Turkey.
Alanya
A Mediterranean resort city on Turkey's southern coast where a Seljuk-era citadel dominates a modest peninsula backed by the Taurus Mountains, Alanya combine…
Amasya
Rock tombs of the Pontic kings carved into cliffsides above the Yeşilırmak River make Amasya one of northern Turkey's most visually striking cities.
Giresun
A photogenic Black Sea city in northeastern Turkey, Giresun sits on the coast within sight of mountains, with scenic viewpoints in the surrounding hills.
Simav district
Compact Turkish town of red-tiled rooftops spread across a broad river valley, backed by forested upland ridges, with historic churches in the centre and eas…
Sinop
Sinop sits on a narrow isthmus at the northernmost point of Turkey's Black Sea coast, giving the town water on nearly every side and a compact centre with a…
Çaykara
Tiny district town in Trabzon province set in a V-shaped valley along the Solaklı River, with old-growth temperate forest rising toward alpine tundra in the…
Aybastı
This compact inland town in Ordu Province, Aybastı sits at elevation amid densely forested green hills, its low-rise buildings spreading across a broad valle…
Marmaris
This Mediterranean port resort on the Turkish Riviera where mountains meet the sea, Marmaris has a walkable centre dense with restaurants and bars alongside…
Mudanya district
A compact seafront town on the Gulf of Gemlik along Turkey's southern Marmara coast, Mudanya has a walkable centre with cafés and restaurants and a photogeni…
Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar's most striking landmark is its ancient citadel, built around 1350 BC on a black volcanic crag rising above the city, with a cluster of mosque…
Savur district
A hillside town in Turkey's Mardin province where honey-colored stone buildings and a slender minaret rise across terraced slopes, reflecting the region's la…
Çankırı
City in Central Anatolia, northeast of Ankara, Çankırı sits at elevation on a historic trade route across the Anatolian plateau and retains several old build…
Sarıyer
This district on Istanbul's European shore where the Bosphorus meets the Black Sea, Sarıyer has a walkable centre with a strong café and restaurant scene and…
Gemlik
A waterfront town on the Gulf of Gemlik in Bursa Province, this industrial port traces its origins to the ancient Greek settlement of Cius and is widely know…
Yusufeli
A small town in Artvin Province where the Çoruh River meets the Barhal, Yusufeli sits in a valley flanked by the Kaçkar Mountains to the north.
Hakkâri
This compact Kurdish city in Turkey's far southeast, where a domed mosque and low-rise apartment blocks sit directly beneath a wall of snow-covered mountains…
Bayburt
Sitting on the Çoruh River in northeast Turkey, Bayburt was a stop on the ancient Silk Road, visited by Marco Polo in the 13th century and Evliya Çelebi in t…
Çanakkale
This seaport city on the Dardanelles with a walkable, café-lined waterfront, Çanakkale is the main base for visits to the ruins of ancient Troy and the First…
Kuşadası
A large Aegean resort town in Aydın Province, Kuşadası draws visitors with a walkable centre packed with restaurants and bars, a coastline a short distance a…
Şile
A Black Sea resort town on Istanbul's Anatolian side, Şile draws summer crowds from the city for its coastal access and compact centre with cafés and restaur…
Halfeti
Halfeti sits along the flooded Euphrates gorge in southeastern Türkiye, where several buildings remain half-submerged following the damming of the river at B…
Şebinkarahisar
A highland town in northeastern Turkey's Giresun Province, Şebinkarahisar sits at elevation in the Black Sea region's mountain terrain.
Artvin
A compact town in northeastern Turkey's mountains, Artvin sits on a hill above the Çoruh River with a centre concentrated enough for easy walking between caf…
Milas
Ancient Caria's first capital and later seat of the medieval Menteşe beylik, Milas is a historically dense town in southwest Turkey with more than two dozen…
Eğirdir
A town on a peninsula in Lake Eğirdir — Turkey's second-largest freshwater lake — with two islands now connected to the mainland by a causeway and a compact…
Avanos
Pottery workshops line this little Cappadocian town on the banks of the Kızılırmak — Turkey's longest river — where red clay from the riverbed has fuelled a…
Rize
This coastal city on Turkey's Black Sea shore, Rize has a walkable centre with a reasonable spread of cafés and restaurants, and sits within easy reach of bo…
Kastamonu
One of Anatolia's oldest cities, Kastamonu is a highland city in northern Turkey's Karadeniz region, built in the valley of the Karaçomak stream and known as…
Kemer
This Mediterranean resort town on the Turkish Riviera where the western Taurus Mountains meet a long stretch of coastline, Kemer sits a short drive southwest…
Beykoz
A district of Istanbul along the northern Bosphorus on the Anatolian side, Beykoz has a walkable centre with a concentration of cafés, restaurants, and histo…
Seferihisar district
This coastal district on the Aegean Sea southwest of İzmir, Seferihisar is known for its tangerine and satsuma orchards, the seaside resort neighborhood of S…
Nevşehir
The provincial capital of Cappadocia in central Türkiye, Nevşehir sits at the gateway to the region's UNESCO-listed landscape of fairy chimneys, rock-hewn ch…
Çeşme
A beach resort town on Turkey's Aegean coast, Çeşme sits at the western tip of its own peninsula, just a short distance from the Greek island of Chios.
Orhangazi
A town in Bursa Province sitting on the western shore of Lake Iznik, with the Sea of Marmara close to the north and mountain ranges on both sides.
Bozkır district
This tiny Turkish town in Konya Province sits directly on the water at a highland elevation, with mountains close by.
Corycus
Corycus, an ancient city in Cilicia Trachaea on the southern Anatolian coast, now lies beneath the modern town of Kızkalesi in Mersin Province.
