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Archaeological & historic sites in Turkey
Turkey has 394 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Constantinople. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 1–150, on page 1 of 3.
- Archaeological
- 394
- Oldest
- Göbekli Tepe 9999 BC
- Little known
- 256 of 394
- Most from
- 20th century
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1.Constantinople
Archaeological · 4th century · Iconic
Capital of the Eastern Roman, Latin and Ottoman Empires, currently Istanbul, Turkey
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2.Troy
Archaeological · 30th century BC · Iconic
Ancient Homeric-era city in northwest Asia Minor; it is known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan war
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4.Temple of Ephesian Artemis
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Iconic
Temple in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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5.Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Iconic
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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8.Byzantium
Archaeological · 7th century BC · Iconic
Ancient Greek city, precursor of Constantinople
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10.Pergamon
Archaeological · 8th century BC · Iconic
Ancient city of Ionia in modern-day Turkey and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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12.Çatalhöyük
Archaeological · 75th century BC · Iconic
Archaeological site in Konya Province, Turkey
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13.Sardis
Archaeological · Renowned
Ancient city in Anatolia, today an archaeological site at Sart, Turkey
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14.Ani
Archaeological · Renowned
Ruined medieval Armenian city in Kars, Turkey, and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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16.Halicarnassus
Archaeological · 11th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek city in Caria, present day Bodrum in Turkey
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18.Nicomedia
Archaeological · 3rd century BC · Renowned
Ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey
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19.Edessa
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Renowned
Ancient city in upper Mesopotamia, modern day Urfa, Southeast Turkey
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20.Xanthos
Archaeological · Renowned
Ancient city of Ionia in modern-day Turkey and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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23.Library of Celsus
Archaeological · Renowned
Library constructed over the burial of the Roman senator Ti. Iulius Celsus Polemaeanus in Ephesus
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29.Letoon
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient Lycian city and part of UNESCO World Heritage site in Turkey
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36.Sümela Monastery
Archaeological · 4th century · Notable
Greek Orthodox monastery and Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkey
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41.Monastery of Stoudios
Archaeological · 5th century · Notable
Greek Orthodox monastery in Constantinople
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42.Heraclea Pontica
Archaeological · 6th century BC · Notable
Ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey
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43.Patara
Archaeological · 8th century BC · Notable
Lycian settlement on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey
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59.Yazılıkaya
Archaeological · 13th century BC · Notable
Sanctuary of Hattusa, the capital city of the Hittite Empire
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60.Phaselis
Archaeological · 7th century BC · Notable
Greek and Roman city on the coast of ancient Lycia; ruins north of the modern town Tekirova in the Kemer district of Antalya Province in Turkey
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73.Sagalassos
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient city of Pisidia in modern-day Turkey; tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site
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78.Nevalı Çori
Archaeological · 84th century BC · Notable
Early Neolithic settlement and archaeological site
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91.The Stone of Million
Archaeological · 4th century · Notable
Byzantine mile-marker monument in Constantinople
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94.Pessinus
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient city and archaeological site in Turkey at modern Ballıhisar
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97.Sangarius Bridge
Archaeological · 6th century · Notable
Late Roman (562) bridge in Serdivan, Sakarya, Turkey
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99.Zincirli Höyük
Archaeological · 30th century BC · Notable
Former country and archaeological site in Islahiye, Gaziantep, Turkey
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104.Basilica of St. John
Archaeological · 6th century · Notable
Church building located on the Ayasoluk by Ephesus
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114.Saint Karapet Monastery, Muş
Archaeological · 4th century · Notable
Former Armenian monastery in Turkey
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115.HMS Irresistible (1898)
Archaeological · Notable
1898 Formidable-class pre-dreadnought battleship
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117.Forum of Theodosius
Archaeological · Notable
Roman forum and triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
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120.Ktuts monastery
Archaeological · 15th century · Notable
Former Armenian monastery on an island in Lake Van, Turkey
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129.Saint Bartholomew Monastery
Archaeological · 13th century · Notable
Medieval Armenian monestery in present-day Başkale, Van, Turkey
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132.Aşıklı Höyük
Archaeological · 82nd century BC · Notable
Neolithic archaeological site near Aksaray, Turkey
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136.Kaymaklı Monastery
Archaeological · 15th century · Notable
A ruined Armenian Apostolic monastery
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141.Asclepieion of Pergamon
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Temple complex with a Greek theatre in Pergamon
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150.Adam Mickiewicz Museum
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Beyoğlu, İstanbul, European Turkey
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Turkey?
394 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Turkey with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Turkey?
Constantinople, 4th century. Capital of the Eastern Roman, Latin and Ottoman Empires, currently Istanbul, Turkey.
Which is the oldest?
Göbekli Tepe, dated to 9999 BC. 92 of these 394 carry a founding date, 61 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.