Far Northeast
Near the Church of St Prkitch are the excavated remnants of this late 11th-century bathhouse.
Far Northeast
Near the Church of St Prkitch are the excavated remnants of this late 11th-century bathhouse.
Central Anatolia
The bulky yellow-stone Paşa Cami is a very new mosque by Sivas standards – built in 1805.
Antalya
The broad plaza of Cumhuriyet Meydanı is centred on this statue of Atatürk riding a horse.
Side
Side's mosque sits amid the old town's hullabaloo of souvenir shops, restaurants and ruins.
Southeastern Anatolia
The Valiliği (provincial governor's building) is a prominent landmark in central Malatya.
İzmir & the North Aegean
Built in 1439, this mosque gets its name from its dome coated in lead (kurşun).
Eastern Mediterranean
Adana's monument to modern Turkey's founder presides over the busy centre of the city.
Amasya
The scant remains of this 14th-century hamam complex lie halfway up Amasya's hill.
Şanlıurfa
Urfa's town hall is a good landmark in the modern section of the city centre.
İzmir & the North Aegean
This mosque on the town's main thoroughfare was built in 1803.
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakýr's single most conspicuous feature is its great circuit of basalt walls, probably dating from Roman times, although the present walls date from…
Diyarbakır
Predominantly owned by Armenian families, Diyarbakır houses were made of black basalt and decorated with stone stencilling. They were divided into summer…
Diyarbakır
Fortunately, the most easily accessible stretch of walls is also the most interesting in terms of inscriptions and decoration. Start near the Mardin…
Diyarbakır
About 1km south of the Mardin Kapısı, the fine Gazi Köşkü is the sort of Diyarbakır house to which wealthier citizens would retire during summer. The…
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır's most impressive mosque is the Ulu Cami, built in 1091 by a Seljuk sultan. Incorporating elements from an earlier Byzantine church on the site…
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır's Archaeology Museum was closed at the time of writing, and scheduled to reopen in 2015 inside an old prison in İç Kale. Ask at the tourist…
Diyarbakır
Fortunately, the most easily accessible stretch of walls is also the most interesting in terms of inscriptions and decoration. Start near the Mardin…
Diyarbakır
Fortunately, the most easily accessible stretch of walls is also the most interesting in terms of inscriptions and decoration. Start near the Mardin…