Turkey Tourism Guide - Mosques, Historical Places, Towers, Castles

Museums of Turkey - Anıtkabir Museum / Ankara
The museum is located between the Tower of the National Pact and the Tower of the Revolution. A number of Atatürk’s personal belongings are on exhibit, including clothes that Atatürk wore and gifts that were presented to him by visiting foreign dignitaries.

Mountains of Turkey - Mount Süphan / Van
Mount Suphan, a magnificent dormant volcano rises from the northwest shores of Lake Van. Throughout the winter, snow falls on Suphan reaching three to four meters. The mountain’s steep slopes and snow blanket combine to make it a good location for “Heli-skiing” - using helicopters to drop you […]

Mountains of Turkey - Mount Nemrut / Van
In fact, Turkey can boast of two peaks called Nemrut. The one near Adiyaman in the southeast is primarily of historical and archaeological interest, home for over 2000 years to the colossal stone heads of King Antiochus I and classical dieties. The other mount Nemrut in in eastern […]

Mountains of Turkey - The Bolkar Mountains / Mersin
Continuing the line of summits in a southeastern direction, the Bolkar Mountains are bounded by the River Goksu to the west and the River Pozanti to the east. The northern part of the mountains lies in Nigde province, while the southern peaks rise in Mersin province.
These mountains […]

Mountains of Turkey - Mount Erciyes / Kayseri
One of Turkey’s most important mountaineering and winter sports centers, Mount Erciyes, rises from the south of the Kayseri valley. The Sultan Marshes lie to its west and to the south falls the Develi valley. Its summit always covered with snow and ice, Mt. Erciyes ranks as central […]

Mountains of Turkey - The Cilo-Sat Mountain Range / Hakkari
The Cilo-Sat mountains, within the southeastern Hakkari province are the eastern extension of the Toros (Taurus) mountain chain which stretches from west to east along Turkey’s southern boundaries. The mountain range forms the western section of the Himalayan mountain belt. At 4136 meters, the Uludoruk (Resko) […]

Mountains of Turkey - The Munzur Mountains / Erzincan
The northeastern extension of the central Toros (Taurus) range, the Munzur range straddles both the Tunceli and Erzincan provinces. Mt. Akbaba, at 3462 meters, is the highest summit in the Mercandagi range. The limestone geological formation of these mountains creates a rugged profile.
Erzincan, a major city north […]

Mountains of Turkey - The Bey Mountains / Antalya
The western branch of the Toros (Taurus) mountains, the Bey range, is located in the province of Antalya. The crest of the range parallels the north-south line of the western shore of the Gulf of Antalya. The crest of the range parallels the north-south line of the […]

Mountains of Turkey - Mount Ararat / Ağrı
Mount Ararat, or Ağrı Dağı as it is known in Turkish, projects a kaleidoscopic appearance changing according to season, time of day and direction of the wind. The province of Iğdır where the mountain is located has an altitude of about 1000 m while Doğubayazıt on the southern […]

Mountains of Turkey - The Toros Mountains / Adana
The Toros (Taurus) Mountains are the Westernmost branches of the great mountain chain that stretches across all of Asia - the Himalayan mountain belt. The Turkish section of this massive mountain range follows the Southern border of Anatolia and is itself made up of four major sections, […]