Best places to visit in Turkey
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Turkey is located in Western Asia and South-eastern Europe. With the country located in both of Asia and Europe, then the country has been receiving the cultures from both continual. That why Turkey is so attractive for many tourists around the world. Acutely have rich for beautiful nature, Ancient ruins and architecture heritage.
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Cappadocia (Turkish: Kapadokya) is an area in Central Anatolia in Turkey best known for its unique moon-like landscape, underground cities, cave churches and houses carved in the rocks. The Cappadocian Region located in the center of the Anatolian Region of Turkey.
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Blue Lagoon is located in Ölüdeniz. It is the most popular beach destinations in Turkey because it is very beautiful scenery, calm atmosphere and very crystal clear water. Also, you can do variety of water sports. For the most famous water sports is Paragliding (should not be missed). There are also very safe place to swim for children as well.
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Bodrum Castle or Castle of St Peter is located in Bodrum, southern Aegean coast of Turkey. The castle is quite pretty and the views are spectacular. It also is the most of famous landmark in the city as well. Currently, the castle is operates as a museum. This museum is focus on Underwater Archaeology.
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Hagia Sophia or Aya Sofya, is had been used for mosque, but now it already change to be museum since 1935. For the highlights, you should not be missed the excellent mosaics and gallery.
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Pamukkale (means cotton castle) is located inland southeastern Aegean Turkey. These are a set of bizarre calcium cliff and bathing pools that is so beautiful. When you access there, you have to remove your shoes due to pollution control. In summer is quite hot, then don’t forget to bring your hat and sunglasses as well.
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Zeugma is Turkey’s southeast province of Gaziantep and was until recently best known for its highly developed industrial areas, pistachio nuts and baklava (national Turkish sweet pastry). Forty-five kilometers away from Gaziantep close to the town of Nizip on the Euphrates is the tiny village of Belkis, whose inhabitants carefully tender their.
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Sultanahmet Mosque is most popular tourist sites in Istanbul. Many people are known the place as Blue Mosque. The mosque is so impresses for many tourists around the world. It is still working mosque, if you need to visit you have not to wear shorts and no bare shoulders.
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Uludağ is a national park and wintersports resort in Southern Marmara of Turkey. Uludağ is located 36km the south of Bursa, is one of the country’s favourite winter sports centres and as well as skiing. İts richness of flora and fauna has made it into a National Park and summer activities like trekking and camping.
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Sümela Monastery is a spectacular rock-hewn monastery perched dramatically on the narrow ledge of a steep cliff in the forests south of Trabzon.
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The Nemrut is one of most popular tourist site in Turkey. The mount is the tomb sanctuary for king Antiochus Theos of Kommagene. For the highlights is a tomb hill about 50 meters high.
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Dolmabahce Palace is located in Bosphorus, Istanbul. The palace is covers areas around 110,000 square meter, it has 285 rooms and 43 halls.
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The library of Celsus is an ancient roman building in Ephesus, Aegean Turkey. It is most popular site in this city. The library is 2 stories building, at the front of library has 4 statues, which is Sophia (wisdom), Arete (virtue), Ennoia (thought) and Episteme (knowledge). The front of library facing eastern that you can get the morning light for reading.
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