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Acharaka Ploutonion
Sultanhisar, Aydın
A sanctuary near Nysa known for its temple of Pluto, where healing was sought in antiquity, and the "Charonion" cave.
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Açıksaray Archaeological Site
Gülşehir, Nevşehir
An archaeological site 3 km south of Gülşehir, with residential complexes with monumental facades carved into tuff, rock churches and mushroom-shaped rocks.
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Ahlat Seljuk Meydan Cemetery
Ahlat, Bitlis
An open-air museum on the UNESCO Tentative List, regarded as one of the largest Turkish-Islamic cemeteries of the Middle Ages, with thousands of monumental gravestones.
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Akkale Archaeological Site
Erdemli, Mersin
An archaeological site near the shore known for a large two-story Byzantine-period building complex and its giant cisterns.
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Akmonia Ancient City
Banaz, Uşak
A Phrygian city in Banaz's Ahat village, mentioned by Cicero, on the Dorylaion-Philadelphia road.
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Alalakh (Tell Açana) Archaeological Site
Reyhanlı, Hatay
One of the most important mounds of the Amik Plain, the capital of the kingdom of Mukish in the Middle and Late Bronze Age, with its palaces and temples.
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Allianoi
Bergama, İzmir
A large Roman-period spa settlement; today under the Yortanlı Dam reservoir, protected by a covering of sand.
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Altıntepe Urartian Fortress and Archaeological Site
Üzümlü, Erzincan
An Urartian fortress on a volcanic hill in the Erzincan plain, known for its temple, apadana and chamber tombs; it also contains a mosaic-floored church from the Byzantine period.
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Anastasian Wall
Çatalca, İstanbul
The remains of the 'Long Wall', built in the early 6th century from the Black Sea to the Marmara to protect İstanbul from Thrace.
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Ani Archaeological Site
Merkez, Kars
One of the most impressive medieval cities of the Silk Road, on the edge of the Arpaçay valley, with walled churches, mosques, a palace and a caravanserai; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016.
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Antiocheia (Antioch on the Meander)
Kuyucak, Aydın
A Carian city near Başaran village, where the Dandalaz Çayı joins the Büyük Menderes.
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Temple of Apollo Smintheus (Smintheion)
Ayvacık, Çanakkale
A Hellenistic Ionic temple in Gülpınar dedicated to Apollo of the Mice, with an excavation house museum.
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Apollonis Ancient City
Akhisar, Manisa
A Hellenistic city bearing the name of a Pergamene queen, built on the Konurca Kalesi hill 14 km west of Akhisar.
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Appia Ancient Settlement
Altıntaş, Kütahya
A Phrygian town near Pınarcık, settled from the Hellenistic period to the Byzantine era.
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Araxa Ancient City
Seydikemer, Muğla
A small Lycian city near the village of Ören, in the source area of the Eşen River.
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Arsameia Archaeological Site (Eski Kâhta)
Kâhta, Adıyaman
The summer capital of the Kingdom of Commagene; a sanctuary famous for the relief of Antiochus shaking hands with Heracles and the longest Greek inscription in Anatolia.
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Temple of Artemis (Artemision)
Selçuk, İzmir
The remains of the giant Temple of Artemis, counted among the seven wonders of the ancient world; today a single column stands.
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Lion Gate (Aslanlı Kapı)
Boğazkale, Çorum
A monumental city gate in the southwest of Hattusa's walls, flanked by two towers, its outer face guarded by two lion statues.
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Temple of Athena at Assos
Ayvacık, Çanakkale
One of Anatolia's oldest Doric temples, at the summit of the Assos acropolis, with views of Lesbos (Midilli) and the Gulf of Edremit.
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Attuda Ancient City
Sarayköy, Denizli
The remains of a small Carian city that minted coins, in Hisar village in Sarayköy.
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Temple of Augustus
Altındağ, Ankara
The remains of a late-1st-century BC temple whose walls bear the famous inscription recounting the deeds of the Roman emperor Augustus.
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Aurelia Neapolis
Bozdoğan, Aydın
An inland Carian settlement near Yazıkent, at the foot of ancient Mount Kadmos.
