Chiselled into the bare rockface high above the busy streets of Dohuk, four impressive carvings from the Neo-Assyrian period have braved the elements for millennia. Although relatively small, they constitute an invaluable…
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Although Dohuk doesn’t offer a lot in terms of grand landmarks, there is one place worth your time: Nazarki’s Castle. Once a symbol for the oppression and persecution of the Kurdish people…
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Gracing the windswept summit of Mount Nemrut lies one of Turkey’s most extraordinary archaeological sites: the Hierotheseion, the monumental tumulus of King Antiochus I of Commagene. Epic in scale, the grave now…
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Just north of the Turkish-Syrian border lie the stunning remains of Dara-Anastasiupolis. Once a thriving garrison town, constructed to guard the Byzantine east from Persian attacks, her crumbling ruins now rest derelict…
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Diyarbakır is the beating heart of Kurdistan, the cultural capital of the Kurds, a city brimming with ancient traditions and a turbulent history. Boasting the second longest continuous walls in the world,…
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Şanlıurfa is a city as fascinating as it is enchanting. Boasting an astonishing history reaching back to the very beginnings of human civilization, over the millennia, countless people have left their mark…
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Hailed as the country’s culinary capital, it is no secret that Gaziantep possesses the whole plethora of Turkey’s gastronomic excellence. However, beyond her myriad of tasty temptations and sweet sensations, Gaziantep is…
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Cradling the Turkish-Armenian border in the far east of the country, the magnificent ruins of Ani, the “City of 1001 Churches”, might be one of Turkey’s most underrated archaeological sites. In a…
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Wedged between rolling hills and rocky outcrops lie the ruins of a once magnificent metropolis: Hattuşa, “City of a Thousand Gods”. Today, little remains of the ancient Hittite capital, and yet, those…
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Somewhere in the arid hinterlands of Anatolia, immortalized in ochre stone, lies one of Turkey’s most incredible architectonic wonders: the Great Mosque of Divriği. Constructed at the height of the Sultanate of…
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Monumental tombs of ancient kings. An old Seljuk mausoleum and Ilkhanate hospital. Quaint Ottoman dwellings. A peculiar, octagonal madrassa. And seven mummies. Far off the main tourist route, Amasya is an incredibly…
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Located halfway between Istanbul and Ankara, the quaint provincial capital of Eskişehir perfectly lends itself as a stopover between Turkey’s biggest cities. Albeit limited in its touristic potential, the town impresses with…