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2,302 Articles of interest in Turkey

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  • Siege of Amida

    The Siege of Amida took place when the Sassanids (Persian: ساساني‎), under Shah Shapur II (Persian: شاپور دوم‎) besieged the Roman city of Amida in 359.

  • Port of Haydarpaşa

    The Port of Haydarpaşa, also known as the Port of Haidar Pasha (Turkish: Haydarpaşa Limanı) is a general cargo seaport, ro-ro and container terminal, situated in Haydarpaşa, Istanbul at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus.

  • Mount Hasan

    Mount Hasan (Turkish: Hasan Dağı) is an inactive stratovolcano in Aksaray province, Turkey. With an elevation of 3,268 m (10,722 ft), it ranks as the second highest mountain of central Anatolia.

  • Kırşehir

    Kırşehir, formerly Macissus (also spelled Mocissus and Mokissos, Μοκισσος in Greek) and Justinianopolis, is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province.

  • Küçüksu Palace

    Küçüksu Palace or Küçüksu Pavilion, aka Göksu Pavilion, (Turkish: Küçüksu Kasrı) is a summer palace in Istanbul, Turkey, situated in the Küçüksu neighborhood of Beykoz district on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus between Anadoluhisarı and the Fatih …

  • Konya Airport

    Konya Airport (Turkish: Konya Havaalanı) (IATA: KYA, ICAO: LTAN) is a military airbase and public airport in Konya, Turkey. The airport is also used by NATO. Opened to the public in 2000, the airport is 18 km from the city. In 2006, Konya Airport se…

  • Khabur (Tigris)

    The Khabur or Little Khabur (Kurdish: Xabûr or Ava Xabûr or Xabîr, Turkish: Habur- or Khabir or Habur Water or Habur Suyu -suyu meaning water-) is a river that begins in the Uludere district of the Şırnak Province, in the Eastern Anatolia Region in …

  • Kağıthane

    Kağıthane (Turkish pronunciation: [caɰɯtˈhaːne]), which used to be a working class district from the sixties on, has become one of the largest regeneration and real estate development areas of the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The district is located on…

  • Kara Ada (Bodrum)

    Kara Ada, (literally "Black island" in Turkish), is a small Turkish island in the Bay of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea. It is a popular tourist destination, particularly for yachting.

  • Kadifekale

    Kadifekale (literally "the velvet castle" in Turkish) is the name of the hill located within the urban zone of İzmir, Turkey, as well as being the name of the ancient castle on top of the same hill.

  • Gümüşhane

    Gümüşhane (pronounced [ɡyˈmyʃaːˌne]) is a city and the capital district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The city lies along the Harşit River, at an elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m), about 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Trabz…

  • Güllük

    Güllük, is a small harbor quarter within the district of Milas, situated north of Bodrum in the Muğla Province of Turkey.

  • Göle

    Göle (Georgian: კოლა k'ola), in kurdish is Mêrdînik is a small city and surrounding district in Ardahan Province of Turkey.

  • Gaziosmanpaşa

    Gaziosmanpaşa (pronounced [ɡaːziosˈmanpaʃa]; old name: Taşlıtarla) is an impoverished working class municipality (belediye) and district of Istanbul, Turkey, on its European side. With a population of 400,000 plus, it is one of the most populous dis…

  • Erciş

    Erciş (pronounced [eɾˈdʒiʃ]; Armenian: Ականց, Akants; historically Արճեշ, Artchesh, Kurdish: Erdîş) is a town and its surrounding district located in the Van Province, Turkey.

  • Beyşehir

    Beyşehir (pronounced [ˈbejʃeˌhiɾ]) is a large town and district of Konya Province in the Akdeniz region of Turkey. The town is located on the southeastern shore of Lake Beyşehir and is marked to the west and the southwest by the steep lines and fore…

  • Ankara Central railway station

    The Ankara Central Station (Turkish: Ankara Garı) is the central train station in Ankara. The station is the busiest in Turkey, serving 181 trains daily. It is a major hub for inbound and outbound trains. There is an Ankara Metro station at its vici…

  • Akşehir

    Akşehir (Ottoman Turkish: اقشهر) is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 114,918 of which 63,000 live in the town of Akşehir.

  • Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

    The Zincirlikuyu Cemetery (Turkish: Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı) is a modern burial ground residing on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality.

  • Yenimahalle, Ankara

    Yenimahalle is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a fast-growing urban residential district of the city of Ankara, Turkey's capital.

  • Yenikapı

    Yenikapı (Turkish pronunciation: [jenikapɯ]) is a port and a quarter in Istanbul, Turkey, in the metropolitan district of Fatih on the European side of the Bosphorus and along the southern shore of the city's historically central peninsula.

  • Turkish Airlines Flight 158

    Turkish Airlines Flight 158 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport to Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey. On 16 January 1983, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 727-200, landed about 50 metres (160 ft) short o…

  • Tsougria

    Tsougria (Greek: Τσουγκριά), also Tsougkria is a Greek island in the western part of the Sporades. As of 2011, it had no resident population. It is administratively part of the municipality of Skiathos and is located southeast of the island.

  • Sultangazi

    Sultangazi is one of Istanbul's newer inner-city districts. It was founded as a district proper in 2009 by the "New Local Government Law" in Istanbul, Turkey. To the west are the neighbourhoods of Esenler and Başakşehir, Gaziosmanpaşa is to the sout…

  • Sarıkamış

    Sarıkamış is a town and a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Its population was 17,860 in 2010. The town sits in a valley and is surrounded by mountains, many of which are covered with pine forests. It has very long …

  • Polatlı

    Polatlı (formerly Ancient Greek: Γορδιον, Gòrdion and Latin: Gordium) is a city and a district in Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 80 km west of the Turkish capital Ankara, on the road to Eskişehir. According to 2010 census,…

  • Nuruosmaniye Mosque

    The Nuruosmaniye Mosque (Turkish: Nuruosmaniye Camii) is an Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey.

  • Nemrut (volcano)

    Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı, Armenian: Սարակն Sarakn, "Mountain spring", Armenian pronunciation: [sɑˈɾɑkən], Kurdish: Çiyayê Nemrud) is a dormant volcano in Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van.