World Heritage Sites
World Heritage SitesUNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey
22 recognised sites
UNESCO lists 22 World Heritage Sites in Turkey. Each one below links to its city guide or attraction page where we have one.
Full list
World Heritage Sites in Turkey
Historic Areas of Istanbul
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
Nemrut Dağ
Xanthos-Letoon
Hierapolis-Pamukkale
City of Safranbolu
Archaeological Site of Troy
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape
Ephesus
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
Archaeological Site of Ani
Aphrodisias
Göbekli Tepe
Arslantepe Mound
Gordion
Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe
Q&A
Answers to your questions
How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites does Turkey have?
22 sites recognised by UNESCO as World Heritage — cultural, natural or mixed.
What's the difference between a cultural and natural site?
A cultural site is human-made (an old town, a monument, an archaeological site); a natural site is a unique geological/ecological feature; a mixed site is both.
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Sources: Site list: UNESCO World Heritage List (CC BY-SA 4.0)