Divriği
The 13th-century Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sivas Province, draw visitors to this little iron-mining town in mount…
Amasra
A Black Sea port town in Turkey's Bartın Province, Amasra sits on a headland flanked by two sheltered harbours and two small islands, with beaches and forest…
Bolu
A city in northern Turkey on the main corridor between Istanbul and Ankara, Bolu sits at the edge of forested mountains dotted with lakes, ski resorts, and v…
Bergama
Bergama, a town in the Northern Aegean region of Türkiye, is best known as the site of Pergamon, a World Heritage-listed ancient city that served as a major…
İskilip
This cluster of red-tile houses and ancient stone fortress walls crown a dramatic rocky outcrop above İskilip, with forested mountain ridges stretching into…
Karamürsel district
Sitting on the south shore of the Gulf of İzmit with ferry connections to İzmit and Hereke across the water, Karamürsel takes its name from the founder of th…
Assos
Stone-built waterfront buildings line a small, boat-filled harbour beneath a dramatic rocky hillside in this compact Aegean village, where waterside restaura…
Tuzla
A waterfront district on Istanbul's Asian side, Tuzla sits on a headland along the Sea of Marmara at the city's eastern edge, with a café and restaurant scen…
Tokat
This city in Turkey's mid-Black Sea region set at the confluence of the Tokat River and the Yeşilırmak, with hills rising on all sides above a broad fertile…
Zile
Julius Caesar's famous declaration "Veni, vidi, vici" — "I came, I saw, I conquered" — is said to have followed his victory at the Battle of Zela, fought nea…
Burhaniye
This Aegean coastal town in Balıkesir Province known for its olive oil production, Burhaniye sits on the Gulf of Edremit with a port, a compact café and rest…
Espiye
This Black Sea town in Giresun Province sits directly on the coast, with district boundaries that stretch from the shoreline up into mountains and highland p…
Muş
Sitting on the edge of the Muş Plain in eastern Anatolia, this Kurdish-majority city is known for its tulips and grapes, and the surrounding region is closel…
Germencik
This compact Aegean town of red-tile rooftops spread across a green valley, with a domed mosque at its centre, forested hills rising on all sides, and easy a…
Demre
Demre, on the Mediterranean coast of Antalya Province, stands over the ruins of ancient Myra and is home to the tomb of Saint Nicholas — the 4th-century bish…
Söke
A sizeable Aegean town spread across a broad plain beneath a dramatic rocky mountain, with terracotta rooftops stretching to the horizon and easy access to n…
Kütahya
Kütahya, a city in western Turkey on the Porsuk River, is renowned for its decorated tiles and has a well-preserved old quarter to explore.
Ilicakoey
This small hamlet in Artvin's densely forested mountain valleys, where scattered houses and compact fields sit amid sweeping conifer slopes close to the Geor…
Muğla
This walkable city in southwestern Turkey with a well-preserved old town centre and a café-filled core, Muğla sits inland at elevation in the mountains, a sh…
Kaunos
This ancient Carian port city near Dalyan in Muğla Province, Kaunos dates its history to around the 10th century BC and is still under active archaeological…
Osmancık
A Turkish Black Sea region town where tiny river boats moor along a calm waterway at night, a dramatic rocky outcrop rises above a mosque minaret, and an ill…
Yayladağı
A compact Turkish town spread across a green valley floor, ringed by densely forested hills in Hatay's southernmost district, offering a genuine mountain-tow…
Bucak
A mid-sized Turkish town spread across a broad valley floor, ringed by pine-forested ridges and layered mountain ranges, making it a practical base for explo…
İspir
This working town on the Çoruh River in eastern Turkey's upland country, where a ruined hilltop fortress with a surviving minaret tower rises dramatically ab…
Kâhta
The main reason to visit Kâhta, a city in Adıyaman Province in southeastern Türkiye, is its role as the base for reaching Mount Nemrut — the UNESCO-listed su…
Erzincan
Erzincan is a city in eastern Turkey rebuilt on a grid plan after a devastating 1939 earthquake, giving it a notably modern layout unusual for a settlement w…
Tunceli
This compact town in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia, Tunceli sits on the banks of the Munzur River with cafés and restaurants concentrated in its centre.
Turgutlu
The word "casaba" — the English name for a variety of melon — comes from this city in Turkey's Manisa Province, known historically as Kasamba or Casaba, whic…
Gökçeada district
Gökçeada — also known historically as Imbros — is Turkey's largest island, sitting in the northern Aegean at the entrance to the Gulf of Saros, and holds the…
Karaburun district
A small peninsula town at one of Anatolia's westernmost points, Karaburun sits at the northern tip of its namesake peninsula in İzmir Province, with bays and…
Kırkağaç district
A compact Aegean town of orange-roofed houses spread across a broad valley at the foot of forested hills, Kırkağaç offers historic religious architecture, ea…
Adilcevaz
On the northern shore of Lake Van in Turkey's Bitlis Province, Adilcevaz sits directly at the water's edge with mountains close by.
Safranbolu
Safranbolu's well-preserved Ottoman old town earned UNESCO World Heritage status in 1994, built around a deep ravine and dense with mosques, caravanserais, T…
Taşköprü
Taşköprü, a town in Kastamonu Province in Turkey's Black Sea region, takes its name from a seven-arched stone bridge built over the Gök River in the 13th cen…
Cide
A compact Black Sea coast town in Turkey's Kastamonu Province, Cide sits where forested mountains meet the shoreline, offering direct access to both the sea…
Suşehri
A compact Turkish town in Sivas Province where a river and reservoir cut through broad upland valleys, backed by bare mountain ridges, with a distinctive arc…
Ugurlu
This compact Aegean village on Gökçeada island, its white houses with terracotta roofs spread across rocky hillside terrain, with pine-forested slopes above…
Bilecik
Bilecik, in northwestern Anatolia, is a town known for its concentration of restored traditional Turkish houses and a rich architectural heritage that earned…
Goelbagi
This modest lakeside village in eastern Türkiye's Adıyaman province, where flat-roofed white houses and slender poplars sit directly at the water's edge bene…
Ardeşen
This Black Sea coast town in Turkey's Rize Province sits directly on the water, with mountains rising close behind.