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Aydıntepe Underground City
Aydıntepe, Bayburt
An underground settlement beneath the Aydıntepe district center, consisting of about 1 km of galleries, rooms and ventilation shafts carved into volcanic tuff.
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Bargylia Ancient City
Milas, Muğla
An ancient harbor city between Iasos and Myndos, founded on the shore of the Gulf of Güllük near the village of Boğaziçi.
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Battalgazi (Old Malatya) City Walls
Battalgazi, Malatya
The historic wall line of Old Malatya, surrounding ancient Melitene, begun in the Roman period and completed under Byzantium, with remains still standing in places today.
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Bergama Asklepion
Bergama, İzmir
One of the most famous healing centers of the ancient world, dedicated to Asclepius, god of health; where the physician Galen also worked.
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Beştaş (Dikilitaş) Monument
İznik, Bursa
An obelisk about 12 meters tall, belonging to a Roman funerary monument, on a hill north of İznik.
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Binbirkilise (Thousand and One Churches)
Merkez, Karaman
The remains of about fifty Byzantine churches spread around Madenşehri and Değle on the northern slopes of the Karadağ volcano.
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Borluk Valley Rock Paintings (Azat)
Merkez, Kars
Prehistoric rock paintings showing hunting scenes carved on the cliffs of the Borluk Valley, near the village of Azat about 5–6 km from Kars.
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Büklükale Archaeological Site
Karakeçili, Kırıkkale
A mound and archaeological site on the bank of the Kızılırmak, shown by excavations to have been an important city in the Hittite Imperial period.
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Büyükkale (Great Citadel)
Boğazkale, Çorum
Hattusa's walled royal citadel, where the palace of the Hittite great kings stood and where thousands of cuneiform tablets were found.
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Camuşlu Rock Paintings
Kağızman, Kars
An archaeological site around the village of Camuşlu in Kağızman, known for settlement traces going back to the Lower Paleolithic and paintings carved on the rocks.
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Çatıören and the Temple of Hermes
Erdemli, Mersin
A quiet ancient settlement on the hills north of Kızkalesi, known for the remains of a temple of Hermes.
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Çelbira Ancient Grape Press
Artuklu, Mardin
An ancient wine and pekmez press dating to the 4th century, where 105 cisterns and 10 grape-crushing areas were uncovered on slopes with rock-cut tombs.
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Çeşka Underground City
Merkez, Yozgat
A multi-level underground settlement on a high hill northeast of the city, consisting of galleries, rooms and rock tombs.
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Remains of the Damatris Palace
Sancaktepe, İstanbul
The surviving ruins in Samandıra of the summer palace built by the Byzantine emperors Tiberius II and Maurice.
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Dara Ancient City
Artuklu, Mardin
A garrison city on the Eastern Roman border with the Sasanians; an archaeological site in the village of Oğuz (Dara) with giant cisterns, a necropolis of rock tombs and wall remains.
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Dardanos Ancient City and Tumulus
Merkez, Çanakkale
An old city of the Troad on the shore of the Strait near Kepez; known for its tumulus excavated in 1959.
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Daskyleion Ancient City
Bandırma, Balıkesir
The seat of the Persian Empire's satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia, on a mound by Kuş Gölü (Lake Kuş) in Ergili.
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Demircili (Imbriogon) Monumental Tombs
Silifke, Mersin
Temple-shaped, two-story Roman-period monumental tombs on the Silifke–Uzuncaburç road.
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Demirköy Foundry (Samakocuk)
Demirköy, Kırklareli
The excavated remains of a 15th-century foundry in the Istranca forests where the Ottomans produced cannonballs and iron.
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Derinkuyu Underground City
Derinkuyu, Nevşehir
Türkiye's largest excavated underground city, descending to a depth of about 85 meters, thought to have sheltered thousands of people with their animals and provisions.
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Dokimeion Ancient City and Marble Quarries
İscehisar, Afyonkarahisar
Ancient quarries and city where the purple-veined "pavonazzetto," one of Rome's most valuable marbles, was extracted.
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Düziçi Floor Mosaic and Archaeological Site (İrenopolis)
Düziçi, Osmaniye
An archaeological site associated with the ancient city of İrenopolis, where a floor mosaic has been uncovered.
