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  • History & Landmarks

    Harput Castle

    Harput Castle embellishes the mountains encircling modern Elazig from the north and offers phenomenal views of the ancient Urartian wine-rich flatlands…

    Erkan Dülger
  • Faith & Sacred Sites

    Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Aghtamar

    Aghtamar Church stands on a beautiful island on Lake Van in the East of our country which is the jewel of Armenian architecture in Anatolia.

    Kadir Akın
  • Culture & Local Life

    Historical Markets of Bursa

    Ottoman Empire built many hans to Bursa City after declaring it their capital to boost the trade of their state located on the Silk and the Spice Routes.

    Kadir Akın
  • Faith & Sacred Sites

    Green Tomb - Bursa

    Ex capital of the Ottoman Empire Bursa houses the best examples of Turkish Islamic Architecture such as the tomb of Sultan Mehmed I Celebi...

    Erkan Dülger
  • Faith & Sacred Sites

    Green Mosque – Bursa

    Green Mosque of Bursa is surrounded by the jewels of the Turkish architecture embellishing the first capital of the Ottoman Empire.

    Serdar Akarca
  • Faith & Sacred Sites

    The Grand Mosque - Bursa

    Bursa Grand Mosque, built by Yıldırım Bayezid (Ottoman Emperor), is one of the most important mosques in the Republic of Turkey.

    Erkan Dülger
  • History & Landmarks

    Zerzevan Castle - Rome's Border Garrison

    The Castle was used as a military settlement. It carries the traces of different cultural-belief stages that make up the cultural development of humanity together.

    Erkan Dülger
  • History & Landmarks

    Golden Horn of Istanbul - Halic

    Halic was the natural harbor of Istanbul during the Byzantine and Ottoman periods. It was also located at the intersection of traditional trade routes.

    Erkan Dülger
  • History & Landmarks

    History of Cappadocia

    The poetic landscape of Cappadocia has a tremendous history thanks to its location in the middle of the Republic of Turkey…

    Kadir Akın

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