Goeynuek
This small coastal town in Antalya Province, Göynük sits directly on a Blue Flag beach with mountain scenery rising behind it.
Hamamözü
This modest town in Turkey's Amasya Province sits in highland terrain near the Black Sea region's mountains, and the district is home to the Arkut Bey hot sp…
Gölcük
Sprawling Turkish town spread across hilly terrain above the Gulf of İzmit, Gölcük offers waterfront access, upland views over the Sea of Marmara, and a live…
Buldan district
Buldan, a pocket-sized hill town in Turkey's Denizli province, is known across the country for its textile weaving tradition, and the fabric produced here —…
Euromus
The ruins of Euromus, an ancient Carian city in Muğla Province, sit at the foot of the mountains near Selimiye in western Türkiye.
Beylikdüzü
A residential district on Istanbul's European shore, Beylikdüzü offers a walkable waterfront promenade along the Sea of Marmara, with red-roofed houses climb…
Kumluca
This Mediterranean-coast town on the Turkish Riviera, Kumluca sits between the bays of Antalya and Fethiye on the Teke Peninsula, with a walkable centre full…
Büyükçekmece
A district on Istanbul's European shore with a history reaching back to the 7th century BC — when it was known by the Greek name Athyras — Büyükçekmece sits…
Maralkoey
Small village in the mountain terrain of Artvin's Borçka District, Maralkoey sits beside the Maral Waterfall and is known for its endemic flora and fauna.
Arhavi
This Black Sea coast town in Turkey's Artvin Province, Arhavi sits directly on the water with mountains rising behind it.
Anamur district
A Mediterranean coastal town in Mersin Province, Anamur sits at Anatolia's southernmost point, where a beach strip and a seafront castle meet the foothills o…
Boyabat
A town in Sinop Province's Gökırmak valley, Boyabat sits along the "blue river" at the foot of the Isfendiyar Mountains, roughly midway between the Black Sea…
Maltepe
A dense residential district on Istanbul's Asian shore, Maltepe lines the Sea of Marmara with a waterfront promenade, low-rise neighbourhoods climbing toward…
Köyceğiz
Sitting at the northern end of its own lake, which connects to the Mediterranean through the Dalyan Delta, Köyceğiz is a tiny Turkish town in Muğla Province…
Urla
Coastal town on the Aegean shore west of İzmir, Urla has a compact centre with a concentrated café and restaurant scene and easy access to the water.
Kesmekoeprue
A modest Kurdish village in southeastern Türkiye's Batman Province, where dramatic eroded limestone cliffs drop to a wide river, ancient cave openings dot th…
Tomarza
A small Anatolian town spread across vast golden farmland southeast of a snow-capped volcanic peak, Tomarza is a working agricultural district known for its…
Edremit
This coastal district in western Balıkesir Province on the Aegean Sea, Edremit is known for olive farming and the Kazdağları (Kaz Mountains), which rise visi…
Gümüşhane
Mountain town in Turkey's Eastern Black Sea region, Gümüşhane sits along the Harşit River at high elevation and serves as a base for trekking in the surround…
Ünye
A Black Sea port city in Turkey's Ordu Province, Ünye sits directly on the coast with mountain views inland and a centre that holds a concentration of histor…
Bayramiç
A broad reservoir-like waterway winds through green farmland below snow-dusted mountain ridges in this Çanakkale Province town, making it a rewarding stop fo…
Doğubayazıt
Dominated by snow-capped Mount Ararat — in legend the landing place of Noah's Ark — and home to the 17th-century Ishak Pasha Palace, Doğubayazıt is a highlan…
Cizre
Founded in the 9th century by the Emir of Mosul on a manmade island in the Tigris, Cizre is a Kurdish-majority city in southeastern Türkiye sitting on the ri…
Turhal
Turhal is a city in Turkey's Tokat Province, set on a fertile plain along the Yeşil Irmak river in the Black Sea region.
Çamlıhemşin
This modest town in Rize Province on Turkey's eastern Black Sea coast, Çamlıhemşin is known for its mountains and valleys of dense green, with autumn foliage…
Akçaabat
This Black Sea coast town just west of Trabzon, Akçaabat is known for its local kofta dish (Akçaabat köfte), the Akçaabat Horonu folk dance, and an internati…
Çamlıyayla district
High in the Taurus Mountains above Mersin, Çamlıyayla is a summer highland district whose lakes, streams, and pine forests draw crowds escaping coastal heat…
Palu
A town in eastern Turkey's Elazığ Province set on the banks of the Murat River, Palu carries a history stretching back to around 2000 BCE and served at diffe…
Mopsuestia
An ancient city in Cilicia Campestris on the Ceyhan River (the classical Pyramus), Mopsuestia — now called Yakapınar — sits on what was once a Silk Road rout…
Battalgazi district
Aslantepe Höyüğü, the ancient mound identified as the original founding site of Malatya, lies within Battalgazi, a large district in eastern Turkey's Malatya…
Niksar
This town in Tokat Province with a concentration of historic churches in its centre, Niksar carries the ancient name Neocaesarea and a history shaped by succ…
Adıyaman
This mid-sized southeastern Turkish city spread across a broad agricultural plain, viewed dramatically from pine-forested uplands above, with a lake visible…
Bahçe
This compact Turkish town spread across forested hillsides in the Nur Mountains, where autumn-tinted trees frame a mosaic of low-rise buildings, a slender mi…
Denizli
Denizli is the main gateway city for Pamukkale, the UNESCO-listed mineral-terraced hillside and hot springs that draw visitors from across Turkey and beyond.
