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Village and rural life
Gözler Lavender Gardens
Pamukkale, Denizli
Lavender fields that turn purple in early summer in Gözler, a mountain village in Pamukkale district.
Birgi
Ödemiş, İzmir
The capital of the Aydınoğulları Beylik; a living museum town with mansions, mosques and plane-shaded streets.
Görece Evil-Eye Bead Workshops
Menderes, İzmir
The village of the geographically indicated Görece bead, where evil-eye beads are still made in traditional kilns.
Kavacık Village
Karabağlar, İzmir
A village among pine forests overlooking the gulf, founded by Yörüks and known for its grapes and walking routes.
Nazarköy
Kemalpaşa, İzmir
A village at the foot of Nif Dağı, one of the last places in Türkiye where evil-eye beads are still made.
Saip Village
Karaburun, İzmir
A mountain village in western Karaburun preserving its old fabric with stone houses and narrow streets.
Şirince
Selçuk, İzmir
A historic village in the hills above Selçuk, known for its stone and timber houses, fruit wines and olive groves.
Yenifoça
Foça, İzmir
A seaside town built around a small harbor, its back streets full of old Greek and Ottoman houses.
Eski Datça (Old Datça)
Datça, Muğla
The oldest settlement on the Datça Peninsula, with bougainvillea-covered stone houses and narrow streets.
Yerkesik
Menteşe, Muğla
A historic village southwest of Muğla, known for its stone houses and traditional street fabric.
Yaylalar (Hevek) Village
Yusufeli, Artvin
A historic mountain village on the Artvin side of the Kaçkar Mountains, with wooden houses and guesthouses, where hikes to the Kaçkar summit and glacial lakes begin.
Yörük Village (Yörük Köyü)
Safranbolu, Karabük
A preserved village fabric 6 km from Safranbolu, with traditional timber-frame houses, a laundry house and fountains.
Ambarköy Open-Air Museum
Ladik, Samsun
An open-air museum on the 'living village' concept, with a water mill, wooden bridges and village-house re-creations.
Hamsiköy
Maçka, Trabzon
A mountain village at the northern foot of Zigana Dağı, a stopping place on the old Silk Road; famous for its rice pudding and dairy products.
Herkime Houses
Gökçebey, Zonguldak
A rural settlement in the village of Herkime in Gökçebey, where traditional wooden and stone village houses are preserved together.
Belisırma
Güzelyurt, Aksaray
A rest-stop village in the middle of Ihlara Valley, with trout restaurants under arbors on the banks of the Melendiz Stream and rock-cut churches around it.
Taşkale Granaries
Merkez, Karaman
Hundreds of granaries carved into the rock face above the village of Taşkale, reached with ropes and pulleys.
Sille
Selçuklu, Konya
A valley settlement thousands of years old, 8 km northwest of Konya, with rock-cut chapels, stone houses and the Aya Elenia Church.
Mustafapaşa (Sinasos)
Ürgüp, Nevşehir
A town formerly called Sinasos, with magnificent 19th-century stone mansions, churches and monasteries, selected by the World Tourism Organization as one of the Best Tourism Villages.
Kınık Pottery Village
Pazaryeri, Bilecik
A village in Pazaryeri known for a handmade pottery tradition carried on for generations.
Küplü Village
Merkez, Bilecik
A village reflecting Bilecik's multicultural past with its old Greek church, cistern and stone houses.
Cumalıkızık
Yıldırım, Bursa
A 700-year-old village at the foot of Uludağ preserving the rural settlement pattern of the Ottoman founding period; UNESCO World Heritage.
Gölyazı
Nilüfer, Bursa
A fishing village built on the remains of ancient Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, on a peninsula extending into Uluabat Gölü.
Misi (Gümüştepe)
Bursa's in-town getaway village on the Nilüfer Çayı, with stone houses and historic bridges.
Tirilye (Zeytinbağı)
Mudanya, Bursa
An old Greek town on the Marmara coast, known for its stone houses, Byzantine churches and olive groves.
Adatepe Village
Ayvacık, Çanakkale
A protected village on the southwestern slope of Kaz Dağı with restored stone houses.
Behramkale Village
A preserved North Aegean village at the foot of the Assos acropolis, with stone houses and a small harbor below.
Dereköy (Shinudy)
Gökçeada, Çanakkale
Once the island's largest village, an evocative settlement with hundreds of empty stone houses and its valley.
Kaleköy (Kastro) and Gökçeada Castle
A stone village on the north coast overlooking the fishing harbor, below the castle remains on the hill.
Tepeköy (Agridia)
A stone village on a mountainside, known for its church dated 1832 and its August 15 festival.
Yeşilyurt Village
A protected village above Küçükkuyu, near ancient Gargara, with stone houses and a historic mosque.
Zeytinliköy (Agios Theodoros)
One of the island's oldest settlements, a living Greek village with stone houses and a coffeehouse square.
Ağva
Şile, İstanbul
A town in Şile where the Göksu and Yeşilçay streams flow into the Black Sea, bringing together forest, stream and beach.
Garipçe Village and Castle
Sarıyer, İstanbul
A small Black Sea village at the foot of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, with a rocky shore, a fishing harbor and castle remains.
Karaburun
Arnavutköy, İstanbul
One of the closest beach villages on the European side after Kilyos, on Arnavutköy's Black Sea coast, with a sandy beach and a fishing harbor.
Polonezköy
Beykoz, İstanbul
A village founded by Polish immigrants in the 19th century, known for its forest-ringed country houses and Polish culture.
Kofçaz and the Villages of the Yıldız Mountains
Kofçaz, Kırklareli
The villages of Kofçaz, Kırklareli's highest and quietest district, on the forested foothills of the Yıldız Mountains.
Maşukiye
Kartepe, Kocaeli
A green village at the foot of Kartepe, famous for the plane trees lining its stream, small cascades and trout meals.
Gaziköy (Ganos)
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
A coastal village where the ancient settlement of Ganos, which gave its name to Ganos Dağı, stood, with fountains bearing Byzantine inscriptions.
Mürefte and the Vineyard Route
Mürefte, associated with viticulture for centuries and whose name is said to mean 'a thousand vineyards', and the vineyard slopes around it.
Uçmakdere
A village whose name means 'paradise stream', on the slope where Ganos Dağı descends to the sea, with old stone houses and vineyards.
Akseki Historic Town
Akseki, Antalya
A mountain town at 1,100 m in the Taurus, known for its snowdrops and traditional düğmeli (button) houses.
Bezirgan Yayla and Granaries
Kaş, Antalya
A highland village on the Lycian Way, built on the site of ancient Pirha and known for its traditional wooden granaries.
Ormana Village and Erymna
İbradı, Antalya
A mountain village built on the remains of the ancient city of Erymna, famous for its "düğmeli ev" architecture.
Tokaçlı Village
Altınözü, Hatay
A village among the olive groves of Altınözü, known for its stone houses and its culture of Christians and Muslims living together.
Vakıflı Village
Samandağ, Hatay
Türkiye's last village whose entire population is Armenian, at the foot of Musa Dağı; known for its organic citrus gardens and historic church.
Kuyucak Lavender Village
Keçiborlu, Isparta
A village famous for its lavender fields, which begin blooming in late June and turn purple in July.
