Assos in Behramkale
The ancient settlers came here across the Greek island of Lesbos in the 7th century BC. The ruins...
Edirne
Across Turkey, this city is well known for the oil-wrestling competitions and the superb Ottoman mosques. The Ottomans renamed Byzantine...
Gallipoli – Dardanelles – Hellespont
These were the scenes for some of World War I’s most ferocious fightings. In an attempt to seize the Dardanelles, the Allies hoped to...
Troy
The ancient Troy was discovered by an amateur German archaeologist and Homer fanatic, Heinrich...
Pergamum
During the Attalid dynasty, Pergamum was the most splendid city in Asia Minor. The more impressive site is the Acropolis sight. Remains of...
Bursa
With various Ottoman monuments, historic baths, silk, Iskender Kebabs aplenty, and a cable-car ride away for good skiing and hiking...
The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara
All artifacts are laid out in chronological sequence, these almost exclusively pre-classical finds....
Gordion
It was the capital city of the Phrygians, the Hittites’ successors in Anatolia in 1200 BC. Gordion came to its prime in the 8th century...
Istanbul
The only city in the world to span two continents and to have been the capital of both Christian and Islamic empires, this ever-growing...