İncesu
This Kayseri-province town of stone-built streets and a slender mosque minaret, viewed from ancient ruined walls, with a snow-capped volcanic peak rising dra…
Efeler
Tiny highland hamlet in Artvin's Borçka district, Efeler sits on open alpine meadows ringed by dense conifer forest, with scattered timber shelters suggestin…
Gelibolu
Gelibolu — the Turkish town whose name English speakers know as Gallipoli — sits on the European shore of the Dardanelles strait, serving as a ferry crossing…
Aydıncık
This small Mediterranean coastal town in Mersin Province, Türkiye, Aydıncık sits along a largely unspoilt stretch of coastline that includes sandy beaches an…
Gündoğmuş
A compact Turkish town spread across a forested mountain valley in Antalya Province, with orange-roofed houses backed by dramatic limestone ridges and dense…
Kurtalan
A compact town in southeastern Türkiye's Siirt province, Kurtalan sits amid sweeping golden upland plains with distant mountain ridges visible on the horizon…
Yahyalı district
A district in southern Kayseri Province where the Aladağlar Mountains — part of the rocky Taurus range — rise across the southern terrain and the Zamantı Riv…
Kırşehir
Kırşehir became the first Turkish city admitted to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Music, joining in 2019, a distinction rooted in the city's long ide…
Akşehir
The legendary home of Nasreddin Hoca — the folkloric wise man whose satirical tales spread across the Islamic world — Akşehir is a highland town in Konya Pro…
Mudurnu
Mudurnu, a modest town in Turkey's Bolu Province, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014 under the name Mudurnu Tarihi Ahi Kenti, recognised for…
Aksaray
This Silk Road stopover city in Central Anatolia, Aksaray has a walkable centre with cafés, restaurants, and monuments predating the Ottoman era, plus early…
Iğdır
This city in eastern Anatolia sitting at the foot of Mount Ağrı (Ararat), Turkey's highest peak, with roughly two-thirds of the mountain's area falling withi…
Erdek
A popular domestic holiday destination on the Kapıdağ Peninsula in Turkey's Sea of Marmara region, Erdek sits directly on the water with clean beaches and a…
Görele
This Black Sea coast town in eastern Turkey's Giresun Province, Görele sits at the water's edge with mountains rising close behind.
Taraklı district
The Yunus Pasha Mosque, built in 1517 by Mimar Sinan and heated from below by steam from an adjacent bathhouse, anchors this small Ottoman-era town in Sakary…
Shirakavan
Shirakavan, now the village of Çetindurak in Kars Province, was one of the thirteen historic capitals of Armenia, serving as the seat of the Bagratid Kingdom…
Armutlu
A pocket-sized town on the eastern shore of the Sea of Marmara, at the northern edge of Gemlik Bay, Armutlu sits where mountain terrain meets the water, with…
Bingöl
A mid-sized eastern Turkish city spread across a broad valley floor, ringed by layered mountain ranges, with mosque minarets rising above red-roofed apartmen…
Kartal
This coastal district on Istanbul's Asian shore with a dense café and restaurant scene and an unusual concentration of churches for its size, Kartal sits alo…
Tekirdağ
Tekirdağ rakı, the city's best-known product, is reason enough to explore this Sea of Marmara port city in northwestern Turkey, where a walkable centre offer…
Kemaliye
Sitting above a dramatic gorge carved by the Karasu (Western Euphrates) river in Eastern Anatolia, Kemaliye is a modest Turkish town of Ottoman-era houses an…
Pazar
A compact Black Sea town in Turkey's Rize province where multi-storey apartment blocks climb densely forested green hills, offering a lived-in urban atmosphe…
Derince
This mid-size Turkish city on the Gulf of İzmit, Derince centres on a striking white mosque with a gold dome, its red-tile residential districts rising towar…
Çermik district
Çermik, a town in Diyarbakır Province in southeastern Türkiye, takes its name from its thermal springs — declared the province's official Thermal Tourism Cen…
Silifke
A city on the Göksu River in Turkey's Mersin province, Silifke sits close to where the river meets the Mediterranean, with the Taurus Mountains rising nearby.
Datça
This modest Turkish town sits at the midpoint of the Datça Peninsula, a forested, mountainous strip of land that divides the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas.
Burdur
This mid-sized Turkish city spread across low hills above a broad inland lake, with terracotta rooftops, a domed mosque and minaret at its centre, and mounta…
Akhisar
Akhisar, a city in Turkey's Manisa Province, stands on the site of ancient Thyatira — one of the Seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the Bible — whose ruins…
Tatvan
This town on the western shore of Lake Van in eastern Türkiye, Tatvan has a walkable centre with a good spread of cafés and restaurants.
Gümüşhacıköy
A town in the westernmost part of Amasya Province in northern Türkiye, Gümüşhacıköy — still commonly known by its older name Hacıköy — sits in a mountainous…
Zonguldak
A Black Sea port city in northwestern Türkiye, Zonguldak was founded in 1849 to serve the coal mines of the surrounding region and remains a working industri…
Dikili
This tiny Aegean resort town north of Izmir, Dikili sits along the Turkish coastline with mountains visible inland and a central core of cafés and restaurants.
