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Ayios Vasilios Kilise
A sign pointing off Sinasos Meydanı leads 1km to the 12th-century Ayios Vasilios Kilise, perched near the top of a ravine. Its interior features unimpressive 20th-century frescoes. There should be someone there with a key; if not, enquire at the belediye (town hall).
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Taşbaşı Cultural Centre
Now a cultural centre, this erstwhile Armenian church (1853) overlooks the seafront from a hillside location about 500m west of the tourist office. The surrounding old Greek quarter is an attractive neighbourhood of tumbledown houses and a couple of lovely boutique hotels.
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Kocatepe Camii
The huge outline of Kocatepe Camii is the symbol of Ankara. It is one of the worlds largest mosques, but it is also very new (it was built between 1967 and 1987). In the basement of the mosque is a supermarket, which says much about the priorities of modern Turkey!
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Ayios Kostantinos
Right on Mustafapaşas main square is the imposing Ayios Kostantinos-Eleni Kilise, erected in 1729 and restored in 1850. A fine stone grapevine runs around the door, while the ruined domed interior with faded 19th-century frescoes has a picturesquely shabby ambience.
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Gök Medrese Camii
The Gök Medrese Camii was built from 1266 to 1267 for Seyfettin Torumtay, the Seljuk governor of Amasya. The eyvan (vaulted recess) serving as its main portal is unique in Anatolia, while the kümbet (domed tomb) was once covered in gök (sky-blue) tiles, hence the name.
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Myndos Kapısı
These are the restored remains of the only surviving gate from King Mausolus 4th-century-BC 7km-long walls. Before them are the remains of a moat that took the lives of many of Alexander the Greats soldiers in 334 BC, and nearby are tombs, mosaics and other ruins.
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Zından Mağarası
Roughly 30km southeast of Eğirdir, and about 1km north of Aksu by a Roman bridge, is the entrance to the kilometre-long Zından Mağarası, which features Byzantine ruins, stalactites and stalagmites, and the so-called hamam room. The cave makes a good cycling day trip.
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Mehmet Paşa Camii
The pretty Mehmet Paşa Camii was built in 1486 by Lala Mehmet Paşa, tutor to Şehzade Ahmet, the son of Sultan Beyazıt II. Dont miss the beautiful marble mimber (pulpit). The complex originally included the builders tomb, an imaret, tabhane (hospital), hamam and handan (inn).
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Korfmann Library
Housed in a 19th-century former school in the old town, this library, opposite the Tifli Mosque, was the bequest of the late Manfred Osman Korfmann (1945–2005), archaeological director at Troy from 1988 to 2003. It contains 6000 volumes on history, culture, art and archaeology.
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Cinci Hanı
Çarşıs most famous and imposing structure is this brooding 17th-century caravanserai thats now a hotel. Non-guests are welcome to come and explore: climb up to the rooftop for red-tiled-roof panoramas over the town. On Saturdays a market takes place in the square behind it.
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Tomb of Amyntas
Fethiye’s most recognisable sight is the mammoth Tomb of Amyntas, an Ionic temple facade carved into the sheer rock face in 350 BC, in honour of Amyntas son of Hermapias’. Located south of the centre, it is best visited at sunset. Other, smaller rock tombs lie about 500m to the eas
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ARTER
A stunning marble spiral staircase, prominent location on İstiklal Caddesi and international exhibition program featuring the likes of Mona Hatoum, Sarkis, Marc Quinn, Patricia Piccinini and Sophia Pompéry make this four-floor art space one of the most prestigious art venues in tow
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Mosaic Museum
Narlıkuyus Mosaic Museum is in a compact 4th-century Roman bath. The wonderful mosaic on the floor depicts the Three Graces – Aglaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne – the daughters of Zeus. The museum is usually kept locked but the guardian in nearly always nearby to open it up for visitors
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Church of St Gregory (Gagik I)
Northwest of the Kervansaray, this gigantic church was begun in 998 to plans by the same architect as Anis cathedral. Its ambitious dome collapsed shortly after completion, and the rest of the building is now also ruined. You can still see the outer walls and a jumble of columns.
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SALT Beyoğlu
Its three floors of exhibition space, bookshop, walk-in cinema and cafe make SALT Beyoğlu nearly as impressive as its Galata-based sibling. Occupying a former apartment building dating from the 1850s, it shows the work of both high-profile and emerging international and local artis
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Kent Tarıhı Müzesi
Inside the mustard-yellow Eski Hükümet Konağı (old government building), on a hill overlooking the town, the exhibits at this museum are a decent introduction to local life.Just behind is the clock tower (1797), built by grand vizier (prime minister) İzzet Mehmet Paşa.
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Şehidiye Camii
Look for the elegant, slender minaret of this 14th-century mosque. Also worth visiting is the 14th-century Latifiye Camii , behind the Akbank, where a shady courtyard has a şadırvan in the middle. Nearby, the eye-catching Hatuniye and Melik Mahmut Camii have been fully restored.
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Nevşehir Museum
This tiny museum is housed in an ugly building 1km from the centre. The collection includes an archaeological room with Phrygian, Hittite and Bronze Age pots and implements, as well as Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman articles. Upstairs, the dusty ethnographic section is less interesti
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Tombs of Sultans Osman and Orhan
In a little park are the Tombs of Sultans Osman and Orhan, founders of the Ottoman Empire. The original structures were destroyed in the earthquake of 1855 and rebuilt in Ottoman baroque style by Sultan Abdülaziz in 1863. Osman Gazis tomb is the more richly decorated of the two.
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Marmara University Republican Museum
Located at the southern end of the Hippodrome, this museum is housed in a handsome example of Ottoman Revivalism, a homegrown architectural style popular in the late 19th century. The universitys collection of original prints and etchings by Turkish artists is displayed here.
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