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Türkiye has 22 World Heritage Sites (20 cultural, 2 mixed), the 14th most in the world (tied with Canada). Hover over or tap a dot to see its name; click a name in the list to show it on the map. Listed by year of inscription.
- Historic Areas of Istanbul Straddling the Bosphorus in north-western Turkey, Istanbul links the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. Capital of both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, its heritage includes Hagia Sophia, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and the city walls.
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia In central Anatolia, a landscape shaped by erosion of volcanic tuff. The Göreme valley and surroundings hold rock-cut churches, monasteries and dwellings, with Byzantine-era wall paintings and traces of cave settlement.
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği In Divriği in central Turkey, a mosque and hospital founded in 1228–29 by Emir Ahmet Shah. Its richly carved stone portals are an outstanding example of Anatolian Seljuk-period architectural decoration.
- Hattusha: the Hittite Capital In central Turkey, Hattusha is the site of the Hittite imperial capital. It is notable for its urban layout, walls and gates, temples and the rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya, and for the many cuneiform tablets found there.
- Nemrut Dağ In south-eastern Turkey, the summit holds the 1st-century BC tomb-sanctuary of Antiochus I of Commagene. A huge tumulus and colossal statues of gods, lions and eagles reflect a fusion of Persian and Greek traditions.
- Xanthos-Letoon In south-western Turkey, Xanthos was the capital of ancient Lycia and Letoon its religious centre. The site is known for Lycian funerary art and inscriptions, showing a blend of Lycian traditions and Hellenic influence.
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale In south-western Turkey, calcite-rich spring water descending a cliff has formed white travertine terraces known as Pamukkale, 'Cotton Castle'. Above them stand the ruins of Hierapolis, a Hellenistic spa city with a theatre, necropolis and baths.
- City of Safranbolu In Turkey's Black Sea region, Safranbolu was an important caravan station on the east–west trade route from the 13th century until the railway in the early 20th century. Many Ottoman timber houses survive and reflect urban life and building traditions of the period.
- Archaeological Site of Troy Near the Dardanelles in north-western Turkey, Troy has some 4,000 years of history and is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites. Excavations since the 19th century have revealed successive city layers, and the site is linked with Homer's Iliad.
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex In Edirne in north-western Turkey, the former Ottoman capital, the 16th-century mosque with one great dome and four slender minarets was designed by the architect Sinan and is regarded as his masterpiece. A social complex surrounds it.
- Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük On the southern Anatolian plateau, two mounds make up the site. The taller east mound has eighteen Neolithic occupation levels from about 7400 to 6200 BC, with houses and wall paintings of an early farming society.
- Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire In the southern Marmara region of north-western Turkey, eight sites in the city of Bursa and the nearby village of Cumalıkızık mark the early capital of the Ottoman state. They include mosques, madrasas, tombs, markets and social complexes.
- Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape In Turkey's Aegean region, rising above the Bakırçay plain, the acropolis of Pergamon was the capital of the Hellenistic Attalid dynasty. It has a theatre, temples, a library and healing sanctuaries, with later Roman and Byzantine layers.
- Ephesus On Turkey's Aegean coast, Ephesus comprises successive Hellenistic and Roman cities. It has a library, a theatre and the remains of the Temple of Artemis, and is also closely linked with early Christianity.
- Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape In south-eastern Turkey on the Upper Tigris, in the Fertile Crescent, the fortified city of Diyarbakır has well-preserved walls, and the adjacent Hevsel Gardens form a long-lived landscape of urban market gardens.
- Archaeological Site of Ani On a plateau in north-eastern Turkey above a ravine, this medieval city combined Armenian, Byzantine and Seljuk building traditions. Churches, mosques and parts of its walls survive.
- Aphrodisias In the upper valley of the Morsynus River in south-western Turkey, the site comprises the ancient city and nearby marble quarries. It was known for the cult of Aphrodite and its sculpture workshops, and its theatre, stadium and temple are well preserved.
- Göbekli Tepe In the Germuş mountains of south-eastern Anatolia, round, oval and rectangular megalithic structures were erected around 9500–8000 BC by hunter-gatherers, before settled farming. They are among the earliest known monumental ritual structures.
- Arslantepe Mound On the Malatya plain in eastern Turkey, about 15 km south-west of the Euphrates, this 30 m high tell holds some 6,000 years of occupation. A palace complex of the late 4th millennium BC records the emergence of early state institutions.
- Gordion In rural central Turkey near Ankara, Gordion is a multi-layered ancient settlement and was the capital of the Phrygian kingdom. It has large burial mounds, a citadel and fortifications, and tombs have yielded fine wooden and bronze objects.
- Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia This serial property consists of five hypostyle mosques built in Anatolia between the late 13th and mid-14th centuries, each in a different town. Timber columns and beams support flat roofs, and the interiors have carved and painted wood.
- Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe In western Turkey, Sardis was the capital of the Lydians in the 8th–6th centuries BC, known for its wealth and early coinage. The nearby Bin Tepe necropolis has hundreds of Lydian burial mounds.