Güzelyurt
A tiny Cappadocian town in Aksaray Province with an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, Güzelyurt sits at high elevation near the Ihlara…
Didim
Didim is an Aegean resort city on Turkey's western coast whose main draw is the ruined Temple of Apollo at ancient Didyma, one of the great sanctuaries of th…
Selendi
Tiny town in Turkey's Aegean region, Selendi sits alongside the Selendi Stream — a major tributary of the Gediz River that carries more water than the Gediz…
Avcılar
This Istanbul district on the European side of the city sits beside the Küçükçekmece inlet of the Sea of Marmara, with a café and restaurant scene dense for…
Arnavutköy
A sprawling low-rise district on Istanbul's European side, Arnavutköy spreads across green fields toward forested hills, with a Black Sea coastline, a cluste…
Aliaga
Town on the Aegean coast of İzmir Province, Aliağa has a walkable centre with cafés and restaurants, a large port handling oil and bulk cargo, and an economy…
Ürgüp
A well-established base for exploring Cappadocia's rock-cut churches, underground cities, and fairy chimney landscapes, Ürgüp is a highland town in central T…
Isparta
Rose oil production defines Isparta, a highland city in Turkey's Lakes District known as the "City of Roses." Set at elevation in western Turkey, it is also…
Bozüyük
This busy Bilecik Province town in Turkey's Marmara region, where a domed Ottoman-style mosque and minaret anchor a lively street market scene, with upland c…
Manavgat
A city on the Mediterranean coast of Türkiye, midway between Antalya and Alanya, with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants and the Manavgat River…
Geldibuldu
This pocket-sized village in Adıyaman's Kâhta District, southeastern Türkiye, sits on an ancient site with Hellenistic and Roman remains — tombs, cemeteries,…
Uzunköprü
Uzunköprü takes its name from a 15th-century stone bridge across the Ergene River, claimed to be the longest of its kind in the world, and the structure rema…
Ermenek
This highland town in Karaman Province, Türkiye, set on the banks of the Göksu River and home to the Maraspoli cave, one of the world's significant cave syst…
Sultanhisar
A low-rise Aegean town spread across a broad valley floor, with a railway line threading past red-tile rooftops and dry mountain ridges rising sharply to the…
Alaşehir
Founded in antiquity as Philadelphia — meaning "the city of him who loves his brother" — Alaşehir is a town in Turkey's Manisa Province with a long Christian…
Hemşin
Scattered timber houses dot the intensely green forested hillsides of this pocket-sized Rize valley settlement, where lush tea-growing slopes, upland terrain…
Serik
This lively pedestrian shopping street with flower-filled planters, a bronze squirrel sculpture, and a busy mix of boutiques and market stalls defines the ce…
Heraclea at Latmus
Ancient Greek and Roman ruins line the shore of Lake Bafa at Heraclea at Latmus, a site in Mugla province where substantial city walls and other remains surv…
Şişli
This dense, walkable district on Istanbul's European side, Şişli holds a concentration of cafés, restaurants, and churches alongside modern commercial centre…
Patnos
This city on the Patnos plain in eastern Turkey, ringed by high mountains including the extinct volcano Süphan to the south and watered by a tributary of the…
Karadeniz Ereğli
A Black Sea city in Zonguldak Province with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants right on the water, Karadeniz Ereğli sits where mountains meet th…
Tenedos
Famous for its grapes and wines since antiquity, Bozcaada — also known by its Greek name Tenedos — is a modest Aegean island off the Turkish coast with viney…
Niğde
This compact Turkish city set on a high Anatolian plateau, where a stone fortress with a clock tower rises above low-rise rooftops, mosques punctuate the sky…
Bitlis
A highland city in southeastern Türkiye, Bitlis sits in the steep-sided valley of the Bitlis River — a tributary of the Tigris — high in the mountains and cl…
Göksun district
A tiny Turkish town spread across a broad agricultural valley at elevation, ringed by bare rolling hills and a backdrop of substantial mountains, near the he…
Karapınar
Central Anatolian town in Konya Province where a grand double-minareted mosque in pale stone catches the evening light, set against a landscape shaped by nea…
Bozyazı district
Mediterranean coast town in Mersin Province, Türkiye, where the shoreline is clean enough to support a colony of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk…
Comana
The ruins of Comana, an ancient city known in classical sources as Comana Chryse — "the golden" — to distinguish it from its namesake in Pontus, lie in the T…
Aydin
A walkable city in western Türkiye with a centre full of cafés and restaurants, Aydin sits within sight of mountains and close to several UNESCO World Herita…
Kozan
Formerly known as Sis, Kozan was the capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, and the fortress built on a long rocky ridge at the centre of the modern cit…
İnönü
A compact Anatolian town viewed from a rocky outcrop above, its red-tile rooftops spreading across a broad upland valley ringed by rolling green hills, with…
Gerede
High-plateau town in Türkiye's Bolu Province, Gerede sits at elevation amid open wildflower meadows, a tiny pond, and conifer-forested hills, making it a rew…
Sungurlu
A road-stop town in Çorum Province on the main Ankara–Samsun highway, Sungurlu is known among bus travellers as a place to try leblebi — the roasted chickpea…
Vize
Designated a Cittaslow (Slow City) in 2012, Vize is a small town in Eastern Thrace with a café and restaurant scene that would suit a town twice its size.
Belisirma
This modest village in Aksaray Province, Türkiye, set along the water with cafés and restaurants in its compact centre and scenic surrounds.
