Turkey Attractions
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Topkapi Sarayi (Cannon Gate Palace)
Synonymous with Ottoman style architecture, the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul is one of the most historically relevant landmarks, and today sits as one of ... Read more
Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya)
Hagia Sophia (or Aya Sofya) is one of the world’s most beautiful buildings, built to be the world’s largest place of worship by Emperor Justinian in 532 ... Read more
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Dolmabahce Palace (Dolmabahce Sarayi)
When the Ottoman sultans wanted to update their living space, they moved from the sprawling Topkapi complex on Seraglio Point to the more classically ... Read more
Golden Horn
The Golden Horn separates European Istanbul’s two major districts of Beyoglu, on the north bank, and Sultanahmet to the south. This legendary body of ... Read more
Goreme Open Air Museum
One of Cappadocia’s most famous sites is the Göreme Open Air Museum, a ring shaped collection of churches cut into the soft volcanic cliffs. In the ... Read more
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Imagination Valley (Devrent Valley)
This is a place to let your mind run free in a seemingly lunar landscape with rock formations that look like animals. The Devrent Valley, also known as ... Read more
Sultanahmet District
Leave the present day behind and take a wander around Old Istanbul, the wonderful old Sultanahmet district. This World Heritage-listed district is crammed ... Read more
Kaymakli Underground City
Kaymaklı is a city dug deep into the soft volcanic rock in the Cappadocia region. There are around 100 underground cities in the area although only a few are ... Read more
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Pigeon Valley (Guvercinlik)
Pigeon Valley, just outside Göreme in Cappadocia, is one of Turkey’s most beautiful landscapes. The unique rock formations known as fairy chimneys, or ... Read more
Archaeological Museums (Arkeoloji Muzeleri )
Crammed with artworks and artifacts from over the millennia, Istanbul’s Archaeology Museum is housed in a complex of three buildings in gardens formerly ... Read more
Eminonu Square
Located in the heart of the old city, Eminonu has long been a popular neighborhood in Istanbul. Shortly after Turkey won its independence, the area underwent ... Read more
Hippodrome (At Meydani)
Originally built in the third century, the Hippodrome of Constantinople was the sporting and cultural center of the former Byzantine capital for over 1,000 ... Read more
Egyptian Obelisk
The Egyptian Obelisk is also known as the Obelisk of Theodosius or the Obelisk of Thutmose III. The Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III originally ordered the ... Read more
