Turkey has many amazing and beautiful sites to make you feel relaxed. Turkey acts like the junction of Europe and Asia. In Turkey, you can see a numbers of natural beauty, green lands, beaches, charming environment and historical monuments. Turkey is a contiguous transcontinental parliamentary republic, with its smaller part in Southeastern Europe and its larger part in Western Asia. Turkey has been populated since the Paleolithic age including various Aeolian and Ionian Greeks, Ancient Anatolian civilizations Thracians and Persians. Turkey’s official language is Turkish, and Turkic language spoken natively by approximately 85 percent of the population. Here we compiled a list of top 10 most beautiful places to visit in Turkey.
Following are the top 10 most beautiful places to visit in Turkey
10. Mount Nemrut
Mount Nemrut is a high mountain in southeastern Turkey. Total Elevation of this high mountain is about 2,134 m high. Mount Nemrut (mountain) is known as one of the most beautiful tourist attraction in the Turkey. The site was excavated in 1881 by German engineer Karl Sester. In 1987, Mount Nemrut (mountain) was made a World heritage site by UNESCO. Normally tourists or visitors typically visit Mount Nemrut (mountain) during April through October. Here you will be no short of food points and restaurants to enjoy your much loved tasty meal.
9. Goreme
Goreme is very beautiful and amazing small town in Turkey. Goreme is known as historical region of Turkey. Former names of the town have been Matiana, Korama, Avcilar and Maccan. In 1985, Goreme National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Overall the environment of the Goreme remains amazing the whole day. Goreme (town) is also famous for its water, cold winds and relaxing atmosphere.
8. Alacati
Alacatı is an Aegean town on the western coast of İzmir Province in Turkey. This beautiful town is also called by Alatsata. This amazing town is famous for its vineyards, architecture and windmills for over 150 years. It is also one of the most authentic towns in Turkey with narrow streets, stone houses, restaurants and boutique hotels with tables of the streets. Alacati is also home to the Alacati yacht marina and the famous Port Alacati development and more that during the exchange of populations between Turkey and Greece, Turkish refugees from Greece were settled in this beautiful town.
7. Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon is also known as Oludeniz and it is a small beach and village resort in the Fethiye district of Mugla Province, on the Turquoise Coast of southwestern Turkey. The seawater of Blue Lagoon is famous for its aquamarine and shades of turquoise. Blue Lagoon is also popular for its paragliding opportunities. Blue Lagoon is regarded as one of the best places in the world to paraglide due to its Mount Babadag’s exceptional height and unique panoramic views.
6. Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque is also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and it is a historic mosque in Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed Mosque is popularly known and famous as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. This beautiful was built during the rule of Ahmed I from 1609 to 1616. Its interiors made up of more than 20,000 blue tiles.
5. Library of Celsus
Library of Celsus was built in honor of the Roman Senator Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus by Celsus’ son, Gaius Julius Aquila. The library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, and now part of Selcuk, Turkey. The library was built to serve as a monumental tomb for Celsus and to store 12,000 scrolls.
4. Dolmabahce Palace
Dolmabahce Palace served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922. Dolmabahce Palace was ordered by the Abdulmecid I (Empire’s 31st Sultan) and built between the years 1843 and 1856. Dolmabahce Palace was home to 6 Sultans from 1856. The only way to see the interior of Dolmabahce Palace is with a guided tour. In these days, the Dolmabahce Palace is managed by Milli Saraylar Daire Baskanlıgı (Directorate of National Palaces) responsible to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
3. Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia was built in 537 AD and was used as a church for about 900 years. Hagia Sophia was considered to be the main mosque of Turkey. In 1935, it was converted into a museum. Hagia Sophia is one of the most famous tourist attraction places in Turkey and in every year, hundreds and thousands of the visitors were visited to this beautiful place from all around the world.
2. Pamukkale
Pamukkale is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. It is known as one of the most famous tourist attraction place in Turkey. The ancient Greco-Roman and Byzantine city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white “castle” which is in total about 2,700 meters long, 600 meters wide and 160 meter high. Tourism is and has been a major industry. Pamukkale is a tourist attraction and it is recognized as a World Heritage Site 1988.
1. Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. Istanbul is famous for constituting the country’s cultural, economic and historical heart Istanbul forms the largest urban agglomeration in Europe. Istanbul is also known as one of the most famous tourist attraction place in Turkey. In 2012, approximately 11.6 million foreign visitors arrived in Istanbul. The city’s biggest draw remains its historic center, partially listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Istanbul hosts the headquarters of many media outlets and Turkish companies and accounts for more than a quarter of the country’s gross domestic product.
Top 10 Most Beautiful Places To Visit in Turkey
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