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

Historical Places of Turkey - Cappadocia / Nevşehir
Cappadocian region is the place where nature and history come together most beautifully within the world. While geographic events are forming Peribacaları (fairy chimneys), during the historical period, humans had carried the signs of thousand years old civilizations with carving houses and churches within these earth pillars and […]

Historical Places of Turkey - Cyaneae / Muğla
Cyaneae is a Greek name meaning “dark blue”. It is not known why the city was given this name. It is certain however, that this was one of Lycia’’s important cities, given it strategic location and its large settlement area. Although it is listed by almost all the […]

Historical Places of Turkey - Bodrum Castle / Muğla
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Historical Places of Turkey - Mardin Monastery / Mardin
The province of Mardin, overlooking the Mesopotamian Plain, has preserved the old- style carving in its houses. Dating from 1385, the Sultan Isa Medresse is an interesting, beautiful Turkish monument with its magnificent carved portal. The Kasim Pasa Medresse, is also significant for its dome of beautiful […]

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Historical Places of Turkey - Safranbolu Houses / Kastamonu
Safranbolu which is famous with its historical houses is established by an Ion Princess. The city and its surroundings has seen many civilizations like Roman, Byzantine, Seljukians and Ottoman. Safranbolu was an important roadhouse on the Kastamonu-Gerede-Istanbul part of the silk road.
Safranbolu was included in the “List […]

Historical Places of Turkey - Safranbolu / Karabük
Safranbolu is a town in Turkey and a province of Karabük. It is about 200 kilometers north of Ankara and about 100 kilometers south of the Black Sea coast. Safranbolu is located about 9 kilometers north of the city of Karabük. Safranbolu is a World Heritage site since […]

Historical Places of Turkey - The House of The Virgin Mary / İzmir
The House of the Virgin Mary is a Christian shrine located in the vicinity of Ephesus, Turkey (7 km from Selçuk). It is believed by many Christians and Muslims that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken to this stone house by Saint […]

Historical Places of Turkey - Kusadasi Caravanserai / İzmir
It is near the port of Kusadasi. It was built by the vizier Okuz Mehmed Pasha and was restored 1966. It is an Ottoman Castle built for sea trade. The courtyard has 8.50 x 21.60 m. dim. It is surrounded by a two storied porched in door […]

Historical Places of Turkey - Ephesus / İzmir
Ephesus is believed by many to be the Apasa (or Abasa) mentioned in Hittite sources as the capital of the kingdom of Arzawa. Mycenaean pottery has been found in excavations at the site. The many-breasted “Lady of Ephesus”, identified by Greeks with Artemis, was venerated in the Temple […]