Black Sea Coast
This monument, flanked by canons and anchors, contains the remains of sailors killed in the Crimean War. It's in the gardens of the museum, which are…
Must-see attractions in Turkey
Beyoğlu
Local life in Cihangir gravitates around this 19th-century green-and-white mosque, with plenty of cafes, teahouses and eateries in the immediate area. It…
Kars
A three-storey late 19th-century L-shaped building with a long, false-columned facade, this is one of the more impressive pieces of Kars' 'Baltic…
Southeastern Anatolia
The little museum in the Somuncu Baba complex displays a collection of costumes, weapons, samovars (decorated tea urns) and other objects from traditional…
Kars
Pushkin is known to have bathed at this rectangular 18th-century basalt hamam in 1829, which stands near the river below Kars Castle. These days you'll…
Antalya
This 14m-high tower was built in the 1st or 2nd century AD as a mausoleum and later, due to its excellent position above the bay, played an important role…
Southeastern Anatolia
The crumbling stone city walls were once 4km long and studded with 187 towers and four gates. Of these, only the overly restored Aleppo Gate, near the new…
Ankara
Houses the Museum of Science & Technology and the Museum of the War of Independence, although both hold little interest for non-Turkish speakers.
Sultanahmet
This late 16th-century mosque, rebuilt in the 1860s and renovated in the 1960s, was originally constructed by Hacı Üveys bin Kevser, a governor and…
Lake District
Eğirdir stretches for several kilometres along the shore of Eğirdir Gölü. Its centre is at the base of a promontory jutting into the lake, marked by this…
Black Sea Coast
Sinop's municipal building is a forgettable 20th century tower, but directly to the south is a contrastingly attractive police station built in 'Baghdad…
İzmir & the North Aegean
Guarding the town’s southwestern approaches, the late 17th-century ‘Outer Castle’ can only be seen from the water (on a boat trip) as it’s inside a…
Beyoğlu
Dating from 1838, this Armenian church is hidden behind massive black doors on the eastern (Taksim) side of the Fish Market. Visitors can enter when the…
Dalyan
Proudly proclaiming Dalyan's environmental credentials, this mother and her baby turtles swim among the circling traffic on a roundabout at the end of the…
Ephesus
It is thought that the ruins of the small circular building south of the Baths of Varius, which was once a church, contain the tomb of the evangelist, St…
Thrace & Marmara
The stone houses in this Greek hilltop village overlooking the valley are mainly deserted and falling into disrepair, making it reminiscent of a ghost…
Central Anatolia
This 14th-century octagonal türbe (tomb) was built for Ahi Emir Ahmed, a Sufi leader from Khorasan who spent the last half of his life in Sivas.
Ankara
This large equestrian statue, erected to honour the soldiers of the War of Independence is a good landmark to get your bearings while exploring Ulus.
Western Anatolia
Only slight remnants remain of this gate that leads to the lake in İznik's Roman-Byzantine fortifications.
Trabzon
This small 1883 mosque is fronted by a pair of spindly columns, supporting arches that partly mask a fine calligraphic inscription above the door.
Ankara
Erected in honour of Roman emperor Julian the Apostate's visit to Ankara, the Column of Julian sits in a square ringed by government buildings.
Eskişehir
A compact museum adjacent to the railway station that's really only for train buffs, but it's worth a look if you're waiting on a departure.
Bursa
This monument celebrates Bursa's tradition of shadow puppetry; it's opposite the Karagöz Museum.
Western Anatolia
This sparse area, next door to the II Murat Hamamı, was once the site of Ottoman-era kilns.
Ankara
Kızılay's Confidence Monument, erected in 1935, is a good landmark to get your bearings by when first arriving in the district.
Eastern Mediterranean
Adana's vast and rather stern-looking belediye (municipality) council building is a useful landmark on Atatürk Caddesi.
Bursa
This statue, near Şehreküstü metro station on the eastern edge of the city centre, is a good landmark to get your bearings by.
Alanya
Every city in Turkey has its Atatürk statue, and Alanya's presides over the main street on the eastern edge of the central city.
Central Anatolia
Boğazkale's small mosque is a good landmark in the village (though it's extremely difficult to get lost in Boğazkale).
Amasya
Amasya's old belediye (town council) building was built in the late Ottoman era and has a lovely stone facade.
İzmir
This huge, ugly and largely disused fairground attraction is a handy navigational aid when exploring the Kültürpark.
Bursa
Central Cumhuriyet Alanı (Republic Sq) is also called Heykel (statue) after this large Atatürk monument.
Side
This rather narrow strip of sand and pebbles is a lovely spot for sunbathing and swimming right in town.
Şanlıurfa
This little mosque, with its entrance squeezed between market stalls, was built in the mid-18th century.
Ankara
From Hisarparkı Caddesi, you can view the sparse remains of a Roman theatre from around 200 to 100 BC.
Kuşadası
An enormous statue of the national hero overlooks Kuşadası from a hilltop to the west of the centre.
Erzurum
This 1645 stone mosque is distinctive for the triple-stepped appearance of is low-slung central dome.
Ürgüp
Ürgüp's mosque is an excellent landmark to get your bearings from, right in the centre of town.
Sultanahmet
In the residential neighbourhood of Küçük Ayasofya, this hamam dating to 1503 is now a ruin.
