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Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.

It's believed that this small church was connected to the Hagia Sophia via a secret tunnel.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.