins of the Roman Temple of Jupiter with its columns used by storks as nesting posts. The temple dates from the 2nd century AD, but was tu
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Bazaar District
Pedestrianised Kunduracılar Caddesi leads from Atatürk Alanı to Trabzons bazaar, located in the Çarşı (Market) quarter. Near the restored Çarşı Camii (1842), central Trabzons largest mosque, is the Taş Han , a caravanserai with an open courtyard constructed around 1533 and the Bede
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Cendere Bridge
Some 10km from the Karakuş Tümülüs is a modern bridge over the Cendere River. To the left youll see a magnificent humpback Roman bridge built in the 2nd century AD. The surviving Latin stelae state that the bridge was built in honour of Emperor Septimius Severus. Of the four origin
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Zahire Pazarı
This carefully restored bazaar, overlooked by an old-town mosque, features lazy cafes spilling across a leafy cloistered courtyard dotted with traditional craft shops; the city subsidises their rent to maintain traditions such as marbled paper and art, hand-woven items and intricat
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Marmaris Castle & Museum
Marmaris hilltop castle (1522) was Süleyman the Magnificents assembly point for 200,000 troops, used to capture Hospitaller-held Rhodes. The castle hosts small Marmaris Museum , which exhibits amphorae, tombstones, figurines, oil lamps and other finds, including from Knidos and Dat
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Caferağa Medresesi
This lovely little building tucked away in the shadows of Aya Sofya was designed by Sinan on the orders of Cafer Ağa, Süleyman the Magnificents chief black eunuch. Built in 1560 as a school, it is now home to a cultural organisation teaching and promoting traditional Turkish handic
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Bursa City Museum
Chronicling Bursas history from the earliest sultans, their military campaigns and ornate firearms to more recent characters such as Tarzan impersonator Ali Atay, this lively museum mixes cultural and ethnographic collections with multimedia wizardry. Displays including a mock-up h
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Zoroastrian Temple (Fire Temple)
This ruined temple is thought to have been built between the early 1st century and the first half of the 4th century AD. It might have been converted into a Christian chapel afterwards. The only remains consist of four circular columns, not exceeding 1.5m in height. They lie betwee
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Kolonlu Kilise
Follow the signs from the Güllüdere Valley trail head to the Kolonlu Kilise, chiselled out of a nondescript rock facade. Take the trail through the orchard and then cross the tiny bridge over the gully to enter the churchs gloomy lower chamber. Climb up the staircase and youll find
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Yeni Valide Mosque
Unusual due to the striking birdcage tomb in its overgrown garden, this mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet III between 1708 and 1710 for his mother, Gülnuş Emetullah, who had been the favourite concubine of Mehmet IV. Built late in the period of classical Ottoman architecture, it lac
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Şemsi Ahmed Paşa Mosque
This charming mosque complex on the waterfront was designed by Mimar Sinan and built in 1580 for one of Süleyman the Magnificents grand viziers, Şemsi Ahmed Paşa. It is modest in size and decoration, reflecting the fact that its benefactor (whose tomb has an opening into the mosque
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Altınkum Beach
Yeşilada has no real beaches, although theres nothing to stop you swimming off the rocks around the island. To sunbathe you need to head out of the centre. Pebbly Altınkum Beach is several kilometres north of Belediye Beach, near the train station (theres a small admission fee. In
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Cer Modern
Located in an old train depot, this huge artists park and gallery exhibits modern and challenging art from across Europe, plus theres an excellent cafe and shop. Cultural events are also staged here. The area around the Cer Modern is currently undergoing a massive redevelopment tha
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Tozkoparan Rock Tomb
This millennia-old cave tomb, one of a few in the area, is off the D010 coastal road 5km east of the centre. Carved bull figures flank the entrance to the tomb, which is thought to date to between 7000 BC and 5000 BC. Eastbound minibuses can drop you by the cement factory at the tu
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Kuşadası Castle
A veritable boutique castle, Kuşadası s small stone fortress, standing on the causeway-connected Güvercin Adası (Pigeon Island), is attractively spotlit at night. A path leads around the islands eastern side with views of Kuşadası – popular with strolling couples, fishermen and cat
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