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Worldwide travel Te Travel Guide 25


Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, İstanbul


Lion’s Gate at Hattusha, Çorum


Topkapı Palace, İstanbul


Cumalıkızık is also a showcase of Ottoman civic architecture, a village of colourful wooden houses, more of which can be found in the City of Safranbolu


commemorates the legendary war at the waterfront of Çanakkale.


Anatolia in Medieval times Like a fairytale world that rises out of the natural landscape, the town of Göreme and its Christian monasteries dating back to the 8th through the 11th centuries are a site of pilgrimage and wonder. Another important archaeo- logical site, Ani, was a great metrop- olis that was once known as the city of a thousand and one churches. A true beauty of medieval urbanism, the


remaining structures silently stand in nature, quietly exuding their subtle power from the Christian and Muslim dynasties. A true Muslim strong- hold, the Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi, is one of Anatolia’s most important works of architecture, especially the 3D ornamentation of the two entrances. Much like the city of Diyarbakır, a treasure of history, including the Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape, a fertile landscape near the Tigris River, are also unforgettable due to how well-preserved they are.


The seats of the Ottoman throne A historical journey through Türkiye is never complete without seeing the splendor


Bursa was the first capital of the empire between 1335 and 1363 and has its share of


fascinating monuments,


including the Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque of Bursa), Silk Bazaar, Green Mosque and the Tombs of Osman and Orhan, the founders of the Ottoman Empire. If that doesn’t suffice, nearby Cumalıkızık is also a showcase of Ottoman civic architecture, a village


of the Ottoman Empire.


of colourful wooden houses, more of which can be found in the City of Safranbolu, one of the most well-pre- served Ottoman cities. Yet, the Ottoman era can’t be discussed without mentioning the chief Ottoman archi- tect and civil engineer Mimar Sinan, one of the most important representa- tives of the classical period of Ottoman architecture, who built more than 300 significant structures. Te Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex are among his most notable achieve- ments, a true masterwork that leaves its visitors in awe, near Edirne, the second capital of the Ottoman Empire. Te true beauty and influence of the Ottoman era began when Istanbul became the seat of the Ottoman rulers. One of the world’s richest open-air museums, the Historical Peninsula of Istanbul is not only home to exquisite Ottoman monuments like Topkapı Palace, Sultanahmet Mosque (the Blue Mosque), and Süleymaniye Mosque, but also to the Eastern Roman marvels like the Walls of Constantinople, Hagia Irene, Little Hagia Sophia, the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, and Zeyrek Mosque (Pantokrator Monastery).


Göbeklitepe, Şanlıurfa


Pergamum, İzmir


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