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A heavenly beach close to an ancient city in the woods.
An abandoned village to the south of Fethiye, Kayaköy contains several thousand abandoned houses and stands as a reminder of the population exchange that once took place between Greece and Turkey.
A city that has suffered an earthquake.
A frontier town on the eastern edge of Turkey, Dogubeyazit benefits from amazing views of Mount Ararat.
An amazing little Cappadocian town, whose development has adapted itself to its bizarre geology, Ortahisar is a marvel that's not yet on the usual tourist radar.
An old fishing village, Kuşadasi has become a very popular seaside resort with Turkish tourists and foreigners. It is located in the Aegean Sea and near to Ephesus.
The capital of the Turkish Kurds, Diyarbakir has a very special atmosphere, a feeling of elsewhere inside its old town walls.
Erzurum is an austere highland city, at 1757 m above sea level... Within this volcanic, lunar and bright landscape lies the largest city in north-eastern Turkey, which boasts superb remnants of the Seljuq period, a lovely town centre and a nearby ski resort.
A superb historical building clinging to a steep mountainside and offering magnificent views
An industrial city on the Black Sea coast.
Tokat is a large city in the northern central Anatolia region. It boasts a preserved district of the Ottoman period and contains a host of historical monuments: a fortress, mosques, madrasas, konagi, Greek churches.
Sivas is a metropolitan region of 312,000 inhabitants, built at an altitude of 1,200 m on the Central Anatolian plateau, on the banks of the Kizilirmak River. A modern city with many historical monuments and a very pleasant and commercial centre.
Ani is an unusual site. The ruins of the medieval capital of Armenia are today within the borders of Turkey, separated by an Armenian canyon which they dispute. On the site, eloquent ruins of churches, mosques and palaces.
Kars, capital of the Turkish Caucasus, is a disconcerting city. An old eastern city half in ruins, with an orthogonal centre, ruins of Armenian churches, mosques, fortress... Of dust and the nagging impression of a city on the outer limits!
Artvin lies in the steep and arid Çoruh Valley at the heart of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains in Turkey. The town extends along the slopes of a mountain and contains Ottoman houses, a palace, mosques and fountains; the mountains are also a prized destination for hikers.
Once one of the richest and most powerful cities in ancient Greece, nowadays Miletus is an interesting archaeological site, but not an unmissable one.
Antakya is situated in the province of Hatay, on the border of Syria. This is a city with a long and rich history; you will not believe your ears when you listen to all the things you are told about it!
The 2,156 metre high Mount Bozdağ stands dominating the town of Bozdağ. A prized destination with Izmir's walkers and climbers, it is also a popular skiing destination in winter, despite the fact the season is often short. And to cap it all you get wonderful views out over the Ödemis Valley into the bargain as well.
Covering much of the eastern part, Anatolia is typical of Asian Turkey and is home to some of the country's most incredible tourist attractions.
The Atatürk Mausoleum could well be considered republican Turkey's most important historic site.