Turkey’s Best Historical Sites

Turkey has a number of excellent historical sites worthy of interest. The following historical sights can be included in your travel plans.

Aspendos

Aspendos is home to the agora, the aqueduct, the stadium and the theater.

Bergama

Bergama has two archeological sites that are  most famous in Turkey. The Asklepion and the Acropolis of Pergamum are listed in the most important hundred sites in the Mediterranean.

Pergamum was a capital city of note in the olden times and was constructed atop a hill that stood at 1000 feet. The city has three main portions – the Acropolis, a holy site that was used for cultural and social activities, the Lower city, home of the lower classes as well as the Asklepion, which had the medical center, one of the earliest in the world.

Bodrum (ancient Halicarnassus)

Bodrum is where sites such as the MYndos Gate, the ancient Theater, the ancient Mausoleum, Castle of Crusaders, Underwater Archaeology museum and others are situated.

Demre (Kale)

Demre is situated close to 5 kilo meters from Cayagzi. Demre  houses a number of rombs hewn from rock,  a preserved theatre, the Roman Myra ruins and the Church of St Nicholas.

Ephesus

Ephesus is an ancient city that has immense significance as an early Christian center as well as a major port which was a center for trade and commerce in the ancient world. The city is situated about thirty kilo meters from Kusadasi, in Selcuk.