Must Visit Religious Places in Turkey
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Blue Mosque
Historic Ottoman mosque known for its six minarets and intricate blue tile interior decoration. It is an active place of worship and a significant example of Ottoman architecture.
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Süleymaniye Mosque
Historic Ottoman mosque completed in 1557, known for its grand Ottoman architecture and symbolic significance as a Sunni place of worship.
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Hagia Sophia
Historic architectural masterpiece that has served as a church, mosque, and museum, renowned for its Byzantine architecture and cultural significance.
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Ortakoy Mosque
Set in a beautiful location on the bank of the Bosphorus, this Neo-Baroque mosque with two minarets offers a nice view of the sea.
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New Mosque
Completed in the 17th century, this large mosque features 66 domes, a nice courtyard and two minarets.
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Aya Sofya Museum
Hagia Sophia is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461.
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Kocatepe Mosque
The Kocatepe Mosque is the largest mosque in Ankara, Turkey. It was built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter in Kızılay, and its…
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Virgin Mary's House;House of Virgin Mary
This house is believed to be the dwelling of Virgin Mary when she had lived in Ephesus.
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Emir Sultan Mosque
The Emir Sultan Mosque is in Bursa, Turkey. First built in the 15th century, it was rebuilt in 1804 for the Ottoman sultan Selim III, and…
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Great Mosque
This is the largest mosque in Bursa and a typical example of Early Seljuk architecture - plain interior combined with richly decorated…
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El Nazar Church
One of the rock-cut churches resembling a cone. It's decorated with Byzantine frescoes.
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Yivliminare Mosque
The Yivli Minaret Mosque, also known as the Alaaddin Mosque or simply Grand Mosque, in Antalya is a historical mosque built by the…
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St. Jean Church
The Saint John's Church is a historical rock-carved church in Cappadocia, Turkey.
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Sabancı Mosque
Sabancı Merkez Camii in Adana is the second largest mosque in Turkey. The exterior of the mosque is similar to the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne…
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Divriği Great Mosque
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital is a mosque and hospital complex built in 1228–1229 by the local dynasty of the Mengujekids in the small…
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Tekeli Mehmet Paşa Mosque
The Tekeli Mehmet Paşa Mosque is a mosque in the city of Antalya, Turkey. The mosque takes its name from Lala Mehmed Pasa.
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Açıksaray
Visit this former village carved into rock. The dwellings are in the shape of mushrooms, human faces or trees.
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Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery
The Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery, today known in Turkish as Kızlar Monastery, is a former female monastery built during the Empire of…
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Mor Hananyo Monastery
Dayro d-Mor Hananyo is an important Syriac Orthodox monastery. The monastery is located in the Syriac cultural region known as Tur Abdin,…
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Üç Şerefeli Mosque
The Üç Şerefeli Mosque is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque in Edirne, Turkey.
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