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Places to visit in Türkiye — page 13

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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737 places match

Category

Historic sites 439 Museums 96 Places of worship 57 Nature sites 85 Viewpoints 27 Food and drink 4 Markets and shopping 5 Entertainment 4 Nightlife 1 Family attractions 4 Art and culture 10 Activities 5

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 618 1 to 2 hours 106 Half a day or more 13

Interests

History 513 Art 60 Museums 93 Nature 93 Sea and beach 66 Viewpoints 27
  1. Suluhan Suluhan
    301 45 min

    Suluhan

    Suluhan is a historic commercial han in Ankara’s Ulus area, known locally as Hasan Paşa Hanı and Sulu Han.

    • High
    • Historic site
    • Ankara
  2. METU Science and Technology Museum METU Science and Technology Museum
    302 1 hr 30 min

    METU Science and Technology Museum

    ODTÜ Bilim ve Teknoloji Müzesi

    METU Science and Technology Museum occupies a university setting on the Middle East Technical University campus in Ankara and brings together three distinct exhibition areas: the Science and Technology History Exhibition, the Classical Automobile Exhibition and the Open-Air Exhibition.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Ankara
  3. Mount Spil National Park Mount Spil National Park
    303 4 hours

    Mount Spil National Park

    Spil Dağı Millî Parkı

    Spil Dağı Milli Parkı is the protected forest on the mountain behind Manisa, opened to the public on 22 April 1968.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Manisa
  4. Hisar Mosque Hisar Mosque
    304 30 min

    Hisar Mosque

    Hisar Camii

    Hisar Mosque is an active Ottoman mosque in İzmir’s Kemeraltı bazaar, in the Hisarönü area beside Kızlarağası Hanı. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality dates its construction to 1592 and attributes it to Yakup Bey.

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • İzmir
  5. İzmir Toy Museum İzmir Toy Museum
    305 1 hr 30 min

    İzmir Toy Museum

    Ümran Baradan Oyun ve Oyuncak Müzesi

    İzmir Toy Museum is a specialised Konak Municipality collection in Varyant, built around toys gathered by ceramic artist and painter Ümran Baradan.

    • High
    • Museum
    • İzmir
  6. Feza Gürsey Science Center Feza Gürsey Science Center
    306 1 hr 30 min

    Feza Gürsey Science Center

    Feza Gürsey Bilim Merkezi

    Feza Gürsey Science Center is an interactive science venue inside Ankara’s Altınpark. Ankara Metropolitan Municipality founded the center on 23 April 1993 to make scientific ideas accessible through hands-on discovery.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Ankara
  7. First Bullet Monument First Bullet Monument
    307 45 min

    First Bullet Monument

    İlk Kurşun Anıtı

    First Bullet Monument is a memorial in Konak Atatürk Square, where İzmir’s civic history unfolds around the Clock Tower and Konak Government House.

    • High
    • Historic site
    • İzmir
  8. Mazı Underground City
    308 45 min

    Mazı Underground City

    Mazı yeraltı şehri

    Mazı Underground City is a historic subterranean settlement in Mazı village, within Ürgüp district of Nevşehir. Mazı’s ancient name was Mataza. The site forms part of Cappadocia’s underground heritage, with living and working spaces carved below ground.

    • High
    • Historic site
    • Nevşehir
  9. İnkaya Cave
    309 1 hour

    İnkaya Cave

    İnkaya Mağarası

    İnkaya Cave is a dry cave west of Yelki village, on the eastern side of Kocadağ in Güzelbahçe, İzmir. Its documented underground length is 222 metres, and the deepest point is 30 metres below the entrance.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • İzmir
  10. Muğla Museum Muğla Museum
    310 1 hr 30 min

    Muğla Museum

    Muğla Müzesi

    Muğla Museum occupies a former prison building on Müştak Bey Cad., behind the courthouse in Menteşe.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Muğla
  11. Esertepe Park Esertepe Park
    311 1 hour

    Esertepe Park

    Esertepe Parkı

    Esertepe Park is a municipal recreation area in Keçiören, positioned between the Esertepe and Etlik neighbourhoods. Its approximately 180,000-square-metre scale makes it a substantial hillside destination within Ankara rather than a small neighbourhood garden.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  12. Saint Polycarp Church Saint Polycarp Church
    312 30 min

    Saint Polycarp Church

    Saint Polycarpe Kilisesi

    Saint Polycarp Church is a Roman Catholic church in Akdeniz Mahallesi, in İzmir’s Konak district.