Selçuk
Selçuk, a town on Turkey's Aegean coast in İzmir Province, sits within easy reach of the ancient city of Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis — one of the Seven…
Kapaklı
This mid-sized industrial city in Eastern Thrace, Kapaklı spreads across flat open farmland with a large warehouse district at its core, a dense residential…
Yeşilhisar district
Compact Anatolian town spread across a green river valley between bare rolling hills, Yeşilhisar sits within easy reach of Kayseri's wider region of UNESCO W…
Kemalpaşa
Kemalpaşa, a town in İzmir Province, is known across Türkiye for its cherries — sold under the name Kemalpaşa kirazı — grown in the rural eastern and souther…
Çerkezköy district
This sprawling industrial city in Turkish Thrace, visible from the air as a dense grid of warehouses and residential blocks set among flat agricultural land,…
Çarşamba
A Black Sea town in Turkey's Samsun Province, Çarşamba sits on both banks of the Yeşilırmak river as it opens onto the Çarşamba Plain, with mountains visible…
Kale
Built over the ancient city of Tabea — a settlement that Alexander the Great passed through and one of the most significant cities on the Caria-Phrygia borde…
Ceyhan
A city on the Ceyhan River in Adana Province, southern Türkiye, Ceyhan serves as a major transportation hub for Middle Eastern and Central Asian oil and natu…
Biga
Compact Turkish town on the Biga River, its broad cobbled central square framed by palm trees and a handsome late-Ottoman stone building alongside modern apa…
Magnesia on the Maeander
The ruins of an ancient Greek city in Ionia, Magnesia on the Maeander occupied a strategically important position in the triangle between Priene, Ephesus, an…
Yozgat
This mid-sized Central Anatolian city spread across rolling hills at considerable elevation, Yozgat offers a base for exploring the wider region's ancient si…
Kadıköy
Kadıköy is the Asian-side district of Istanbul with one of the city's densest concentrations of cafés, bars, bookshops, and restaurants, spread across a wate…
Bayındır
This mid-sized Turkish town spread across a broad valley floor beneath dry, scrub-covered hills, Bayındır offers a genuine local atmosphere and sits within e…
Adapazarı
City in Turkey's Eastern Marmara region with a walkable centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Adapazarı is the capital district of Sakary…
Şefaatli
Compact Central Anatolian town spread across a broad valley between rolling, sun-dried hills, with a river threading through its mix of red-tile houses and l…
Seyitgazi
Seyitgazi, a compact town in Eskişehir Province, takes its name from Battal Gazi, a warrior who fell in battle during the Arab campaigns to spread Islam into…
Sivrihisar
A compact Anatolian town set dramatically against jagged, rocky peaks, Sivrihisar sits at upland elevation with a notable concentration of historic churches…
Çay
This town in Turkey's Afyonkarahisar province where a multi-domed Ottoman stone mosque anchors the centre, set amid upland Aegean-Anatolian countryside with…
Marmaraereğlisi
A compact town on the Marmara coast in Eastern Thrace, Marmaraereğlisi sits just west of the Istanbul metropolitan area and draws weekend visitors from the c…
Saray
A Turkish town in Tekirdağ province where a domed stone mosque with a tall minaret anchors the centre, surrounded by cypress trees and a walkable café scene…
İlkadım
This Black Sea district forms the urban core of Samsun, with a walkable centre dense with cafés, restaurants, and historic churches along the coast.
Oltu
A town in northeastern Türkiye's Erzurum province, Oltu sits in the valley of the Oltu River at the crossroads of the Eastern Anatolia and Eastern Black Sea…
İnegöl
İnegöl, a city in Bursa Province in northwestern Turkey, is known across the country for İnegöl köftesi — a style of meatball tracing its origins to Bosnian…
Uşak
Uşak, an inland Aegean city in Türkiye, is best known for its museum housing the Lydian treasures, with canyons and ancient sites scattered through the surro…
Fatsa
This mid-sized Black Sea coast city in Ordu Province, Fatsa offers a tree-lined seafront boulevard, palm-dotted promenades, and a backdrop of green hills rol…
Claros
This ancient Greek sanctuary on the Ionian coast, Claros was home to a temple and oracle of Apollo — rivaling Delphi and Didyma as a center of prophecy — fro…
Yalova
A ferry port on the southern shore of the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Türkiye, Yalova is best known as the gateway to the geothermal spa resort at nearby…
Darende district
A mountain town in Eastern Anatolia, Darende sits in highland terrain along the route between Sivas and Malatya, making it a natural stopping point for trave…
Pendik
A waterfront district on Istanbul's Asian side, Pendik sits along the Marmara Sea with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its weight.
Köse
A turquoise reservoir winds through steep, scrub-covered mountain slopes in this high-altitude tiny town in Türkiye's Gümüşhane province, offering raw upland…
Sivas
A city in central Anatolia with several well-preserved 13th-century Seljuk buildings, Sivas sits high in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river and serves…
Cyme
The largest of the twelve ancient Aeolian cities along the Asia Minor coastline, Cyme — also known as Kyme or Phriconian Cyme — sits near Aliağa in Turkey's…
Balıkesir
This regional city in Turkey's Marmara region with a walkable centre and a café and restaurant scene, Balıkesir has roots stretching through Roman, Byzantine…
Darıca district
This waterfront-adjacent Turkish city on the Gulf of İzmit, where palm-lined promenades and open-air cafés back onto a hillside of apartment blocks, with upl…
Çorum
Çorum is a highland city in northern Anatolia known for its Hittite and Phrygian archaeological sites, its thermal springs, and leblebi — roasted chickpeas t…
Develi
Workaday Turkish town in Kayseri province, with a busy central roundabout, street-level shops flying Turkish flags, and the dramatic snow-capped peak of Erci…
Eyüp
Eyüp, on Istanbul's European shore at the head of the Golden Horn, draws visitors above all to the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari — companion and standard-beare…
Karaman
A city in south-central Turkey with a medieval centre built around a castle, several mosques, and a museum, Karaman sits at high elevation north of the Tauru…
Nazilli
This sizeable Aegean city in Aydın Province, Nazilli offers a base for exploring the wider region's UNESCO-listed ancient sites, with upland country nearby a…
Kırklareli
The provincial capital of Kırklareli sits in Eastern Thrace, close to the Bulgarian border in the European part of Turkey, with a walkable centre well suppli…
Osmaniye
A city on the eastern edge of the Çukurova plain in southern Türkiye, Osmaniye sits at the foot of the Nur Mountains and along the Ceyhan river, on a route t…
Başakşehir
Başakşehir is a large district on the European side of Istanbul, known as a hub for the city's middle- and upper-class conservative population.
