UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey: Photos

Turkey’s UNESCO World Heritage sites in pictures, from ancient ruins to Byzantine and Ottoman landmarks. In the Historic Areas of Istanbul, see Hagia Sophia with its huge dome, the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, the old residence of the sultans. Beside Hagia Sophia, step down into the Basilica Cistern, a 6th-century underground reservoir with a forest of columns. Near the Aegean coast, walk the marble streets of Ephesus, an ancient Greek and Roman city, past the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre. All photos come from sites we have visited and described. Open any place to see it on the map, check the weather and plan how to get there.