World Heritage Sites in Turkey
23 entries in the World Heritage Sites in Turkey compendium.
AniRuined medieval Armenian capital, once a major trade and cultural hub.AphrodisiasHellenistic Greek city famed for sculpture and the cult of Aphrodite.ArslantepeAncient city on the Euphrates, home to the earliest known swords.Bayezid I MosqueHistoric Ottoman mosque in Bursa built by Sultan Bayezid I.Bin TepeAncient Lydian elite cemetery with over 100 tumuli.BirgiHistoric town with Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman heritage.Blue Mosque, IstanbulOttoman imperial mosque known for its blue Iznik tile interior.CappadociaHistorical region in central Turkey with unique rock formations.ÇatalhöyükNeolithic proto-city in Anatolia, known for egalitarian structure.CumalıkızıkA preserved Ottoman vakıf village facing overtourism.Divriği Great Mosque and HospitalMengujekid mosque and hospital complex, UNESCO World Heritage site.DiyarbakırAncient city on the Tigris, Kurdish cultural and political center.Fortifications of DiyarbakırWidest and longest complete defensive walls after the Great Wall of China.Göbekli TepeNeolithic site with monumental megaliths and early permanent settlement.GordionCapital of ancient Phrygia, preserved by a fire around 800 BCE.Churches of GöremeRock-cut churches in Cappadocia with post-iconoclastic Byzantine frescoes.Göreme Historical National ParkUNESCO site with eroded tuff landscape and ancient underground settlements.Green Mosque, BursaEarly Ottoman mosque with green and blue tile decorations.Hevsel GardensCultivated terraces between Diyarbakır Fortress and the Tigris River.HierapolisHellenistic city famed for hot springs, wool, and Epictetus.Historic Areas of IstanbulUNESCO World Heritage site in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.Little Hagia SophiaEarly Byzantine church, later mosque, second only to Hagia Sophia.Mount NemrutMountain summit with colossal statues and a presumed royal tomb.
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