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2,302 Articles of interest in Turkey

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  • Hoşap Castle

    Hoşap Castle (Turkish: Hoşap kalesi, Kurdish: Kela Xoşabê), official name Güzelsu Van, is a large medieval castle in the village of Hoşap, located in Gürpınar District, Van Province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey.

  • Hayrabolu

    Hayrabolu (Chariòpolis, Χαριόπολη in Greek) is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.

  • Hasköy, Istanbul

    Hasköy (compound name made up of Has, meaning fine, select and Köy, village ) is a quarter (semt) on the northern bank of the Golden Horn in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.

  • Göynük

    Göynük is a town and a district of Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,436 km², and the population (2000) is 18,589 of which 4,894 live in the town of Göynük. The mayor is Kemal Kazan (AKP).

  • Göksun

    Göksun (Ancient greek: Kykysòs, Κυκυσός; Latin: Coxon or Cucusus) is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, near one of the sources of the Ceyhan River (ancient Pyramos).

  • Geyve

    Geyve is a town in Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The closest international airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, 139 km from Geyve. It's the third largest town of Sakarya Province in terms of area. Geyve is loc…

  • Gevaş

    Gevaş (Armenian: Ոստան, Vostan, meaning "[princely] court"; Kurdish: Westan) is a district of Van Province of Turkey. The mayor is Sinan Hakan (AKP).

  • Firuz Ağa Mosque

    The Firuz Ağa Mosque (Turkish: Firuz Ağa Camii) is an old Ottoman mosque in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was built by Firuz Ağa, the head treasurer of Sultan Beyazıt II. The marble sarcophagus of Firuz Ağa is located in the mosque comp…

  • Feke

    Feke (Armenian: Վահկա) is a small city and a district in Adana Province of Turkey, 122 km from the city of Adana, 620m above sea-level, a small town on attractive forested mountainside.

  • Dicle Dam

    Dicle Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. These facilities are located within the provincial territory of Diyarbakır, at a distance of 50 kilometres to Diyarbakır city centre. More specifically, the Dam and the …

  • Devrekani

    Devrekani is a town and district of the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 15,855 of which 6,174 live in the town of Devrekani.

  • Derik, Turkey

    Derik (Syriac: ܖܪܝܟܐ Dêrike, Kurdish: Dêrika Çiyayê Mazî‎) is a district of the Mardin Province in the southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It has borders with Mazıdağı, Viranşehir and Kızıltepe.

  • Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall

    The Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall (Turkish: Cemal Reşit Rey Konser Salonu) is a concert hall located in the Harbiye neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the country's major concert halls, being the first one designed for classical music. N…

  • Cape Baba

    Cape Baba (Turkish: Baba Burnu, Ancient Greek: Λεκτόν), is the westernmost point of the Anatolian part of Turkey, making it the westernmost point of whole Asia. It is located at the village of Babakale ("Father Castle"), Ayvacık, Çanakkale, in the h…

  • Botan River

    The Botan River (Turkish: Botan Çayı, Botan Suyu, or Uluçay; Kurdish: Çemê Botanê; Neo-Syriac: ܒܵܘܗܬܵܢ ܨܘܼ bō(h)tān ṣū) is located in the Siirt Province of southeastern Turkey. The upstream of the Botan River is often called Çatak, which flows most…

  • Ayvacık, Çanakkale

    Ayvacık is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. According to the 2007 census, population of the district is 30.027 of which 7,457 live in the town of Ayvacık.

  • Kuş Island

    Kuş Island (Turkish: Kuş Adası, literally "Bird Island" ) or Arter Island (Armenian: Արտեր Arter), is a small island in Lake Van, Turkey.

  • Anemurium

    Anemurium, in Ancient Greek Ανεμούριον, Anemourion, is an ancient city whose ruins, now called Eski Anemur, are close to the modern Turkish city of Anamur. It was in the Roman province of Isauria and was situated near a high bluff knob (Cape Anamur)…

  • Altınkaya Dam

    The Altınkaya Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power purposes, located on the River Kızılırmak, 23 km south of Bafra and 35 km west of Samsun in northern Turkey.

  • 1914 Burdur earthquake

    The 1914 Burdur earthquake occurred at 00:07 local time (22:07 UTC) on 4 October. It was estimated to be 7.0 on the surface wave magnitude scale with a maximum intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale.

  • Şeyh Süleyman Mosque

    Şeyh Süleyman Mosque (full name in Turkish: Şeyh Süleyman Mescidi, where mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque) is a mosque in Istanbul converted from a former Byzantine building which was part of the Eastern Orthodox Pantokrator Monastery. …

  • Şenkaya

    Şenkaya (Kurdish: Bardîz, from Armenian: Պարտեզ, Bardez, meaning "garden") is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Görbil Özcan (AKP).

  • Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium

    Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium is an olympic stadium in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It is the home stadium of Şanlıurfaspor. The stadium holds 28,965 spectators and was opened in 2009.

  • Şahinbey

    Şahinbey is a district of Gaziantep Province of Turkey named after Şahin Bey (1877-1920), a Turkish National Movement commander. It is part of Gaziantep Metropolitan municipality.