Heritage in Turkey
A curated cross-category map of Heritage spots across Turkey.
World Heritage Sites (22) See all World Heritage Sites in Turkey »
Selimiye Mosque
Turkey
Selimiye Mosque
Mosque in Edirne, northwestern Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184534
Photo: Nevit Dilmen / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edirne_7333_Nevit.JPG
Çatalhöyük
Turkey
Çatalhöyük
Archaeological site in Konya Province, Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192522
Official site: https://www.catalhoyuk.com
Photo: Unknown / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CatalHoyukSouthArea.JPG
Mount Nemrut
Turkey
Mount Nemrut
Mountain and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207917
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nemrut_Mountain_Peak.JPG
Göbekli Tepe
Turkey
Göbekli Tepe
Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214944
Official site: https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?sectionId=SGT01&distId=SGT
Photo: Teomancimit / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe,_Urfa.jpg
Gordion
Turkey
Gordion
Capital city of ancient Phrygia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542854
Photo: Stipich Béla / CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruins_of_Gordion_3.JPG
Ani
Turkey
Ani
Ruined medieval Armenian city in Kars, Turkey, and UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546010
Photo: Héctor Ochoa 'Robot8A' / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ani_Archeological_Site,_March_2020_1.jpg
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital
Turkey
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital
Mosque in Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581641
Photo: R Prazeres / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Divrigi_complex_DSCF3028.jpg
Arslantepe
Turkey
Arslantepe
Archeological site in Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705132
Photo: Klaus-Peter Simon / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arslantepe5.jpg
Troy
Turkey
Troy
Ancient Homeric-era city in northwest Asia Minor; it is known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan war
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22647
Official site: https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?sectionId=TRV01&distId=TRV
Photo: CherryX / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walls_of_Troy_(2).jpg
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
World Heritage site in Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60846866
Photo: Adbar / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bursa_Orhan_Gazi_Mosque.jpg
Aphrodisias
Turkey
Aphrodisias
World Heritage site in Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64699201
Photo: Carlos Delgado / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tetrapil%C3%B3n_-_Afrodisias_-_02.jpg
Ephesus
Turkey
Ephesus
World Heritage site in Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64699469
Photo: Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ephesus_-_Celsus_Library.jpg
Cathedrals (8)
Cathedral of Ani
Ani, Turkey
Cathedral of Ani
Armenian cathedral
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q196161
Photo: Antonio / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cathedral_of_Ani.jpg
Bana cathedral
Erzurum Province, Turkey
Bana cathedral
Cathedral
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1033178
Photo: Scott Newman / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bana_cathedral_-_%C5%9Eenkaya.jpg
Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Gevaş district, Turkey
Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Armenian Cathedral on Akdamar Island in Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1281985
Photo: W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:00_0390_Lake_Van,_church_on_Akdamar_Island.jpg
Cathedral of the Annunciation, İskenderun
İskenderun district, Turkey
Cathedral of the Annunciation, İskenderun
Church in İskenderun, Turkey
Cathedral — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5052424
Photo: Dosseman / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iskenderun_Roman_Catholic_church_6687.jpg
Cathedral of Mren
Digor, Turkey
Cathedral of Mren
Armenian church built in the 7th century in Digor, Kars, Turkey
Cathedral — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4305538
Photo: Dominik Matus / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cathedral_of_Mren_and_surroundings_30.jpg
Cathedral of Arapgir
Arapgir district, Turkey
Cathedral of Arapgir
13th-century cathedral in Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4832998
Photo: Hovik95 / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arapgir_church2.png
Agia Efimia church (Turkey)
Kadıköy, Turkey
Agia Efimia church (Turkey)
Greek orthodox church in Istanbul
Cathedral — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25404984
Photo: QuartierLatin1968 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sancte_Euphemia_Kad%C4%B1k%C3%B6y.jpg
Hierapolis Cathedral
Pamukkale district, Turkey
Hierapolis Cathedral
Cathedral — Turkey
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139435619
Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cathedral,_one_of_the_principal_buildings_of_the_Christian_city,_1st_half_of_6th_century_AD,_Hierapolis,_Phrygia,_Turkey_(31560197723).jpg