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

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

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

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

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

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

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

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

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.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Hidden 2600-year-old Urartian tomb is located in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

An observatory with a 54-meter-wide radio telescope sits in the mountains of Armenia.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

A natural bridge formed by limestone travertines in Armenia's Vorotan River Canyon.

These ruins of a Soviet children's railway station have a haunted atmosphere.