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Edirne Palace (Saray-ı Cedid-i Amire) Ruins
Merkez, Edirne
The ruins on the Tunca of the Saray-ı Cedid, the largest Ottoman palace after Topkapı; revival work is under way.
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Sanctuary of Apollo at Emecik
Datça, Muğla
The excavated remains of an Archaic-period sanctuary of Apollo near the village of Emecik.
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Erzen (Arzen) Archaeological Site
Kurtalan, Siirt
The remains of an ancient city on the bank of the Garzan Çayı, the center of the Arzanene region in Late Antiquity, identified by some researchers with Tigranakert.
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Old Besni and the Ulu Mosque Minaret
Besni, Adıyaman
Among the hillside ruins of the abandoned old town of Besni, the Ulu Mosque survives through its minaret, built in 1565 by the architect Numan el-Osmani.
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Old Smyrna (Tepekule)
Bayraklı, İzmir
İzmir's first urban core; remains of an Athena temple and walls from the period when Homer is thought to have lived.
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Old Van City
İpekyolu, Van
A large archaeological area at the southern foot of Van Castle, full of the remains of mosques, kümbets and churches of the historic city abandoned in the early 20th century.
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Eumeneia Ancient City
Çivril, Denizli
An ancient Phrygian city at today's Işıklı, named after Eumenes, brother of King Attalus II of Pergamon.
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Gavurkale Hittite Rock Monument
Haymana, Ankara
A small but important cult site near Haymana, known for its Hittite deity reliefs carved into the rock and its wall remains.
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Gavurtepe Mound
Alaşehir, Manisa
A steep-sided mound on the bank of the Sarıkız Çayı southwest of Alaşehir, commanding the Gediz plain.
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Gerga Ancient City
Çine, Aydın
A mysterious Carian sanctuary in hilly terrain near Ovacık, with stone blocks inscribed "Gerga."
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Gergitha Ancient Settlement
Soma, Manisa
An ancient city near the sources of the Bakırçay, founded by a people settled there by King Attalus I of Pergamon.
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Gryneion Ancient City
Aliağa, İzmir
A small city of Aeolis known for its oracle of Apollo and white marble temple.
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Mausoleion)
Bodrum, Muğla
The remains and open-air exhibition of the monumental tomb of Mausolus, satrap of Caria, counted among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
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Han Underground City
Han, Eskişehir
Underground galleries in the Han district center, consisting of multi-level rooms, corridors and water channels carved into the rock.
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Harabeşehir and the Ahlat Cave Dwellings
Ahlat, Bitlis
A historic settlement area of hundreds of rock-cut caves in the Harabeşehir valley, where the remains of old Ahlat lie.
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Harpasa Ancient City
Nazilli, Aydın
A Carian city built on a high hill near Esenköy, overlooking the Akçay valley.
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Harran Archaeological Site and Harran Ulu Mosque
Harran, Şanlıurfa
The mound of ancient Harran, center of the cult of the Moon god Sin, and the remains of the Ulu Mosque commissioned by the Umayyad caliph Marwan II in 744–750, considered the oldest mosque in Anatolia.
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Hasankeyf Castle and Old Town
Hasankeyf, Batman
The castle rock rising from the Ilısu Dam lake; although the lower town was submerged in 2020, the upper castle has reopened to visitors with walking paths.
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Hattusa Ancient City
Boğazkale, Çorum
The capital of the Hittite Empire; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 with its walls, monumental gates, temples and royal citadel.
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Heraion Teichos Ancient City
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
An ancient city on the seashore east of Tekirdağ, inhabited continuously from the 3rd millennium BC to the Middle Ages.
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Hüyük Underground City
Orta, Çankırı
A multi-level underground settlement in Hüyük village, Orta, dated to the 3rd–5th centuries AD, with a small church, monks' cells and a cistern.
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Hyllarima Ancient City
Kavaklıdere, Muğla
An inland Carian city near the village of Derebağ (Mesevle), known for its Carian inscriptions.
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Idyma Ancient City
Ula, Muğla
A Carian city at the eastern end of the Gulf of Gökova, with temple-fronted tombs carved into the cliff above the village of Gökova.
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İnönü Caves
Güdül, Ankara
An archaeological site in the Kirmir Stream valley consisting of multi-level caves, church-like spaces and stairs carved into volcanic rock.
