Most Traveled-to Cities in Turkey

Istanbul

Where continents collide and empires echo

Hagia Sophia Blue Mosque Topkapi Palace Grand Bazaar Basilica Cistern Galata Tower

Cappadocia

Fairy chimneys, underground cities, and dawn balloons

Göreme Open Air Museum Uchisar Castle Love Valley Devrent Valley Pasabag Monks Valley Rose Valley

Ephesus

The best-preserved classical city in the Mediterranean

Library of Celsus Temple of Artemis Great Theatre of Ephesus Terrace Houses Basilica of St John House of the Virgin Mary

Pamukkale

Cotton castle terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis

Pamukkale Travertines Hierapolis Theatre Cleopatra Antique Pool Hierapolis Necropolis Apollo Temple Byzantine Gate

Bodrum

The St. Tropez of Turkey—yachts, castles, and Mausoleum ruins

Bodrum Castle Museum of Underwater Archaeology Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Bodrum Amphitheatre Yalikavak Marina Gumusluk

Antalya

Turkey's tourism capital—beaches, ruins, and the old harbor

Hadrians Gate Kaleici Old Town Duden Waterfalls Antalya Museum Aspendos Theatre Perge Ancient City

Fethiye

Paragliding, the Blue Lagoon, and the Lycian Way

Oludeniz Blue Lagoon Fethiye Marina Paspatur Old Town Kayakoy Ghost Town Butterfly Valley Saklikent Gorge

Gallipoli Peninsula

WWI battlefields and solemn memorials

Gallipoli Battlefield ANZAC Cove Lone Pine Memorial

Troy

The city that launched a thousand ships—and a 3,000-year legend

Troy Ancient City Troy Horse

Şanlıurfa

The Prophet city and the gateway to Göbeklitepe

Balıklıgöl Sanliurfa Archaeology Museum Gumruk Bazaar Rizvaniye Mosque

Pergamon

The steepest theater in the ancient world and the Altar of Zeus

Pergamon Acropolis Asclepieion Red Basilica

Izmir

The pearl of the Aegean coast

Izmir Clock Tower Kemeralti Bazaar Kordon Promenade Alsancak Historic Quarter Izmir Archaeology Museum Cesme Castle

Kusadasi

Coastal gateway to Ephesus

Kusadasi Marina Long Beach (Kusadasi) Kadikalesi Fortress

Adıyaman

Gateway to Mount Nemrut and the Commagene kings

Adiyaman Castle Mount Nemrut Summit (Sunrise) Oturakci Bazaar

Mardin

A sandstone city overlooking the Mesopotamian plain

Mardin Old City Zinciriye Medrese Mardin Old Town Houses Deyrulzafaran Monastery

Konya

The city of Rumi, whirling dervishes, and Seljuk architecture

Mevlana Museum Selimiye Mosque Alaaddin Hill Karatay Medrese Ince Minaret Museum Aziziye Mosque

Bursa

The first Ottoman capital and the city of silk

Grand Mosque Ulu Camii Green Tomb Green Mosque Cumalikizik Village Uludag Koza Han Silk Bazaar

Marmaris

A natural harbor surrounded by pine-clad mountains

Marmaris Castle Marmaris Marina Icmeler Beach Grand Bazaar Marmaris Turunc Beach Amos Ancient City

Sumela Monastery

Cliffside Byzantine monastery in lush forest

Sumela Monastery

Mount Nemrut

Colossal stone heads at 2,134 meters, watching eternity

Mount Nemrut East Terrace Nemrut West Terrace

Amasya

Pontic kings' rock tombs above a riverfront Ottoman town

Rock Tombs of Pontic Kings Amasya Castle Beyazit II Mosque

Safranbolu

Ottoman houses frozen in time, and the source of saffron

Safranbolu Old Town Cinci Han Kaymakamlar Museum House Tutuncu Hammam Hidirlik Hill Safranbolu Bazaar

Canakkale

Gateway to the Dardanelles, Troy and Gallipoli

Canakkale Castle (Kale-i Sultaniye) Canakkale Waterfront Promenade Guzelyali Beach