1999 Düzce earthquake
The Düzce earthquake of 1999 occurred on 12 November 1999 at 18.57 local time (16.57 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 7.2, causing damage and 894 fatalities in Duzce, Turkey. The epicenter was approx.
Articles in Turkey ( 2,302 )
2,302 Articles of interest in Turkey
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The Izmir International Fair, also spelled İzmir International Fair, is the oldest tradeshow in Turkey, considered the cradle of Turkey's fairs and expositions industry, and is also notable for hosting a series of simultaneous festival activities. T…
İzmir Alsancak Terminal
İzmir Alsancak Terminal (Turkish: Alsancak Garı) or İzmir Alsancak Railway Station in İzmir is the second-oldest railway station in Turkey, after the Kemer Railway Station (also in İzmir), being completed in 1858. The station houses the headquarters…
İnegöl
İnegöl is a city (center of the İnegöl district) in the Bursa Province of Turkey. It has a population of 287,000 (2011 figures).
İnebolu
İnebolu is a town and district of the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is 590 km (367 mi) from Istanbul by road and 89 km (55 mi) north of Kastamonu. It is a typical Black Sea port town with many fine examples of traditional …
İdil
İdil (Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܙܒܕܐ Beṯ Zabday or ܐܙܟ Āzaḵ, Kurdish: Hezex) is a district of Şırnak Province of Turkey. The predominant religion in the region is Islam, although it was once the home of many Assyrians belonging to the Syriac Orthodox Church and w…
Çarşamba
Çarşamba is a town and district of Samsun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is second largest district of the Samsun province after Bafra. The mayor is Hüseyin Dündar (AKP).
Yıldız
Yıldız (literally "a star" in Turkish) is a neighbourhood located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. The neighbourhood comprises some of Istanbul's well-known historical locations, such as Yıldız Park and Yıldız Palace, the second largest…
Yüksekova
Yüksekova (Kurdish: Gewer; Syriac: Gawar), is a Kurdish city and formerly known as Gever (not Gawar or Gavur), is a district of Hakkari Province of Turkey, situated on the border with Iran. Its location on the trade route between north western Iran …
TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum
The TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum (Turkish: TCDD Açık Hava Buharlı Lokomotif Müzesi) is a railroad museum in the Maltepe district of Ankara, Turkey, which traces the history of steam locomotives. The museum is owned and operated by the Turki…
Silahtarağa Power Station
The Silahtarağa Power Station (Turkish: Silahtarağa Elektrik Santralı) was a coal-fired generating station located in Istanbul Turkey. The Ottoman Empire's first power plant, it was in use from 1914 to 1983. The site has since been converted into a …
Seyhan
Seyhan is a district in the Adana Province of Turkey. The district is completely within the city of Adana and the Municipality of Seyhan is a lower-tier municipality serving to the entire district. Seyhan is home to 35 percent of the residents of Ad…
Seleucia at the Zeugma
Seleucia at the Zeugma (Greek: Σελεύκεια ἐπὶ τοῦ Ζεύγματος, transliterated Seleucia epi tou Zeugmatos or Seleukeia epi tou Zeugmatos) was a Hellenistic city or fortified town in the present Republic of Turkey, on the left, or south, bank of the Euph…
Satala
Located in Turkey, the city of Satala (Classical Armenian: Սատաղ Satał), according to the ancient geographers, was situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, a little north of the Euphrates, where the road from Trapezus to Samosata crossed the bo…
Sarıgöl
Sarıgöl is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 35,621 of which 12,043 live in the town of Sarıgöl.
Sapinuwa
Sapinuwa (sometimes Shapinuwa; Hittite: Šapinuwa) was a Bronze Age Hittite city at the location of modern Ortaköy in the province Çorum in Turkey. It was one of the major Hittite religious and administrative centres, a military base and an occasiona…
Philadelphion
The Philadelphion was a public square located in Constantinople (today's Istanbul). After passing the Forum of Theodosius, the Mese Odos (the main road of Constantinople) branched into two directions. One led to the quarter known today as Yedikule, …
Palace of Antiochos
The Palace of Antiochos (Greek: τὰ παλάτια τῶν Ἀντιόχου) was an early 5th-century palace in the Byzantine capital, Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). It has been identified with a palatial structure excavated in the 1940s and 1950s close to t…
Nizip
Nizip (Arabic: نسيب , Ottoman Turkish: نزيب, Zazaki: Sêwrege) is a district of Gaziantep Province of southeastern Turkey.
