Historic & Cultural in Turkey: Top Places

Mehmetçik Monument is a monumental sculpture featuring a Turkish soldier on Kartaltepe of Polatlı, a rural area of Ankara Province, Turkey. The name of the monument Mehmetçik is the diminutive form of the common name Mehmet, which is used to nickname Turkish soldiers.

Euromus or Euromos – also, Europus or Europos, Eunomus or Eunomos, Philippi or Philippoi; earlier Kyromus and Hyromus – was an ancient city in Caria, Anatolia; the ruins are approximately 4 km southeast of Selimiye and 12 km northwest of Milas, Muğla Province, Turkey. It was situated at the foot of Mount Grium, which runs parallel to Mount Latmus, and was built by one Euromus, a son of Idris, a Carian.

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Termessos - Upper City Wall is part of the ancient city of Termessos, located in the Korkuteli district of Antalya, on the southwest side of Mount Güllük at an altitude of approximately 1000 meters. These walls were a crucial component of the city's natural defenses and played a role in Alexander the Great's failure to conquer the city. Among the remains of Termessos are also the theater, gymnasium, and other structures.

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The Milion was a marker from which all distances across the Roman Empire were measured. Erected by Septimius Severus in the 3rd century AD in the city of Byzantium, it became the zero-mile marker for the empire upon the re-founding of the city as Constantinople in 330 AD. Thereafter, it would serve as the starting-place for the measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Cadyanda or Kadyanda was a town of ancient Lycia. The site was discovered by Charles Fellows. The decree of Pixodarus now in the British Museum shows that the Lycian name of the town was Xadawãti.

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Tlos, located in the Seydikemer district of Muğla, is an ancient Lycian city with a history spanning approximately 4,000 years. As one of the six most important cities of the Lycian League, Tlos is known in mythology as the home of the hero Bellerophon and his winged horse Pegasus. The city features structures such as rock-cut tombs, a theater, a stadium, an agora, baths, and an acropolis.

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It is a castle formed by steep rocks with natural formations on a high hill 6 km away from the central district.

Sos Höyük is a mound located 24 km northeast of Erzurum city center and 13 km west of Pasinler district. It is known by this name in archaeological literature because the old name of the nearby village of Yiğittaşı was Sos. It is on the immediate south bank of the Çökender Stream, a tributary of the Aras River.

Yozgat Clock Tower, located in Yozgat's square, is a single-balcony clock tower built in 1908 by the mayor of the period, Tevfikizade Ahmet Bey.

The Acropolis, located in Ayvacık district of Çanakkale, is a historic site situated at the highest point of the ancient city of Assos. These elevated areas in ancient Greek cities served religious, military, and political purposes and were significant parts of the cities. The Temple of Athena, found within the Acropolis, was built in the 6th century BC and is the only example of an Archaic-Doric temple in Anatolia. The Acropolis is within walking distance of the Temple of Athena (44 m), Assos (285 m), and the Theatre (306 m).

Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city located in modern day Turkey, situated on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. An inhabitant of Lampsacus was called a Lampsacene. The name has been transmitted in the nearby modern town of Lapseki.

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Selge was an important city in ancient Pisidia and later in Pamphylia, on the southern slope of Mount Taurus, modern Antalya Province, Turkey, at the part where the river Eurymedon River forces its way through the mountains towards the south.

Garipçe Castle is an Ottoman-era castle on the ridges of Garipçe in Istanbul. It was built during the reign of Sultan Mustafa III in the years 1757-1774.

Mamure Castle is a medieval castle in the Bozdoğan village, Anamur ilçe of Mersin Province, Turkey.

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The Corinth Temple in Termessos Ancient City is one of two prostylos Corinthian temples located near the Stoa of Attalos. These temples are dated to the 2nd or 3rd century AD, and the deities to whom they were dedicated are not yet known. Other remains in the ancient city of Termessos include the theater, cisterns, and various tombs.

Sobesos, an ancient city 23 km from Ürgüp, in Şahinefendi Village. It was understood that there was an ancient city here after some ruins around the village were accidentally noticed and examined, and excavation works were started in 2002 by the Nevşehir Museum Directorate. It was established at the starting point of Soğanlı Valley, on volcanic land, in a strategically safe location and on fertile soils.