UNESCO HERITAGE PLACES
IN TURKEY
NO STEREOTYPES BUT
DIVERSITY
Hungary , March 2019

Here is the map of Turkey.In this map you can see some of the important historical sites.Now we are
going to tell you about them which are inscribed to UNESCO World heritage

APHRODIS
2017
-in southwestern Turkey
-dates from the 3rd century
BC

ANI ANCIENT CITY AND
RUINS
2016
-Located in the northheast of Turkey on the Silk Road
-Forms the natural border with Armenia
-One of the World’s most sacred spots
-The former capital of medieval Armenian kingdom
Important Sites:
The lion engraving on the city walls,Cathedral of
Ani,Menucehr Mosque,Seljuk Caravanserai,Tgran
Honesnts Church and the Seljuk Bath

CAPPAD
OCIA
1985
-In Nevşehir,Cantral Anataloia region
-Natural landscapes
-The region was covered with the tuff from tyhe
volcanoes including Erciyes,Hasan,Göllü Mountains
-Land was sculpted out of this tuff through millions of
years by sand and water erosion
-Its unique geological structure since the Paleolithic Era
-Hundreds of churches sculpted in the rock at Göreme
-Underground cities such as Derinkuyu

HIERAPOLIS
(PAMUKKALE)
1988-Pamukkale is the Aegean Region’s gem,gift from the
nature
-The thermal pools, temples and other Greek monuments
at this heritage site
-Pamukkale Travertine deposits span a 160 metres tall and
2700 metres long cascade
-Brilliant White color
-Water temperatures between 35-36 degree celcius
-Hierapolis also means the sacred city

EPHE
SUS
2015
-Located 3 kilometers West of Selçuk town,Izmir
-Its history dates back to 6000 BC
-Ephesus Ancient City consist of
temples,theaters,libraries,houses and statues
-It has been inhabitat about for 9000 years
throughout the Hellenistic Era,Roman
Period,Byzantine Era,The Period of Principalities
and Ottoman Era

MOUNT NEMRUT
TERRACES AND STATUES
1987-The highest open air
museum in the world
-It is known as the Eight
Wonder of the World with
its 2000 year old giant
statues
-It belongs to the
Hellenistic Era in ancient
Anatolia
-Antiochus I had a
monumental tomb,a
tumulus of cut stones over
the tomb and terraces
along the three edges of
the tumulus built to show
his gratitude to the gods
and his ancestors

ANCIENT CITY OF
XANTHOS
1988
-Located in Antalya
-Dating back to 3000 BC
-Known as the city of
monuments,was the capital of the
Lycian Union
-Illustrates the blendin of Lycian
traditions and Hellenic influence
-Rock
tombs,sarcophagus,monumental
tombs

CITY OF
SAFRANBOLU
1994
-Well preserved Ottoman Townscape
through its historic buildings
-Cavus grapes unique to the area
-The architecture of the houses shows
the respect for the nature and
neighbours.

TROY
ANCIENT
CITY
1998-Dating back to 3000 BC
-One of the most famous
ancient city with its 4000
years of history
-Famous for being the site
of Trojan War that Homer
described in his epic poem
-The city of Troy besieged
by the Greeks during the
Trojan War,as immortalised
in Homer’s Iliad
-Trojan War was close to
Mount Ida
-The three beauties of the
contest were Hera,Athena
and Aphrodite,and the
judge was Paris.

HATTUSHA:THE
HITTITE CAPITAL
1986-The first Anatolian organized state of
Hittites’ capital
-Founded around 1600 BC after Hattus
was destroyed
-Located within the Bogazkoy-
Alacahoyuk National Park
-Open air museum

CUMALIKIZIK
2014-700 year old village
-Located in Bursa
-Good example of
commercial culture and
Ottoman lifestyle

GOBEKL
ITEPE
2018-Located in Şanlıurfa, of South-
eastern Anatolia
-Age between 9600 and 8200
BCE
-It was even built before the
invention of writing,Wheel and
the pyramids Egypt and
Stonehenge

CATALH
OYUK-Located in Cumra district of
Konya
-7400-5200 BC
-How humans made the
transition to settled life and
started farm

PERGAMON MULTI-LAYERED
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
2014-Located near İzmir
-Ancient
temples,theatres,library,cultural
heritage and richness
-2nd century BC
-Hellenistic,Roman,Eastern Roman

GREATE MOSQUE AND
HOSPITAL OF DIVRIGI
1985-Located in Sivas
-One of the finest examples of
Seljuk stone carving and
archiecture in Turkey
-This building complex was
commissioned in the 13th
century

MIMAR SINAN ‘S
MASTERPIECE:SELIMIYE
MOSQUE
-Located in Edirne
-Ottoman architecture
-Built between 1568 and 1575 for Sultan
Selim II

BASILICA
CISTERN
-Located in
Sultanahmet/Istanbul
-It was built in the 4th
Century

MAIDEN’S
TOWER
-Located in
Uskudar/Istanbul
-It started to be used
as a lighthouse

TOPKAPI
PALACE
-Located in Gulhane/Istanbul
-It was built in 1461 by
Mehmet the Conqueror
-Is the symbol of the city

DOLMABAHCE
PALACE
-Located in
Dolmabahce/Istanbul
-It took 13 years to build
-Completed in 1856
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
died in this palace

HAGIA SOPHIA
MUSEUM
-Located in
Sultanahmet/Istanbul
-The oldest mosaic dates
back to the 9th century AD.
-Hagia Sophia Turkey
opened as a museum in
1935.