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Places to visit in Türkiye — page 10

Türkiye is 783,562 km² across 81 provinces, most of it Anatolia in West Asia with East Thrace on the European side of the straits. It has three coasts to choose...

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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Türkiye is 783,562 km² across 81 provinces, most of it Anatolia in West Asia with East Thrace on the European side of the straits. It has three coasts to choose between — the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean to the west, the Mediterranean to the south — and an interior plateau that behaves like a different country in winter. Istanbul is the largest city and the economic centre, Ankara the capital and the second-largest, and the December 2025 population of 86,092,168 is weighted heavily to the west. A first trip is usually Istanbul and one coast; the plateau is the second trip.

Checked 2026-08-25

Cities

Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.

Practical information

Language spoken
Turkish
The official language of the Republic of Turkiye
Dialling code
+90
The international dialling code for Turkiye
Currency
Turkish lira (₺, TRY)
The official currency; one lira is divided into 100 kurus
Emergency number
112
One number for ambulance, fire and police
Plug type
European two-pin · 220 V
The national living guide records 220 V and European-style two-pin plugs
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified national source in the dataset

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

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738 places match

Category

Historic monuments 438 Museums 96 Places of worship 57 Nature sites 86 Viewpoints 27 Food and drink 4 Markets and shopping 5 Entertainment 4 Nightlife 1 Family attractions 5 Art and culture 10 Activities 5

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 619 1 to 2 hours 106 Half a day or more 13

Interests

History 514 Art 60 Museums 93 Nature 93 Sea and beach 66 Viewpoints 27
  1. Belevi Mausoleum Belevi Mausoleum
    226 45 min

    Belevi Mausoleum

    Belevi Mausoleum is an Early Hellenistic monumental tomb on a hillside near Belevi, in Selçuk district of İzmir.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • İzmir
  2. Teuthrania
    227 45 min

    Teuthrania

    Teuthrania is an archaeological site identified with Kalerga Tepe, also written Kalarga Tepe, in İzmir’s Bergama district. The remains occupy an elevated rural hill rather than a formal museum building or a compact visitor complex.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • İzmir
  3. Alara Castle Alara Castle
    228 45 min

    Alara Castle

    Alara Kalesi

    Alara Castle is a hilltop fortress ruin above the Alara River in Antalya Province. The castle’s character comes from its position: elevated ground overlooks the river corridor and separates the site from the province’s coastal resort landscape.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Antalya
  4. Atatürk Monument Atatürk Monument
    229 45 min

    Atatürk Monument

    Atatürk Anıtı

    Atatürk Monument is the equestrian civic sculpture in İzmir’s Cumhuriyet Meydanı, on Kordon at Atatürk Bulvarı, in front of Swissôtel. Its subject is Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as a commander, giving the waterfront square a distinctly republican and military memorial character.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • İzmir
  5. İzmir Ethnography Museum İzmir Ethnography Museum
    230 1 hr 30 min

    İzmir Ethnography Museum

    İzmir Etnografya Müzesi

    İzmir Ethnography Museum occupies a historic three-storey building in Konak, on Halil Rıfat Paşa Caddesi beside the Varyant route. The building was constructed in 1831 as St.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • İzmir
  6. Bubon Bubon
    231 45 min

    Bubon

    Bubon is an ancient archaeological settlement in Antalya Province, Türkiye, encountered as a quiet rural heritage site rather than a developed attraction with museum galleries, extensive interpretation or a large visitor complex.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Antalya
  7. Or Yehuda Agriculture School Or Yehuda Agriculture School
    232 20 min

    Or Yehuda Agriculture School

    Or Yehuda Tarım Okulu

    Or Yehuda Agriculture School is the surviving building of a Jewish agricultural colony and school founded near Akhisar in 1899, in what is today the Kayalıoğlu neighbourhood of Akhisar district.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Manisa
  8. Aytap Aytap
    233 45 min

    Aytap

    Iotape

    Aytap, known locally as Iotape, is an ancient archaeological site on the Mediterranean coast near Alanya in Antalya Province. The settlement occupies a coastal promontory with natural harbour advantages that attracted ancient populations.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Antalya
  9. Akköprü Akköprü
    234 45 min

    Akköprü

    Akköprü is a Seljuk-era stone bridge over the Ankara Çayı in Varlık Mahallesi, Yenimahalle. It was built in 1222 during the reign of Sultan I.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Ankara
  10. Ulucanlar Prison Museum Ulucanlar Prison Museum
    235 1 hr 30 min

    Ulucanlar Prison Museum

    Ulucanlar Cezaevi Müzesi

    Ulucanlar Prison Museum occupies Ankara’s former Ulucanlar Prison, built in 1925 as the first prison of the Republic of Türkiye.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Ankara
  11. Acıgöl-Nevşehir
    236 20 min

    Acıgöl-Nevşehir

    Acıgöl-Nevşehir is a volcanic maar in Nevşehir Province, set beside the Nevşehir–Aksaray road and about 3 km east of Acıgöl district centre. Unlike a conventional lake destination, its basin is now dry, giving the site a distinctly geological character.

