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Afyonkarahisar Great Mosque
Kırk Direkli Cami, Cami-i Kebir, Hocabey Camii
Below Afyon Castle, this Seljuk-era Great Mosque was begun in 1272 and rests its ceiling on wooden columns; it joined the UNESCO list in 2023.
Period
Seljuk Period
1037 CE – 1308 CE
Ancient cities
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Ahi Şerafettin (Arslanhane) Mosque
Arslanhane Camii, Aslanhane Camii, Ahi Şerefeddin Camii
On a slope outside Ankara Castle, the Arslanhane Mosque has 24 timber columns with reused Roman capitals and dates to 1290; UNESCO listed it in 2023.
Alacahöyük
Alaca Höyük, Alacahöyük
Alacahöyük is a settlement mound in Alaca district, Çorum, known for its Early Bronze Age royal tombs, the Hittite Sphinx Gate and the museum on the site.
Alanya Castle
Karakesion, Kalonoros, Alaiye
A medieval fortress on a rock 250 m above the sea, with 6.5 km of walls, the Red Tower and the only Seljuk shipyard to survive intact; people still live inside the walls.
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Ani Archaeological Site
Ani near Kars is a medieval Bagratid capital with Armenian, Seljuk and Georgian monuments on the Armenian border; a World Heritage Site since 2016.
Aspendos
Aspendos, Primoupolis, Estvediys, Belkıs
The two-storey stage building of the Aspendos theatre still stands to full height. This Pamphylian city near Serik also has an aqueduct arcade over a kilometre long.
Dara
Dara, Daras, Anastasiopolis
Dara is an East Roman garrison city near Mardin, built against the Sasanians; it is known for four kilometres of walls, giant cisterns, rock-cut tombs and a market district under excavation.
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Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
Amida, Amidi
Diyarbakır's 5.8 km of walls, Inner Castle and the Hevsel Gardens by the Tigris span Roman to Ottoman history; a World Heritage Site since 2015.
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Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği in Sivas, founded in 1228-1229 by the Mengücekid Ahmed Shah and his wife Turan Melek, is a UNESCO complex famed for its portals.
Harput Castle
Ziata Castellum, Kharpete, Hısn-ı Ziyad, Süt Kalesi
Harput Castle in Elazığ has layers from the Urartians to the Ottomans, with rock-cut cisterns, an Artuqid palace and mosque, and a dug-up Ottoman quarter.
Harran
Carrhae, Harran, Ḥarrān, Charris
Harran, 44 km south of Şanlıurfa in the middle of its own plain, is an ancient settlement known for its walls, citadel, Great Mosque and beehive-style mudbrick houses.
Hasankeyf
Riskepha, Kephas, Kepha, Hasankeyf, Ḥıṣnıkeyf
Hasankeyf is an old Tigris-side town in Batman known for its rock citadel, cave dwellings and Artuqid heritage; a number of its monuments were moved to a new cultural park.