Alanya
The Akşebe Türbesi is a distinctive mausoleum thought to have been built in about 1230 for a Seljuk commander of the castle, though this has not been…
Must-see attractions in Eastern Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean
The stone bridge over the Göksu originally dates back to AD 78 but has been restored and rebuilt many times, including twice in the last century (1922 and…
Alanya
Reputed to be an old pirates' lair, Lovers' Cave is often visited by local boat excursions, with braver boat passengers opting to dive from its 8m-high…
Eastern Mediterranean
This walled 1852 church is still in use and has a lovely iconostasis. To gain entry, go to the west side of the church facing 4302 Sokak and ring the bell.
Eastern Mediterranean
The Ulu Cami (Great Mosque), which was built at the end of the 16th century, sports a curious 19th-century minaret moonlighting as a clock tower.
Eastern Mediterranean
About 100m from the Titus and Vespasian Tunnel is the curious `Cradle Cave' with almost 100 Roman rock tombs with scallop-shaped reliefs.
Eastern Mediterranean
Built by the Ottomans, the Roman columns supporting the back and front porticoes of this mosque were originally from the Temple of Zeus.
Eastern Mediterranean
A large arched wall, 3m thick, in the Old City is all that remains of a big Roman baths complex built in the 2nd century AD.
Eastern Mediterranean
Built in 1724, the central Yeni Cami follows the general square plan of the city's Ulu Cami, with two rows of five domes.
Eastern Mediterranean
Near Adana's sprawling covered market (kapalı çarşı), the Great Clock Tower dates back to 1881.
Eastern Mediterranean
Built in 1870 by the Armenian community, this church is still in service today as a Roman Catholic place of worship.
Alanya
The Yeni Cami (New Mosque) sits across the road from a shady park on Hükümet Caddesi.
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.
Eastern Mediterranean
Adana's vast and rather stern-looking belediye (municipality) council building is a useful landmark on Atatürk Caddesi.
Eastern Mediterranean
Adana's monument to modern Turkey's founder presides over the busy centre of the city.