    • Must see
    • Viewpoint
    • Nevşehir
  12. Özkonak Özkonak
    237 45 min

    Özkonak

    Özkonak Yeralti Şehri

    Özkonak is an underground city on the northern slopes of İdiş Dağı, near Avanos in Nevşehir Province. It was carved into thick volcanic, granite-like tuff layers and opened to visitors in 1972.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Nevşehir
  13. Kadyanda Kadyanda
    238 45 min

    Kadyanda

    Kadyanda is an elevated ancient settlement in the mountains north of Fethiye, approached through Üzümlü rather than from the coast.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Muğla
  14. Çeşme Castle Çeşme Castle
    239 45 min

    Çeşme Castle

    Çeşme Kalesi

    Çeşme Castle is a six-towered Ottoman fortress built in 1508 during the reign of Sultan Bayezid II. Moats remain on three sides, framing a historic defensive site in the centre of Çeşme.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • İzmir
  15. Atatürk, His Mother and Women's Rights Monument Atatürk, His Mother and Women's Rights Monument
    240 45 min

    Atatürk, His Mother and Women's Rights Monument

    Atatürk, Annesi ve Kadın Hakları Anıtı

    Atatürk, His Mother and Women's Rights Monument is a landmark in Anayasa Meydanı, Tuna, on Karşıyaka’s İzmir waterfront. Its present structure reopened in 2018 after the original 1972 monument was rebuilt.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • İzmir
  16. Çamlık Railway Museum Çamlık Railway Museum
    241 45 min

    Çamlık Railway Museum

    Çamlık Eski İstasyonu

    Çamlık Railway Museum is an open-air railway collection beside TCDD’s Çamlık station, approximately 7 kilometres from Selçuk in İzmir Province. It opened to visitors in 1991 and preserves steam-era railway heritage in the setting of a real railway yard.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • İzmir
  17. İnciraltı Sea Museum İnciraltı Sea Museum
    242 1 hr 30 min

    İnciraltı Sea Museum

    İzmir Müze Gemiler Müdürlüğü

    İnciraltı Sea Museum is a waterfront collection of former naval vessels at İnciraltı pier in Balçova, İzmir.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • İzmir
  18. Altınbeşik Cave National Park Altınbeşik Cave National Park
    243 1 hour

    Altınbeşik Cave National Park

    Altınbeşik Mağarası Millî Parkı

    Altınbeşik Cave National Park is a protected natural area in Antalya Province, Turkey, centered on the Altınbeşik Cave system. The park lies within the Taurus Mountains and features significant karst topography.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Antalya
  19. Pydnae Pydnae
    244 45 min

    Pydnae

    Pydnai

    Pydnae is an abandoned Hellenistic fortress settlement on the Lycian coast, at İnce Burun where the Eşen River reaches the sea.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Muğla
  20. Marmaris Castle Marmaris Castle
    245 45 min

    Marmaris Castle

    Marmaris Kalesi

    Marmaris Castle is a historic hilltop fortress behind Marmaris Harbour, in Tepe Mahallesi’s Kaleiçi Mevkii.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Muğla
  21. Kuğulu Park Kuğulu Park
    246 1 hour

    Kuğulu Park

    Kuğulu Park is a compact public green space on Tunalı Hilmi Caddesi in Kavaklıdere, Çankaya, Ankara.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  22. Gökyay Association Chess Museum Gökyay Association Chess Museum
    247 1 hr 30 min

    Gökyay Association Chess Museum

    Gökyay Vakfı Satranç Müzesi

    Gökyay Association Chess Museum is a specialist Ankara museum built around Akın Gökyay’s chess-set collection, which he began in 1975. It presents chess through design, craftsmanship, history, symbolism, and cultural exchange, rather than only as a competitive game.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Ankara
  23. İsa Bey Mosque İsa Bey Mosque
    248 30 min

    İsa Bey Mosque

    İsa Bey Camii

    İsa Bey Mosque is a 14th-century Aydinid mosque on the south-western slope of Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk, İzmir.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • İzmir
  24. Göksu Park Göksu Park
    249 1 hour

    Göksu Park

    Göksu Parkı

    Göksu Park is a distinctive lakeside recreation area in Göksu Mahallesi, Etimesgut, shaped by a 1.6-kilometre route around its lake rather than by a single building or monument.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  25. Dikmen Valley Dikmen Valley
    250 1 hour

    Dikmen Valley

    Dikmen Vadisi

    Dikmen Valley is a large public green corridor in Ankara’s Çankaya district, extending between the Dikmen and Ayrancı neighbourhoods. It follows a long, sloping valley rather than forming one enclosed attraction.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
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Common questions

How long should a first trip to Türkiye be?

Ten to fourteen days allows about four days in İstanbul and at least three around Antalya when coastal archaeology is included. Cappadocia needs its own regional stay, and a one-way coastal route is more workable than returning to the same city each night.

What entry documents are needed for Türkiye?

Türkiye's visa position varies by passport and purpose. Verify the rule through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, when eligible, use only the official e-Visa service rather than an intermediary.

What is the best way to travel around Türkiye?

İstanbul's two airports and Antalya are the principal gateways for this itinerary. Domestic flights cover long cross-country legs, coaches serve many city pairs, and high-speed rail is most useful on the İstanbul-Ankara axis rather than as a universal substitute.

When is a practical time to visit Türkiye?

April to May and September to October are broad choices for combining İstanbul with the Mediterranean coast. Cappadocia nights, inland heat, and Antalya's coastal conditions differ, so confirm weather for each overnight base.

What money and payment basics apply in Türkiye?

Türkiye uses the Turkish lira (TRY). Keep lira available for smaller transport and market transactions even when cards are accepted, and review the displayed amount in TRY before agreeing to any card conversion.

What practical safety details should I save for Türkiye?

Dial 112 for emergencies in Türkiye. Electricity is 230 V through Type C and F sockets; tap-water safety is not recorded here, so obtain current local advice at each stop.