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The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.