Best places: Historic sites in Marmara Region

Structure linked with legend & once used as a lighthouse, housing a small museum & a restaurant.

Structure linked with legend & once used as a lighthouse, housing a small museum & a restaurant.

Several grand rooms can be booked at this iconic waterside destination for private events.

👍 The huge ancient archaeological site kind of hidden just behind the town of Gulpinar. I wander how many people visit this site in a year. Because I am sure it deserves much more attention as a part of the ancient cities of Troas. One thing disturbed me just at the entrance of this enormous excavatio...

Elaborately decorated fountain built in 1898 & adorned with mirrors & floral motifs.

Huge underground Roman water source held up with 336 marble columns covering 9,800 sq. meters.

Silk clothing, jewelry, food vendors & local delicacies draw crowds to this longtime marketplace.

This 1929 mansion of the first Turkish president includes exhibits devoted to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

16th-century, Ottoman-style hammam offering traditional baths & massages, plus on-site restaurant.

👍👍 Suleiman the Magnificent ordered that a bridge be built here on the way to the Zigetvar Expedition. However, as the bridge died in the Siege of Suleiman the Magnificent Zigetvar, the bridge was built by his son II. It was completed in the time of Selim. "Bridge is my masterpiece in my works." This...

Large public square featuring the main gate to Istanbul University, a big mosque & street vendors.

Hilltop 15th-century fortress with multiple towers, walking paths & water views.

Landmark site of the ancient city of Troy, featuring scattered stone ruins & a Trojan horse replica.

👍👍 Every room of the madrasah is filled with magnificent Iznik tiles. You can buy. Handcrafted, there are both traditional and modern motifs. Prices for May 2022 are very, very good compared to fabricated products sold in shopping malls. You can also drink tea and coffee. It also has a cafe.

👍👍 The clock tower located in the central square of Bursa

A 66-foot, domed clock tower with a balcony & 4 faces rebuilt in 1901 after earthquake damage.

Iconic stone fire-watch tower at Istanbul University now with a lighting system to indicate weather.

👍👍 This place is the biggest 'Mevlevihane' in the world. Everybody is able to experience Turkish culture well. While a group of dancers which are weared traditional clothes are dancing, another group sings a song at that moment with traditional instruments. The atmosphere at that historical building is...

👍 Belediye binasının yanında yer alıyor. Dört bölümden oluşan kule, ilk iki bölüm örme taş, diğer üst bölüm ise ahşaptan oluşuyor. Simge yapılardan biri. Otopark mevcut.

This sizable structure built in 1732 supplies water for drinking & ritual prayer washing.