Turkey

sights.uz lists 2013 historic and notable places in Turkey. Among them are 1525 monuments, 137 eco-tourism sites and 351 museums.

Mokissos

Mokissos or Mokisos (Ancient Greek: Μωκισσός or Μωκησός) or Mokison (Μωκισόν) was a town of ancient Cappadocia. The Romans called the city Mocisus or Mocissus, and Mocisum.

Amasya Castle

Amasya Castle (Turkish: Amasya Kalesi), a.k.a. Harşene Castle, is a fortress located in Amasya, northern Turkey.

Oluz Höyük

Oluz Höyük is an archaeological site located in the Amasya Province of north-central Anatolia, Turkey. Situated 25 kilometers (16 mi) southwest of the city of Amasya in the…

Türkiye İş Bankası Economic Independence Museum

İşbank Museum is a museum in Ankara, Turkey. The official name of the museum is "Economic Independence Museum" (Türkiye İş Bankası İktisadi Bağımsızlık Müzesi). This is the…

METU Science and Technology Museum

METU Science and Technology Museum (Turkish: ODTÜ Bilim ve Teknoloji Müzesi) is a museum established within the campus of the Middle East Technical University, Ankara,

Feza Gürsey Science Center

Feza Gürsey Science Center (Turkish: Feza Gürsey Bilim Merkezi, FGBM) is a science museum in Ankara, Turkey. It is named after Feza Gürsey (1921 - 1992), the renowned Turkish…

Stamp Museum

The Stamp Museum (Turkish: Pul Müzesi) is a museum in Ankara, Turkey.

Gökyay Association Chess Museum

The Gökyay Association Chess Museum is located in Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey, and displayed in a historical home. As of 2024 the museum has the largest chess set collection in the…

Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum

Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum (Turkish: Atatürk Konutu ve Demiryolları Müzesi) is a national historic house and railway museum in Ankara, Turkey. It was originally the…

Ancyra

Ankyra (ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα; Latin Ancyra) was an ancient city in Galatia, the present-day Ankara.

Heroon of Trysa

The Heroon of Trysa is the modern name for an ancient tomb, built around 380 BCE in Trysa, in ancient Lycia in southwest Turkey. It was discovered in 1841 by the gymnasium…

Sura (Lycia)

Sura or Soura (Ancient Greek: Σούρα) was a town of ancient Lycia, noted for its oracle of Apollo.

Podalaea

Podalia (Ancient Greek: Ποδαλία), also spelled Podalaea or Podalaia (Ποδαλαία), Podallia (Ποδαλλία), and Podaleia (Ποδάλεια), was a town of ancient Lycia, mentioned by several…

Apollonia

Apollonia (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλωνία) was a city in ancient Lycia. Its ruins are located near Kiliçli (Sıçak), a small village in the Kaş district of Antalya Province, Turkey.

Idebessos

Idebessos or Idebessus, also known as Edebessus or Edebessos (Ancient Greek: Ἐδεβησσός) or (Ancient Greek: Ἐδεβησός), was an ancient city in Lycia. It was located at the foot of…

Cyaneae

Cyaneae (Ancient Greek: Κυανέαι, [ky.a.né.ai̯]; Lycian: 𐊜𐊂𐊀𐊏 Xban-), also spelled Kyaneai or Cyanae, was a town of ancient Lycia, or perhaps three towns known collectively by…

Tyberissus

Tyberissus or Tyberissos, also Tyberisus or Tyberisos (Ancient Greek: Τυβερισσός), was an inland town of ancient Lycia, near the ancient settlement of Teimiussa that functioned…

Colybrassus

Colybrassus or Kolybrassos (Ancient Greek: Κολυβρασσός; Armenian: Surp Sope) was a city in Cilicia Tracheia (modern-day Turkey) that belonged to the Roman province of Pamphylia…

Ariassos

Ariassus or Ariassos (Ancient Greek: Ἀριασσός) was a town in Pisidia, Asia Minor built on a steep hillside about 50 kilometres inland from Attaleia (modern Antalya).

Kaleici Museum

Kaleiçi Museum is a private museum located in two buildings in Antalya Kaleiçi that have both been registered as cultural assets requiring preservation. One of the structures is…

Typallia

Typallia was a town of ancient Lycia.

Ardahan Castle

Ardahan Castle is a castle is located just across the Kura river in Ardahan, Turkey. The castle is a popular destination inside of the Ardahan province. It is supported by many…

Şavşat Castle

Şavşat Castle or Satle Castle (Georgian: სათლესციხე) is a castle in Şavşat district in Artvin Province in Turkey.

Cehennem Deresi Canyon

Cehennem Deresi Canyon (literally: Hell's Creek Canyon) is a canyon in Artvin Province, northeastern Turkey. It is among the country's longest canyons.