List of World Heritage sites in Turkey
World Heritage sites

List of World Heritage sites in Turkey

Section Title: World Heritage sites
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Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year	Description

Aphrodisias	-	Aydın Province 37°42′30″N 28°43′25″E / 37.70833°N 28.72361°E	Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)	152 (380)	2017	The site consists of Aphrodisias itself (featuring the 3rd-century BCE Temple of Aphrodite) and the ancient marble quarries nearby, which had brought wealth to the ancient Greek city.

Archaeological Site of Ani	Ani-Cathedral, Ruine.jpeg	Kars Province 40°30′00″N 43°34′00″E / 40.50000°N 43.56667°E	Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)	251 (620)	2016	Located on the Turkey-Armenia border, the medieval city of Ani reached its golden age in the 10th and 11th centuries as the capital of Bagratid Armenia, before going into decline from the 14th century on following a Mongol invasion and a major earthquake.

Archaeological Site of Troy	-	Çanakkale Province 39°57′23″N 26°14′20″E / 39.95639°N 26.23889°E	Cultural: (ii)(iii)(vi)	158 (390)	1998	Dating back to more than four millennia ago and serving as a key influence on Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Aeneid, Troy was rediscovered by Heinrich Schliemann in the late 19th century, and has since become one of the most well-known archeological sites in the world.

Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire	-	Bursa Province 40°11′05″N 29°03′44″E / 40.18472°N 29.06222°E	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)	27 (67)	2014	The first capital of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th century, Bursa, with its innovative urban planning, became a major source of reference for future Ottoman cities.

City of Safranbolu	-	Karabük Province 41°15′36″N 32°41′23″E / 41.26000°N 32.68972°E	Cultural: (ii)(iv)(v)	193 (480)	1994	A crossroads of the caravan trade, Safranbolu flourished from the 13th century on. Its architecture became a major influence on urban development throughout the Ottoman Empire.

Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape	Diyarbakir walls.JPG	Diyarbakır Province 37°54′11″N 40°14′22″E / 37.90306°N 40.23944°E	Cultural: (iv)	521 (1,290)	2015	Diyarbakır has been a city of great significance from the Hellenistic period until the present. The site contains Diyarbakır's 5.800km-long city walls, as well as the Hevsel Gardens, which provided food and water supply to the city.

Ephesus	-	İzmir Province 37°55′45″N 27°21′34″E / 37.92917°N 27.35944°E	Cultural: (iii)(iv)(vi)	663 (1,640)	2015	The ancient Greek city of Ephesus was famed for one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Temple of Artemis, which now lies in ruins.

Göbekli Tepe	-	Şanlıurfa Province 37°13′00″N 38°55′21″E / 37.21667°N 38.92250°E	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)	126 (310)	2018	Dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic age between 10th and 9th millennium BCE, the site was likely used by hunter-gatherers for ritualistic purposes.

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia	-	Nevşehir Province 38°40′00″N 34°51′00″E / 38.66667°N 34.85000°E	Mixed: (i)(iii)(v)(vii)	9,884 (24,420)	1985	The Göreme Valley area is famous for its striking hoodoo rock formations. The region of Cappadocia also features a gallery of rock-hewn dwellings, villages, churches, underground cities and great examples of post-Iconoclastic Byzantine art.

Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği	-	Sivas Province 39°22′17″N 38°07′19″E / 39.37139°N 38.12194°E	Cultural: (i)(iv)	2,016 (4,980)	1985	Founded in the early 13th century, the mosque-hospital complex at Divriği is a unique and outstanding example of Islamic architecture, blending distinct and sometimes contrasting designs.

Hattusha: the Hittite Capital	-	Çorum Province 40°00′50″N 34°37′14″E / 40.01389°N 34.62056°E	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)	268 (660)	1986	The formal capital of the Hittite Empire, with its well-preserved city gates, temples, palaces and the nearby rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya, is among the last vestiges of the once dominant power in Anatolia and northern Syria.

Hierapolis-Pamukkale	-	Denizli Province 37°55′26″N 29°07′24″E / 37.92389°N 29.12333°E	Mixed: (iii)(iv)(vii)	1,077 (2,660)	1988	The natural site of Pamukkale is famous for its visually striking landscape, consisting of petrified waterfalls, stalactites and terraces. The nearby town of Hierapolis, founded at the end of the 2nd century BCE, hosts various Greco-Roman structures including temples, baths, a necropolis, as well as examples of Early Christian architecture.

Historic Areas of Istanbul	Istanbul Hagia Sophia Sultanahmed.JPG	Istanbul Province 41°00′30″N 28°58′48″E / 41.00833°N 28.98000°E	Cultural: (iii)(iv)(vii)	678 (1,680)	1985	The imperial capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, Istanbul has been a major political, religious and cultural centre for more than two millennia.

Nemrut Dağ	Mount Nemrut (3).JPG	Adıyaman Province 38°02′12″N 38°45′49″E / 38.03667°N 38.76361°E	Cultural: (i)(iii)(iv)	11 (27)	1987	Nemrut Dağ is the location where King Antiochus I (69–34 B.C.) of Commagene constructed his own temple-tomb, surrounded by colossal statues and stelae, in one of the most ambitious architectural undertakings of the Hellenistic period.

Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük	-	Konya Province 37°40′00″N 32°49′41″E / 37.66667°N 32.82806°E	Cultural: (iii)(iv)	37 (91)	2012	Occupied between approximately 7400 BC and 5200 BC, the expansive site of Çatalhöyük is among the few examples of a well-preserved Neolithic settlement, with its egalitarian urban layout, roof-access dwellings, wall paintings and reliefs testifying to a proto-urban way of life.

Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape	-	İzmir Province 39°07′33″N 27°10′48″E / 39.12583°N 27.18000°E	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)	333 (820)	2014	Founded in the 3rd century BC as the capital of the Hellenistic Attalid dynasty, Pergamon was one of the most important cities of the ancient world.

Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex	-	Edirne Province 41°40′40″N 26°33′34″E / 41.67778°N 26.55944°E	Cultural: (i)(iv)	3 (7.4)	2011	Constructed during the 16th century, the Selimiye Mosque complex at Edirne is considered by the architect Mimar Sinan to be his masterpiece and represents the highest achievement of Ottoman architecture.

Xanthos-Letoon	Xanthos.JPG	Antalya and Muğla Provinces 36°20′06″N 29°19′13″E / 36.33500°N 29.32028°E	Cultural: (ii)(iii)	126 (310)	1988	The site consists of two neighboring settlements. Xanthos, the centre of the Lycian civilization, exerted significant architectural influences upon other cities of the region, with the Nereid Monument directly inspiring the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in Caria.

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Hevsel Gardens became a World Heritage Site in 2015, along with Diyarbakır Fortress.

final_sentence: Hevsel Gardens became a World Heritage Site in 2015, along with Diyarbakır Fortress.