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14 overlooked corners inside the great landmarks of Turkey — sourced, multilingual, read aloud on the spot.

Ani sits on a triangular plateau southeast of Kars, hemmed in on three sides by the gorges of the Akhurian Riv…

Aphrodisias is a Hellenistic city in ancient Caria, southwestern Anatolia, dedicated entirely to Aphrodite, go…

The West Gate formed part of the inner defensive ring of Carchemish, set into the western flank of a tell (anc…

Look up at the apse of the side funerary chapel (the Parekklesion): against a deep indigo ground, Christ blaze…

Galata Tower rises from a 35-metre hill in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district — a cylindrical stone keep, Romanesque…

Hagia Sophia stands in the Fatih district of Istanbul — a mosque that began its life as a cathedral. Built by…

The tumbled stone walls and temple foundations scattered across these hillsides are the remains of Hattusa, ca…

Hierapolis (Greek for "Holy City") is an ancient Anatolian city beside Pamukkale, in western Turkey. In the Ph…

You are standing on a dry plain ten kilometres from the sea — yet beneath your feet lies one of the most impor…

Selimiye Mosque

The Selimiye Mosque rises on a low hill above Edirne, the former Ottoman capital, and is the work of the imper…

Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)

Look up at the blue — built by Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I between 1609 and 1617, this mosque's half-domes and main…

Süleymaniye Mosque

The Süleymaniye Mosque rises from Istanbul's Third Hill above the Golden Horn — a royal Ottoman mosque commiss…

Topkapı Palace

Topkapı Palace stands at the tip of the old city's promontory — Sarayburnu, or Seraglio Point — where the Gold…

Step into Xanthos and you are walking a city that was burned to the ground more than once — and rebuilt each t…

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