2. Turkey’s capital city, Ankara, is a sprawling, modern city home to government buildings,
commercial businesses, universities and foreign embassies.
3. One of the oldest settlements in the region, Mardin is best known for its cultural diversity and
Old City of sandstone buildings that cascade down the hill.
4. One of the oldest cities in the world and best known for its remarkable Seljuk architecture and
Whirling Dervishes, Konya is a large city in Turkey’s Central Anatolia Region.
5. Nestled along the beautiful Turkish Riviera on the Mediterranean coastline, Antalya is a large,
vibrant city welcoming tourists with numerous resorts, hotels, bars and restaurants.
6. One of Turkey’s most popular seaside resorts, Marmaris is a picture-perfect setting of pine-clad
mountains, sandy white beaches, turquoise waters and historic architecture.
7. The ruins of Ephesus are well preserved and contained within a large archaeological site,
making it one of Turkey’s most popular tourist attractions.
8. Situated in Central Anatolia, Cappadocia is best known for its fairytale landscape of unusual
formations resembling chimneys, cones, mushrooms and pinnacles.
9. Once serving as the capital of the Ottoman and Byzantine Empires, Istanbul today is the largest
city in Turkey and one of the largest in the world.
