2,690Sites
Ancient sites in Türkiye
2,690 places of the ancient world in Türkiye: cities and settlements 1,668, bridges, road stations and ports 276, temples and sanctuaries 192, forts and camps 161, archaeological sites 153. Most often first recorded: Roman period.
1,668Cities and settlements
192Temples and sanctuaries
14Villas and houses
7Eras
Where the ancient sites are
Before 750 BCArchaic periodClassical periodHellenistic periodRoman periodLate AntiquityMiddle Ages
When they first appear
Before 750 BC241
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC142
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC256
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC439
Roman period30 BC – AD 300986
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640424
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 145317
By kind
Cities and settlements1,668
Bridges, road stations and ports276
Temples and sanctuaries192
Forts and camps161
Archaeological sites153
Tombs and cemeteries77
Theatres and amphitheatres70
Aqueducts and baths58
Mines and quarries21
Villas and houses14
The best-known sites
PergamumSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
BergamaEphesus / ArsinoeSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
SelçukPriene / ‘Lince’Settlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
GüllübahçeAphrodisiasSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
GeyreConstantinopolisSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
IstanbulSardis / HydeSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
SartmahmutAspendos / PrimoupolisSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
AspendosCibyraSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
GölhisarIlium / TroiaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
TevfikiyeCaunusSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
DalyanHierapolis / PamukkaleSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
PamukkaleAd Tygrem / AmidaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
DiyarbakırXanthosTheatre or arena · Classical period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
KınıkPrusaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
BursaHattusaSettlement · Before 750 BC · World Heritage
YazırköyGordion / VindiaSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
YassıhüyükAniSettlement · Hellenistic period – Roman period · World Heritage
AniLetoonTheatre or arena · Hellenistic period – Roman period · World Heritage
KınıkBin TepeTomb or cemetery · Archaic period – Hellenistic period · World Heritage
KendirlikÇatalhöyükSettlement · Before 750 BC · World Heritage
KüçükköyTavşan Tepe TümülüsüTomb or cemetery · World Heritage
BergamaIustiniani PonsBridge, station or port · Late Antiquity · World Heritage
Hanlıİkiz Tepe TümülüsüTomb or cemetery · World Heritage
BergamaNemrut DağTemple or sanctuary · Hellenistic period – Roman period · World Heritage
KaradutRegions
Every site
AntalyaSites: 191
İzmir ProvinceSites: 161
MuğlaSites: 147
IstanbulSites: 119
ManisaSites: 111
CanakkaleSites: 96
AydınSites: 86
KonyaSites: 84
MersinSites: 84
VanSites: 73
AnkaraSites: 58
Afyonkarahisar ProvinceSites: 54
BurdurSites: 52
KütahyaSites: 50
SivasSites: 49
EskişehirSites: 48
BalıkesirSites: 48
HataySites: 46
KocaeliSites: 43
DenizliSites: 42
Diyarbakır ProvinceSites: 41
KayseriSites: 39
AdanaSites: 39
MardinSites: 38
IspartaSites: 37
ŞanlıurfaSites: 37
Bursa ProvinceSites: 37
MalatyaSites: 36
GaziantepSites: 30
Tokat ProvinceSites: 29
KahramanmaraşSites: 27
Niğde ProvinceSites: 27
ErzincanSites: 26
Adıyaman ProvinceSites: 26
UşakSites: 26
KastamonuSites: 24
KaramanSites: 24
BoluSites: 23
AğrıSites: 22
AksaraySites: 21
YozgatSites: 21
ÇorumSites: 20
ElazığSites: 20
BilecikSites: 19
Gümüşhane ProvinceSites: 19
ErzurumSites: 18
SamsunSites: 18
TekirdağSites: 18
ŞırnakSites: 17
Nevşehir ProvinceSites: 16
MuşSites: 15
AmasyaSites: 14
KırklareliSites: 14
Karabük ProvinceSites: 13
Zonguldak ProvinceSites: 13
BatmanSites: 13
TrabzonSites: 12
Kars ProvinceSites: 11
SakaryaSites: 11
OrduSites: 11
EdirneSites: 11
TunceliSites: 10
SinopSites: 10
GiresunSites: 10
OsmaniyeSites: 10
ÇankırıSites: 9
BitlisSites: 9
BartınSites: 8
YalovaSites: 7
IğdırSites: 6
DüzceSites: 6
SiirtSites: 5
BingölSites: 4
KırıkkaleSites: 4
ArtvinSites: 4
KilisSites: 4
KırşehirSites: 3
Bayburt ProvinceSites: 3
Rize ProvinceSites: 2
ArdahanSites: 1