Popular places in Turkey

Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey - One of the most oustanding and popular places to visit in İstanbul is Topkapı Palace, the symbolic and political centre of the Ottoman Empire in between the 15th and 19th c...

Foca, Izmir, Turkey - Foça is one of the most important centers amongst the 12 Ion cities, established at the Aegean coasts by Ions. Foça, besides its historical and archeological importance, is ...

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), Istanbul, Turkey - The cascading domes and six slender minarets of the Sultanahmet Mosque (better known as the "Blue Mosque") dominate the skyline of Istanbul. In the 17th century, Sultan Ahm...

The Jannissary Band (Mehter), Istanbul, Turkey - Anyone visiting Istanbul should see and listen to the spectacular Jannisarry Band of the Ottoman Empire at the Military Museum. They are the oldest military band in the world ...

Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya), Istanbul, Turkey - Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya Museum) is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is co...

Maiden's Tower, Turkey - Used as a lighthouse for centuries, the interior of the tower has been transformed into a popular café and restaurant, with an excellent view of the former Roman, Byzantine a...

The Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici), Istanbul, Turkey - The Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. The cistern, located South West of the Hagia Sophia on the histo...

Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey - Dolmabahçe Palace Built in the reign of Sultan I Abdulmecit during the 19th century, this over-ornate palace lies along the European coast of the İstanbul strait. ...

Church Of The Holy Cross, Van, Turkey - The Akdamar Kilesi or the Church of the Holy Cross is a ruined Armenian cathedral in Eastern Anatolia. Standing on a small island in the beautiful mountain setting of Lake Van...

Ayvalik, Balıkesir, Turkey - Ayvalik, a district of Balıkesir, is a tourism center with beautiful coasts surrounded green olive grove, pure sea water and beaches, and contains historical and archeologica...