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Kokar Kilise
This church has some fabulous frescoes – the Nativity and the Crucifixion for starters – dating from the 9th and 11th centuries.
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Tahtalı Kilise
The Tahtalı Kilise sits at the further end of the Aşağı Valley. It has well-preserved Byzantine and Seljuk decorative patterns.
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Side Museum
Contained within a 5th-century bathhouse, Sides museum has an impressive (if small) collection of statues and sarcophagi.
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Reşadiye Camii
Built by the Ottomans, the Roman columns supporting the back and front porticoes were originally from the Temple of Jupiter.
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Jinan Garden
This Zen-style garden, complete with a pagoda and soothing water, also has a teahouse for some suitably pensive refreshment.
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Karaalioğlu Parkı
This large, attractive and flower-filled park has great panoramic views over the sea and is prime sunset promenading territory.
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Kale Kapısı
This gate into the old town is marked by an old stone clock tower (saat kalesi) and a statue of Attalus II, the citys founder.
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Saturday Market
Self-caterers (and sightseers) will enjoy this market. Like the Wednesday market , it offer fruits, veg and cheeses from village farms.
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Ethnographic Museum
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St John’s Cathedral
Consecrated in 1874, St Johns Cathedral was partly financed by Sulktan Abdülaziz and the main altar was a gift from Pope Pius IX.
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Camondo Stairs
The curvaceous 18th-century Camondo Stairs, one of Beyoğlus most distinctive pieces of urban design, run south from Kart Çınar Sokak.
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Bazda Caves
About 20km east of town, the impressive Bazda Caves (signed Bazda Mağaları) are supposed to have been used to build the walls of Harran.
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Temple of Augustus and Rome
Except for a couple of imposing, inscribed walls, not much remains of this temple (AD 25) built to honour the Roman Emperor Augustus.
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Irgandı Köprüsü
Spanning the gorge, north of the Setbaşı road bridge, this restored Ottoman structure houses shops, cafes and touristy artisans workshops.
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Yeni Fırfırlı Camii
North of Selahattin Eyubi Camii is Yeni Fırfırlı Camii, a finely restored building, once the Armenian Church of the Twelve Apostles.
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Mevlevihane Vakıf Müzesi
Focusing on the Mevlevi Sufis (a dervish order), and featuring artworks, kilims (woven rugs), manuscripts, and clothing worn by the Mevlevi.
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Han el Barur
About 6km east from the caves are the remains of the Seljuk Han el Barur, a caravanserai built in 1128 to service the local trade caravans.
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Saray Gate
To the southwest of Göl (Lake) Gate are the remains of the more minor Saray Gate - Sultan Orhan (1326-61) had a palace near here in the 14th century.
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Hüseyin Paşa Camii
At Kara Meydanı, the square midway between the belediye (town hall) and Dergah is the Hüseyin Paşa Camii, a late-Ottoman construction built in 1849.
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Mevlevi Tekke
Within the Yivli Minare complex is the heavily restored Mevlevi Tekke, a whirling dervish monastery, which probably dates from the 13th century.
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