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İznik Tile Kilns Excavation Site
İznik, Bursa
A site where excavations uncovered the workshops and kilns that produced the world-famous İznik tiles in the 15th–17th centuries.
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İznik Roman Theater
İznik, Bursa
An ancient theater built in the Roman period on vaults raised over flat ground, brought to light by excavations.
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İznik Underwater Basilica
İznik, Bursa
The remains of an early Byzantine basilica lying in the shallow waters of İznik Gölü, about 20 meters offshore.
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Temple of Jupiter (Zeus)
Silifke, Mersin
The remains of a Roman-period temple in central Silifke, with a single column still standing.
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Kalynda Ancient City
Dalaman, Muğla
An ancient city founded on the Caria–Lycia border, in the hills overlooking the Dalaman River valley.
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Karakız Hittite Quarry and Sculpture Workshop
Sorgun, Yozgat
A sculpture workshop in a Late Bronze Age Hittite quarry, with unfinished lion bases and a large basin.
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Karakuş Tumulus
Kâhta, Adıyaman
A monumental tomb built for the women of the Commagene royal family, surrounded by columns, one topped with an eagle statue.
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Karura Ancient Settlement
Buharkent, Aydın
A settlement on the Caria-Phrygia border south of the Büyük Menderes, known in antiquity for its hot springs.
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Kayaköy
Fethiye, Muğla
An abandoned historic village with stone houses lined up along the hillside.
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Kaymakçı Mound
Gölmarmara, Manisa
The largest known Bronze Age settlement in the Gediz valley, overlooking Lake Marmara.
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Kaymaklı Underground City
Merkez, Nevşehir
One of Cappadocia's most visited underground cities, on the Nevşehir–Niğde road, known to have eight levels, four of them open to visitors.
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Keraitai (Keraia) Ancient Settlement
Bucak, Burdur
A Hellenistic–Roman Pisidian settlement near Belören, known only from inscriptions.
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Keramos Ancient City (Ören)
Milas, Muğla
The ancient Carian city that gave its name to the Gulf of Gökova; its remains are scattered among the houses of Ören.
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Sanctuary of Apollo at Klaros
Menderes, İzmir
One of the important oracle centers of the ancient world, with its underground oracle chamber and fragments of giant statues.
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Kolossai Mound
Honaz, Denizli
An ancient Phrygian city known from the Apostle Paul's Epistle to the Colossians; new excavations are under way at the mound at the foot of Honaz Dağı.
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King's Gate (Kral Kapısı)
Boğazkale, Çorum
A monumental gate in the east of Hattusa's walls; known for the copy of the warrior god relief on its inner face.
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Kubadabad Palace
Beyşehir, Konya
The summer palace of Alâeddin Keykubad I on the southwest shore of Lake Beyşehir; the only surviving palace remains of the Anatolian Seljuks.
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Küçükyalı Archaeopark (Bryas Palace)
Maltepe, İstanbul
An archaeological site in Küçükyalı, Maltepe, where 9th-century Byzantine palace and monastery remains are laid out as an open-air park.
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Sanctuary of Labraunda
Milas, Muğla
A Carian sanctuary built on terraces in the mountains above Milas, dedicated to Zeus Labraundos.
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Sanctuary of Hecate at Lagina
Yatağan, Muğla
The site of one of Anatolia's most important temples, dedicated to Hecate and linked to Stratonikeia by a sacred road.
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Lifos Dağı Archaeological Site
Hacılar, Kayseri
The remains of a mountain settlement of uncertain date, surrounded by a wall with 16 bastions, on the crater-shaped summit plain of Lifos Dağı northeast of Erciyes.
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Limantepe and Urla Underwater Archaeopark
Urla, İzmir
A Bronze Age settlement home to one of the oldest known harbors in the Aegean, where Türkiye's first underwater excavations were carried out.
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Lydae Ancient City
Dalaman, Muğla
A Roman-period settlement on the Kapıdağ Peninsula, with a mausoleum and cisterns on a deserted hill overlooking the Gulf of Fethiye.
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Malpınarı Rock Inscription
Merkez, Adıyaman
A Late Hittite hieroglyphic inscription carved into the rock in the hamlet of Malpınar, with traces of an ancient settlement around it.