Menemen
Menemen, a city in İzmir Province on Turkey's Aegean coast, is known across the country for its earthenware pottery, produced here for centuries, as well as…
Kadınhanı district
Compact Anatolian town spread across dry upland plains in Konya Province, with multiple mosque minarets rising above its low-rise rooftops and a name rooted…
Birecik
Sitting on a limestone cliff above the east bank of the Euphrates, Birecik is a town in southeastern Turkey's Şanlıurfa Province that has served as a transfe…
Tire
Tire's Tuesday and Friday markets, famous across the wider Izmir region for handcrafted goods, draw visitors to this agricultural town in western Turkey alon…
Lebedus
This small sandy bay curves around an ancient Ionian peninsula on Türkiye's Aegean coast, where the ruins of a once-prominent Greek city-state sit above turq…
Kahramanmaraş
Kahramanmaraş — known historically as Marash and, in antiquity, as Germanicea — is a city in southern Turkey at the foot of Mount Ahır, designated a UNESCO C…
Elaea
The ancient port city that once served as Pergamum's gateway to the sea, Elaea stood on the Aegean coast of what is now İzmir Province in western Türkiye.
Karkamış district
A modest town on the Euphrates River in southeastern Turkey, Karkamış sits beside the ruins of ancient Carchemish, a Bronze Age city that some traditions ass…
Abana
Small Black Sea coast town in Kastamonu Province, Abana draws summer visitors to its beach, which stretches for several kilometres along the shore, backed by…
Zeytinli
Stacked stone houses with vine-draped balconies climb a green hillside on Gökçeada island, where this tiny Aegean village pairs upland tranquility with the s…
Tevfikiye
Sitting directly beside the archaeological site of Troy, Tevfikiye is a compact village in Çanakkale Province that some sources describe as the "eleventh set…
Karşıyaka district
This waterfront district on the northern shore of the Gulf of İzmir, Karşıyaka has a walkable centre with a dense café and restaurant scene running along the…
Manisa
Spreading across the slopes of Mount Sipylus in Turkey's Aegean region, Manisa is a city known for its old mosques and a five-hundred-year-old Mesir Paste Di…
Keşan
Crossroads city in Eastern Thrace where highways branch west to the Greek border at Ipsala, north to Edirne, south down the Gallipoli peninsula, and east to…
Enez
A pocket-sized town on the Aegean coast of Eastern Thrace, Enez sits at the point where the Meriç river meets the sea at the Turkish-Greek border.
Nusaybin
One of the ancient world's most contested cities, Nusaybin sits on the Jaghjagh River at the foot of the Mount Izla escarpment in Mardin Province, southeaste…
Ataşehir
Since 2023, Ataşehir has served as Istanbul's financial hub, home to the Istanbul Financial Center and the headquarters of Turkey's major state-owned banks,…
Babakale
Handmade knife cutlery is the craft tradition that defines this modest village in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey, set within easy reach o…
Bandırma
A port city on the southern shore of the Marmara Sea in Balıkesir Province, Bandırma serves as a major ferry hub with daily connections to Istanbul and Tekir…
Sidyma
An ancient Lycian town on the southern slope of Mount Cragus in Muğla Province, Türkiye, Sidyma survives today as the small village of Dudurga Asari, northwe…
İznik
İznik tiles and pottery — produced in this Turkish town since the Ottoman period — made Nicaea, as it was known in antiquity, one of the most influential cer…
Yenişehir
This Bursa-province town in flat agricultural country, Yenişehir offers a tree-lined central square anchored by a stone mosque and brick minaret, with upland…
Kırıkkale
A mid-sized industrial city in Central Anatolia, Kırıkkale grew rapidly from a small village after an ammunition factory was established in the 1920s and ste…
Kemah
This modest town on the Karasu River in eastern Turkey's Erzincan Province, Kemah carries an unusually dense layered heritage for its size: open-air temples…
Çavdarhisar district
Aizanoi, an ancient Roman city whose ruins are scattered in and around this pocket-sized highland town in Kütahya Province, is among the most substantial arc…
Küçükçekmece
This densely populated district on Istanbul's European shore, Küçükçekmece sits alongside the lake that shares its name, with the Sea of Marmara to the south.
