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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.
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Agora of Smyrna
Smyrna
The Agora of Smyrna in Izmir’s Kemeraltı was the civic heart of the ancient city; it is known for its great Basilica, West Stoa, Faustina Gate and rich graffiti.
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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.
Aigai
Aigai, Aegae, Nemrutkale, Köseler Kalesi
Aigai is an Aeolian hill city on Mount Yunt in Manisa, known for its three-storey Hellenistic agora building, bouleuterion, theatre, macellum and Athena sanctuary.
Aizanoi
Aizanoi
Aizanoi is a Roman-era city in Çavdarhisar, Kütahya, known for its Temple of Zeus, an attached theatre-stadium complex and its macellum market building.
Alabanda
Alabanda, Antiocheia Chrysaoron, Khrysor Antiokhia
Alabanda is a Carian city in Çine, Aydın, on the Araphisar hillsides; it became a regional capital under Rome and has a theatre, council house and baths.
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.
Alahan Monastery
Alahan Monastery is a 5th-century Byzantine complex 1,300 m up a slope above the Göksu Valley, north of Mut, known for two churches, a baptistery and rock-cut tombs.
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.
Alaşehir Archaeological Site (Philadelphia)
Philadelpheia, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, in Manisa's Alaşehir district, was founded by Attalos II Philadelphos; the East Gate and the monumental piers of the Byzantine-era Church of St. John survive.
Alexandria Troas
Antigoneia, Colonia Augusta Alexandria Troas, Alexandria Troas
Alexandria Troas is a planned harbour city founded in 310 BCE near Dalyan village in Ezine, covering 390 hectares and known for the Herodes Atticus bath and gymnasium.
Alinda
Alinda, Alexandria ad Latmum, Aleksandria
Alinda is a Carian city on two hills in Karpuzlu, remembered as the capital of Queen Ada and known for its agora, theatre, walls and Carian-type tombs.