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Mamurtkale Sanctuary of Cybele
Kınık, İzmir
A sanctuary on a high hill of Yunt Dağı with the remains of a temple dedicated to Cybele and its walls.
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Mastaura Ancient City
Nazilli, Aydın
An ancient city around Bozyurt village bearing traces of two regions thanks to its location between Caria and Lydia.
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Mazı Underground City
Ürgüp, Nevşehir
An underground city carved steeply into the valley slope west of Mazı village, with four entrances opening onto a central hall; its ancient name was Mataza.
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Medet Höyüğü (Apollonia Salbake)
Tavas, Denizli
A mound and the city of Apollonia in Medet village on the Tavas plain, bearing uninterrupted traces from the Bronze Age to the Turkish period.
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Sanctuary and Temple of Men
Yalvaç, Isparta
A hilltop sanctuary southeast of Antioch, dedicated to the moon god Men.
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Meya Rock Settlement (Meya Caves)
Diyadin, Ağrı
An ancient rock settlement within the boundaries of Günbuldu village, bearing traces of different faiths and periods with rock-cut rooms, cross motifs, water channels and graves.
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Mucur Underground City
Mucur, Kırşehir
An underground city in Mucur dated to the Early Christian period, connected by galleries and tunnels, with ventilation shafts and rolling stones.
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Mysian Stratonikeia
Kırkağaç, Manisa
An ancient city in Siledik village, founded in the Hellenistic period and also called Hadrianopolis in Roman times.
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Myus Ancient City
Söke, Aydın
An Ionian League city north of Bafa Gölü, abandoned because of the Menderes alluvium.
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Nagidos Ancient City
Bozyazı, Mersin
An ancient port city on the Paşabeleni hill on the Bozyazı coast, founded by colonists from Samos.
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Orthosia Ancient City
Yenipazar, Aydın
A Carian city on the south bank of the Büyük Menderes, inhabited in the Hellenistic to Byzantine periods.
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Ozan Monument (Mescit)
Darende, Malatya
A Roman-period monument in the Ozan neighborhood of Darende, standing among apricot orchards near the Tohma River and called the 'Mescit' by villagers.
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Özkonak Underground City
Avanos, Nevşehir
An underground city on the northern slope of Mount İdiş, found by chance by a farmer in 1972, known for its rolling stone doors and communication holes between levels.
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Panaztepe
Menemen, İzmir
An archaeological site in the Gediz delta, thought to have been a harbor in the Bronze Age and possibly mentioned in Hittite sources as Paniişşa.
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Panionion
Kuşadası, Aydın
A sanctuary on Otomatik Tepe in Güzelçamlı, known as the common meeting and festival place of the Ionian League.
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Pedasa Ancient City
Bodrum, Muğla
A Carian settlement associated with the Leleges, founded on hills within pine forest near Konacık.
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Pepuza Ancient City
Karahallı, Uşak
A Phrygian city that was the center of the early Christian movement known as Montanism in the 2nd-6th centuries.
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Pergamon Amphitheater
Bergama, İzmir
The remains of a Roman amphitheater set on both slopes of a stream, where water is thought to have been channeled beneath the arena.
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Piginda (Bargasa) Ancient City
Bozdoğan, Aydın
An ancient city on a hill near Çamlıdere with panoramic views of the Akçay valley.
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Pisye Ancient City
Menteşe, Muğla
A small Carian settlement near Yeşilyurt (Pissiköy), with an acropolis hill and wall remains.
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Priapos (Karabiga Castle)
Biga, Çanakkale
The walls of the ancient city of Priapos and of a medieval castle on the cape at Karabiga.
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Pygela Ancient City
Kuşadası, Aydın
A small Ionian town on the shore of the Bay of Kuşadası whose founding is linked to Agamemnon.
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Roman Bath Open-Air Museum
Altındağ, Ankara
The remains of a large city bath built in the early 3rd century under the Roman emperor Caracalla, laid out as an open-air museum.
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Santa Ruins
Merkez, Gümüşhane
The stone house and church remains of an old Greek mining settlement with seven neighborhoods spread over the slopes of the Yanbolu Valley in the village of Dumanlı.