Karakoçan
Workaday Eastern Anatolian town spread across an elevated plain, with mountain ridges visible on the horizon and a modest commercial street scene typical of…
Terme
A Black Sea town in Turkey's Samsun Province with a compact centre of cafés and restaurants, Terme sits on the Terme River with mountains visible on the hori…
Tosya
Black Sea region town in Kastamonu's upland country, Tosya sits beside a rushing river with stone-walled weirs and lush waterside vegetation, offering a rela…
Ödemiş district
A town in İzmir Province with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, Ödemiş is also known as Turkey's leading potato-growing region and for its loc…
Batman
This busy southeastern Turkish city on a plateau near the Tigris, with a wide tree-lined boulevard, a lively café and restaurant scene, and access to upland…
Derinkuyu
The underground city beneath Derinkuyu — a tiny town in Cappadocia's Nevşehir Province — is one of the most extensive ancient subterranean complexes in the w…
Foça
A compact Aegean town in Izmir province with a walkable centre of cafés and restaurants and scenic coastal viewpoints, Foça stands on the site of ancient Pho…
Kofçaz
This modest mountain-terrain village in Kırklareli Province sits in Turkey's northernmost district, bordering Bulgaria, and its name derives from the Pomak l…
Salihli
Salihli, a city in Turkey's Aegean region, sits close to the ancient Lydian capital of Sardis — a site on UNESCO's Tentative World Heritage List and said to…
Çekmeköy
This sprawling residential district on Istanbul's Asian side, Çekmeköy offers tree-lined public squares, a modern civic centre, and easy access to the forest…
Siverek
A mid-size Turkish city spread across rocky, rolling plateau country, where a cluster of multi-storey blocks surrounds a centre with historic churches and a…
Cesme
This popular holiday resort on Turkey's westernmost tip, Çeşme occupies a peninsula in İzmir Province with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants.
Sancaktepe
A large, modern district on Istanbul's Anatolian side, Sancaktepe offers a lively café and restaurant scene alongside a compact municipal stadium with a dist…
Sultanbeyli
This dense residential district on Istanbul's Asian side, where snow-covered rooftops and a domed mosque with a slender minaret line a busy main road, offeri…
Korkuteli
This Turkish inland town in Antalya's upland country, where a roadside stone bathhouse with perforated domes and forested hills rising behind it hint at laye…
Karasu
This Black Sea coast town in Turkey's Sakarya Province with a compact centre of cafés and restaurants, Karasu draws summer visitors to its shoreline and sees…
Haliliye district
This large urban district forming the eastern heart of Şanlıurfa, Haliliye sits close to a reservoir-dotted landscape and serves as a gateway to the wider re…
Of
A Black Sea coast town in the eastern part of Trabzon Province, Of sits where the Solaklı and Baltacı streams meet the sea, with mountains rising to the south.
Ardahan
Small city in northeastern Turkey close to the Georgian border, Ardahan sits near scenic highland terrain and serves as a transit point for travellers headin…
Ilgın
A sizeable Anatolian town in Konya Province, Ilgın sits at upland elevation near water, offering visitors a compact centre with a notable concentration of hi…
Sındırgı
Sındırgı, a tiny town in Turkey's Balıkesir Province, is best known for its traditional Yağcıbedir rugs, celebrated each autumn at an international carpet fe…
Yatağan district
This workaday Turkish town in Muğla Province, set among upland country inland from the coast, with a paved central square anchored by a statue and surrounded…
Ereğli
This mid-sized Turkish city on the Konya plateau at notable elevation, with historic churches in its centre, surrounding hills, and tree-lined civic spaces v…
Sultangazi
A large district on Istanbul's European side, Sultangazi is home to the Alibey Reservoir, built between 1975 and 1983, where amateur fishing and water sports…
Yüksekova district
A densely built city in Türkiye's far southeastern highlands near the Iranian and Iraqi borders, Yüksekova sits at high elevation with heavy winter snowfall…
Çayönü
Çayönü Tepesi is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic settlement in Diyarbakır Province where excavations have traced the continuous transition from hunter-gatherer life…
Gazipaşa
A coastal town on Türkiye's Antalya shore where rugged upland terrain meets the Mediterranean, with a walkable centre packed with cafés and restaurants drawi…
Hayrabolu
A mid-sized Turkish town in Tekirdag province where the waterfront meets easy access to nearby upland country, offering a relaxed local atmosphere away from…
Kiraz district
A small Izmir-province town sitting at the water's edge with upland country close by, making it a quiet base for exploring a wider region rich in UNESCO-list…
Yakasinek
A tiny village in Türkiye's Afyonkarahisar region, sitting directly at the water's edge with upland country close by, offering a quiet rural retreat for thos…
Beydağ district
A little Izmir-province town sitting directly at the water's edge, with upland country close by and broader access to the UNESCO-recognized heritage sites sc…
Hisaralan
A little Turkish village set in hill country with water within easy reach, making it a quiet base for exploring the upland landscapes and the wider region's…
Kavaklı
This tiny hamlet in Afyonkarahisar sitting directly at the water's edge, with upland country close by and a UNESCO World Heritage site within reach for day-t…
Ovaören
Little Cappadocian village in Nevşehir province, Ovaören sits within reach of the region's celebrated volcanic landscapes and UNESCO-listed heritage sites, w…
Konacik
Tiny hamlet in Adıyaman province, Konacık sits within reach of water and upland terrain, and serves as a quiet rural base for exploring the wider region's re…
Cevizli
This little village in Izmir province, Cevizli sits within easy reach of both water and upland terrain, making it a quiet rural base for exploring a wider re…
Kınık
A mid-sized Aegean town in Izmir province, Kınık sits close to water amid rolling hills and serves as a practical base for exploring the UNESCO World Heritag…
Koepruegoeren
A tiny hamlet in Türkiye's forested Artvin province, Koepruegoeren sits directly at the water's edge with upland country rising close by, making it a quiet s…
Günyüzü district
A compact Anatolian town in Eskişehir province, Günyüzü sits within easy reach of upland countryside and serves as a quiet base for exploring a wider region…
Sultandağı
Pocket-sized Anatolian town in Afyonkarahisar province, Sultandağı sits beside open water with rolling hills rising around it, offering a quiet lakeside sett…
Mihalgazi district
A small town in Eskişehir province where the water's edge meets the start of upland country, offering a quiet base for those drawn to rural Türkiye's landsca…
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