Nerik
Nerik (Hittite: Nerikka) was a Bronze Age city to the north of the Hittite capitals Hattusa and Sapinuwa. The Hittites held it as sacred to a storm god who was the son of Wurušemu, sun goddess of Arinna.
Mardin Airport
Mardin Airport is an airport in Mardin, Turkey (IATA: MQM, ICAO: LTCR).
Manavgat River
Manavgat River (also called Til and Melas in old historical texts) originates on the eastern slopes of Western Taurus Mountains in Turkey, and flows south over conglomerated strata for about 90 km, then over the Manavgat Waterfall and though the coa…
Little Ararat
Little Ararat, also known as Mount Sis or Lesser Ararat (Turkish: Küçük Ağrı, Armenian: Փոքր Արարատ Pok’r Ararat or Սիս Sis), is the sixth tallest peak in Turkey. Until 1932, Little Ararat was on the Iranian side of the border. In 1932, Turkey and I…
Lake Bafa Nature Park
Lake Bafa or Lake Bafa Nature Park (Turkish: Bafa Gölü Tabiat Parkı) is a lake and a nature reserve situated in southwestern Turkey, part of it within the boundaries of Milas district of Muğla Province and the northern part within Aydın Province's S…
Kıyıköy
Kıyıköy, formerly Midye, ancient/medieval Medea (Greek: Μήδεια), is a village in the district of Vize in Kırklareli Province at northwestern Turkey. It is situated on the coast of the Black Sea. It is 36 km (22 mi) far from the district center and 9…
Kulu, Konya
Kulu is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2011 census, population of the district is 55,573 of which 22,844 live in the town of Kulu. Many former residents live abroad and work in western Eu…
Kağızman
Kağızman (Ottoman Turkish: قاغزمان, Armenian: Կաղզվան, Kaghzvan,) is a town and district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.
Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport
Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (IATA: ISE, ICAO: LTFC) (Turkish: Isparta Süleyman Demirel Havalimanı), inaugurated on July 21, 1997, is an airport serving the city of Isparta in south-western Turkey. Located in the Keçiborlu district, it is 28 km …
Ihlamur Palace
Ihlamur Palace (Turkish: Ihlamur Kasrı), is a former imperial Ottoman summer palace located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid I (1839-1860).
Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque
Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Hırami Ahmet Paşa Mescidi) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The small church, one among the 36 dedicated to Saint John the Baptist in Constantinople, was part of a monas…
Gümüşlük
Gümüşlük, a seaside village and fishing port in Turkey, is situated on the remains of the ancient city of Myndos. The remains of the foundations of buildings can be clearly seen in the knee deep water that leads from the middle of the two bays to Ra…
Güdül
Güdül is a quiet rural town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 90 km north-west of the city of Ankara, off the motorway to Istanbul. The district covers an area of 419 km², and the average elevation is 720 m.
…Gulf of İzmir
The Gulf of İzmir (Turkish: İzmir Körfezi), formerly known as the Gulf of Smyrna, is a gulf on the Aegean Sea, with its inlet between the peninsula of Karaburun and the mainland area of Foça.
Giresun Island
Giresun Island (Turkish: Giresun Adası) is a small island that has an area of 4 hectares and lies 1.2 km from the Turkish city of Giresun on the southeastern coast of Black Sea.
Germanicopolis (Bithynia)
Germanicopolis (Greek: Γερμανικόπολις) (not to be confused with Caesarea Germanica which was a different town altogether), was an ancient town in Isauria, Bithynia, on the Gelbes river, not far from Prusa (modern Bursa in Turkey). In earlier times i…
Eryaman, Etimesgut
Eryaman is a neighbourhood of Etimesgut district in Ankara, Turkey. It is located 28 km west of the city centre of Ankara.