Small ancient site for enthusiasts only.
Akdamar Island is home to the Church of the Holy Cross. This beautiful 10th century church must be one of the most photographed in eastern Turkey, the elegant proportions of its cruciform shape and po...
This important mosque was built in Arab style and completed for Alaeddin Keykubad in 1221. The North Entrance is no longer used; the faithful now enter through the Eastern Entrance. Once inside the vi...
One of the great surprises of Ankara is the Citadel. Once through its gates you are immediately in a Turkish village! Climb the Sark Kulesi (East Tower) and Ak Kale (White Castle) for great views. As ...
The Museum of Anatolian Civilisations is a vast repository of items from Turkey’s many ancient civilisations (Old Stone Age through to 700 BC). Being housed in an old multi-domed bedestan (market) tha...
Ruins of an ancient 2nd century BC city and part of Kaonia.
Working monastery dating back to 1474 with Church of St Mary decorated with frescoes.
Arsameia was founded by Mithradates I Callinicus in 80BCE. A stone tablet depicts a figure thought to be Apollo with rays of the sun radiating from his head; two further tablets depict figures one of ...
This stark and somewhat austere mausoleum holds the body of a genuine national hero who is revered throughout the nation as the man who revolutionised the country bringing it firmly into the modern wo...
