maurverick

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2024

I live in Eskişehir, Turkey.

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Places Added by maurverick

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Monument of the Great Triumph

Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Monument of the Great Triumph

A unique and controversial artifact of the early Turkish Republic.

Current appearance

Istanbul, Turkey

Base of the Column of Arcadius

A massive marble pedestal is all that remains of a column that towered over Constantinople for 1300 years.

Seyigazi Türbesi

Seyitgazi, Turkey

Seyigazi Türbesi

A hilltop fortress full of tombs, including one for legendary hero Seyyid Battal Gazi.

Midas Tümülüsü (Tumulus MM)

Yassıhüyük, Turkey

Midas Tümülüsü (Tumulus MM)

The oldest known standing wooden building in the world is a chamber inside a burial mound.

Uğur Mumcu Park

Eskişehir, Turkey

Uğur Mumcu Park

This harrowing memorial remembers a murdered investigative journalist.

Classical inspiration.

Odunpazarı, Turkey

Lületaşı Müzesi (Meerschaum Museum)

A museum celebrating the mineral used to make ornate, carved tobacco pipes.