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Shapinuwa (Şapinuva)
Ortaköy, Çorum
A Hittite administrative and religious center at Ortaköy, discovered in 1989 through tablets found by a farmer, where thousands of cuneiform tablets have been unearthed.
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Sebaste Ancient City (Selçikler)
Sivaslı, Uşak
The remains at Selçikler of a city founded in the time of Augustus, which became the region's bishopric in the 6th century.
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Sebastopolis Ancient City
Tavas, Denizli
A small Carian settlement near the town of Kızılca that took the name Sebastopolis in the Roman period.
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Sesönk (Dikilitaş) Monumental Tomb
Besni, Adıyaman
A monumental tomb tumulus on Kızıldağ, built by King Mithridates II of Commagene and surrounded by columns with reliefs of a woman, a man and lions.
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Sidas (Saittai) Ancient City
Demirci, Manisa
An ancient city of the Lydia region near İcikler, with stadium, tomb and temple remains.
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Sidyma Ancient City
Seydikemer, Muğla
A small Lycian city whose sarcophagi and rock tombs are mixed in among the houses of Dodurga village.
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Sanctuary of Sinuri
Milas, Muğla
A sanctuary on Tarla Tepe near Çamlıbelen, dedicated to the local god Sinuri and used for more than a thousand years.
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Skepsis Ancient City
Bayramiç, Çanakkale
A city of the Troad at Kurşunlutepe, where Aristotle's library is said to have been kept for a time.
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Agora of Smyrna
Konak, İzmir
In the city center, one of the best-preserved agoras in the world, with a Roman-period basilica and underground galleries.
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Sofraz Monumental Tomb (Tumulus)
Besni, Adıyaman
A 1st-century AD monumental tomb near Sofraz (Üçgöz), consisting of a dromos, a corridor and a burial chamber with sarcophagi beneath a 15-meter earth mound.
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Soğanlı Archaeological Site
Yeşilhisar, Kayseri
An archaeological site at the southeastern tip of Cappadocia, known for its rock-cut Byzantine churches, wine rooms and cloth dolls in a valley that divides into two branches.
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Soğmatar Ancient City
Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa
An ancient cult center in the Tektek Mountains with the sacred hill where the people of Harran worshipped the Moon god Sin and the planetary gods, a cave with reliefs and monumental tombs.
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Synnada Ancient City
Şuhut, Afyonkarahisar
A Phrygia Salutaris city beneath today's Şuhut, famed for trading Dokimeion marble.
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Tarsus Ancient Roman Road
Tarsus, Mersin
A Roman-period street paved with basalt blocks, uncovered by excavations in the town center.
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Tatlarin Underground City
Acıgöl, Nevşehir
An underground city beneath 'Kale' hill in the town of Tatlarin, thought to have been used as a garrison or monastery, with two churches and many storerooms.
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Theangela Ancient City
Bodrum, Muğla
An ancient Carian city near Etrim, whose sturdy walls spread along the mountain ridge.
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Trapezopolis Ancient City
Babadağ, Denizli
A small city at the Boludüzü locality near Bekirler village, part of the province of Phrygia Pacatiana in the late Roman period.
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Yazılıkaya Open-Air Sanctuary
Boğazkale, Çorum
A sacred site 2 km northeast of Hattusa, where reliefs of Hittite gods and goddesses are carved on the walls of natural rock galleries.
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Yerkapı and the Sphinx Gate
Boğazkale, Çorum
The artificial embankment at the highest point of Hattusa; one of the city's most impressive structures with the stone tunnel (postern) beneath it and the sphinx gate above.
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Yesemek Open-Air Museum and Sculpture Workshop
İslahiye, Gaziantep
The largest known Hittite quarry and sculpture workshop of the ancient Near East, where hundreds of unfinished basalt lions, sphinxes and reliefs lie on the hillside.
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Zağ Rock Shelter Rooms
Merkez, Bingöl
A historic rock settlement made up of rooms carved in tiers into a steep rock mass overlooking the Murat River, connected by steps and shafts.
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Zerzevan Castle and Mithras Temple
Çınar, Diyarbakır
A Roman frontier garrison on a rocky hill on the Diyarbakır–Mardin road, famous for its underground Mithras temple.