Must-see attractions in Western Anatolia

  • Yalvaç Museum

    Lake District

    Yalvaç's museum has a modest artefact collection.

  • TÜLOMSAŞ Museum

    Eskişehir

    The garden area beside the TÜLOMSAŞ Factory (Turkey's biggest manufacturer of railway locomotives) is devoted to an open-air museum of TÜLOMSAŞ'…

  • Atatürk Statue

    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…

  • Göl Gate

    Western Anatolia

    Only slight remnants remain of this gate that leads to the lake in İznik's Roman-Byzantine fortifications.

  • Railway Museum

    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.

  • Karagöz Monument

    Bursa

    This monument celebrates Bursa's tradition of shadow puppetry; it's opposite the Karagöz Museum.

  • Ottoman Kiln Excavations

    Western Anatolia

    This sparse area, next door to the II Murat Hamamı, was once the site of Ottoman-era kilns.

  • Statue of Osman

    Bursa

    This statue, near Şehreküstü metro station on the eastern edge of the city centre, is a good landmark to get your bearings by.

  • Atatürk Statue

    Bursa

    Central Cumhuriyet Alanı (Republic Sq) is also called Heykel (statue) after this large Atatürk monument.

  • Bursa Valılıǧı

    Bursa

    The Bursa Valılıǧı is a convenient landmark on Cumhuriyet Alanı (Republic Sq).

  • Cemetery

    Lake District

    This compact cemetery is on the island of Yeşilada.

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