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Sogmatar — The Last Sanctuary of the Moon God
A remote hilltop complex of carved rock sanctuaries and planetary shrines on the Harran plain — the most…
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Turkey: 114 heritage places documented by Cultural Heritage Online, region by region — what each one is, where it is, and how to see it.
Turkey · Building
St. Helena Church
A 1904 Catholic church in Karşıyaka, Turkey, designed by Raymond Charles Péré and dedicated to Saint Helena, mother…
Turkey · Building
St. John the Evangelist’s Anglican Church, İzmir
An Anglican church in İzmir's Alsancak quarter, reflecting the historic presence of Christian communities in this Mediterranean port…
Turkey · Tradition
Sufi whirling
In Konya, Mevlevi dervishes perform sema—a meditative spinning ritual where the body orbits in circles to achieve spiritual…
Turkey · Building
Süleymaniye Mosque
An Ottoman imperial masterpiece atop Istanbul's Third Hill, the Süleymaniye Mosque represents Mimar Sinan's greatest work and dominates…
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Sumela Monastery
A Byzantine cliff monastery built into a sheer rock face at 1,200 metres altitude in the Pontic Mountains…
Turkey · Building
Süreyya Opera House
Istanbul's first Anatolian opera house, designed in 1927 by architect Kegham Kavafyan, served as a cinema for decades…
Turkey · Building
Tahtakale Hamam
An Ottoman bathhouse built under Sultan Mehmet II and restored in the late 1980s, the Tahtakale Hamam stands…
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Tayyare Apartments
A pioneering 1922 housing complex by Turkish architect Mimar Kemaleddin, converted into the Crowne Plaza Istanbul Old City…
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