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Sille Subaşı
Atop a limestone hillside roughly 8 km northwest of Konya’s city center lies the village of Sille Subaşı, formally a neighbourhood of the Selçuklu district. Far from a modern suburb, Sille Subaşı feels like a quaint hamlet frozen in time. Its cobblestone alleys and whitewashed stone houses — many crowned by enclosed wooden balconies and […]
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Diyarbakır Fortress
Located atop a basalt plateau on the upper Tigris, the city of Diyarbakır (ancient Amida) has been “an important centre since the Hellenistic period” through Roman, Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman times. Its most imposing feature is an unbroken loop of city walls stretching roughly 5.8 kilometers, encircling the historic Sur district. These ramparts are studded […]
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Sirkeci Train Station
Sirkeci Station, perched at the tip of Istanbul’s historic peninsula, is more than a mere railway terminus: it is a living monument bridging empires and eras. Since its completion in 1890, the station has symbolized the city’s link between East and West. Its striking Moorish-inspired façade – horseshoe arches, alternating bands of cream and red […]
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Çalış Tepesi
Çalış Tepesi (literally “Çalış Hill”) is a modest rise overlooking Fethiye’s famous bay and the adjacent Çalış Beach in Muğla province, southwestern Turkey. In one direction it gazes across the glittering Mediterranean, with the islands of Fethiye Bay (including the small Şövalye Adası – “Knight’s Island” – directly offshore) arrayed on the horizon. In the […]
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Hamsilos Bay
Hamsilos Bay sits where dark pine forests merge with tranquil waters in Turkey’s far north. This sheltered cove along the Black Sea coast is often described as “Turkey’s only fjord,” a name that invites travelers to explore its unique beauty. Yet its story is both geological and cultural. From sweeping aerial vistas that resemble elephant […]
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Sabanci Central Mosque
Located on the banks of Adana’s Seyhan River, the Sabanci Central Mosque rises with six slender minarets and a vast central dome, a monumental silhouette visible from across the city. Since its inauguration in 1998, the mosque has claimed its place as an icon of Adana, often described as the city’s crowning jewel. It stands […]
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Haci Bayram Mosque
Hacı Bayram Mosque and its slender minaret stand immediately alongside the marble remnants of the Roman Temple of Augustus. This striking juxtaposition of faiths – a first-century sanctuary abutting a 15th-century Ottoman mosque – gives a hint of the site’s layered significance. Inscriptions on the temple walls memorialize the deeds of Emperor Augustus, while the […]
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Cumalıkızık
A visitor arriving in Cumalıkızık is immediately struck by the sight of brightly painted Ottoman houses lining the hills. Cobblestone lanes wind beneath broad sycamores, and near the village gate local women sell jars of homemade jam, olives and pickles. The air carries the earthy aroma of wood and baking bread, and the warm colors […]
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Green Tomb
In the mosaic of Ottoman edifices that punctuate the age-old skyline of Bursa, the Green Tomb—or Yeşil Türbe—stands apart not merely as a sepulchral monument, but as a resonant emblem of dynastic renewal. Commissioned in the shadow of civil strife and completed in 1421, this mausoleum memorializes Sultan Mehmed I—credited with reassembling the Ottoman realm […]
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Church of St. George (Aya Yorgi Church)
On Büyükada – the largest of Istanbul’s Princes’ Islands – the Church of St. George (Aya Yorgi) crowns a 204-meter-high hill known as Yüce Tepe. Far more than just an old chapel, it is a living pilgrimage shrine that draws believers of various faiths. Every spring and autumn, thousands trek here on St. George’s Day […]
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Diyarbakır Grand Mosque
Located at the heart of Diyarbakır’s old city (Sur district), the Grand Mosque – locally Ulu Cami or “Great Mosque” – is an architectural and cultural beacon. Often cited as the oldest mosque in Anatolia, it has drawn pilgrims and scholars for centuries. Its venerable stones speak of emperors and sultans, of conversion and continuity. […]
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Deyrulzafaran Monastery
Deyrulzafaran Monastery, also known as Mor Hananyo Monastery or the “Saffron Monastery,” stands perched on the sun-scorched hills just outside Mardin in southeastern Turkey. Its honey-colored stonework, warm from the sun, is said to have been mixed with saffron in the mortar – a tradition that gave the monastery its Arabic nickname “Dairu ’l-Zafaran,” meaning […]
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