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • İzmir
  13. Tomb of Karyağdı Hatun Tomb of Karyağdı Hatun
    313 45 min

    Tomb of Karyağdı Hatun

    Karyağdı Hatun Türbesi

    The Tomb of Karyağdı Hatun is a small Ottoman funerary monument on Doğan Sokak in Ankara’s Ulus area, close to İtfaiye Meydanı.

    • High
    • Historic site
    • Ankara
  14. Bouleuterion (Ephesus) Bouleuterion (Ephesus)
    314 45 min

    Bouleuterion (Ephesus)

    Odeon (Konser Salonu)

    The Bouleuterion at Ephesus is a compact civic auditorium associated with the city council and also known as the Odeon.

    • High
    • Historic site
    • İzmir
  15. Konak Mosque Konak Mosque
    315 30 min

    Konak Mosque

    Konak Camii

    Konak Mosque, also known as Yalı Mosque, is a small Ottoman-era mosque on Konak Square in central İzmir.

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • İzmir
  16. Maltepe Mosque Maltepe Mosque
    316 30 min

    Maltepe Mosque

    Maltepe Camii

    Maltepe Mosque is a functioning place of worship in Maltepe Mahallesi, within Ankara’s Çankaya district. Construction began in 1954 and finished in 1959, while the design adopts the visual language of classical Ottoman mosques.

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Ankara
  17. Çandarlı Castle Çandarlı Castle
    317 45 min

    Çandarlı Castle

    Çandarlı Kalesi

    Çandarlı Castle is a compact fortified landmark in Çandarlı Mahallesi, within İzmir’s Dikili district.

    • High
    • Historic site
    • İzmir
  18. Opera Stage Opera Stage
    318 1 hour

    Opera Stage

    Ankara Devlet Opera ve Balesi

    Opera Stage is a working performance venue at Atatürk Bulvarı No:20 in Ankara’s Ulus district. Ankara State Opera and Ballet operates it, while the building is also used with the State Theatres.

    • High
    • Art and culture venue
    • Ankara
  19. Çakırağa Mansion Çakırağa Mansion
    319 1 hr 30 min

    Çakırağa Mansion

    Çakırağa Konağı

    Çakırağa Mansion is a preserved historic residence in Birgi Mahallesi, near Ödemiş in İzmir Province, now experienced as a Ministry of Culture and Tourism museum.

    • High
    • Museum
    • İzmir
  20. Kalabantia
    320 45 min

    Kalabantia

    Kalabantia is an ancient Lycian coastal settlement and harbour town whose archaeological remains lie around Korsan Koyu on the Teke Peninsula. Its identity comes from the meeting of a maritime settlement, rugged coastal terrain and a historic walking route.

    • High
    • Historic site
    • Muğla
  21. Kocain Cave Kocain Cave
    321 1 hour

    Kocain Cave

    Kocain Mağarası

    Kocain Cave, also known locally as Kocain Mağarası, is a natural limestone cave in Antalya Province.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Antalya
  22. TCDD General Headquarters Building TCDD General Headquarters Building
    322 45 min

    TCDD General Headquarters Building

    TCDD Genel Müdürlüğü

    TCDD General Headquarters Building is the Ankara headquarters of Türkiye's State Railways, at Hipodrom Caddesi beside Ankara railway station in Altındağ. Its identity is tied to railway administration rather than a museum collection or a station's passenger functions.

    • High
    • Historic site
    • Ankara
  23. Milas Museum Milas Museum
    323 1 hr 30 min

    Milas Museum

    Milas Müzesi

    Milas Museum is a local museum in Milas, Muğla, founded in 1987 and devoted to the archaeological and ethnographic heritage of the surrounding region.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Muğla
  24. Nevşehir Museum Nevşehir Museum
    324 1 hr 30 min

    Nevşehir Museum

    Nevşehir Müzesi

    Nevşehir Museum is a Ministry of Culture and Tourism museum whose story began in 1967, when it opened as the Damat İbrahim Paşa Archaeology and Ethnography Museum.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Nevşehir
  25. Melike Hatun Mosque Melike Hatun Mosque
    325 30 min

    Melike Hatun Mosque

    Melike Hatun Camii

    Melike Hatun Mosque is a contemporary religious landmark in Ankara’s historic Ulus district, standing at İtfaiye Meydanı on Kosova Caddesi in Anafartalar Mahallesi, Altındağ.

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • 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.