List of World Heritage Sites in Turkey

Göreme

Divriği

Istanbul

Hattusa

Gordion

Mount Nemrut

Arslantepe

Hierapolis –
Pamukkale

Xanthos–Letoon

Safranbolu

Troy

Selimiye Mosque

Çatalhöyük

Pergamon

Bursa and Cumalıkızık

Ephesus

Diyarbakır

Ani

Aphrodisias

Göbekli Tepe

Afyon

Aslanhane

Mahmut Bey

Eşrefoğlu

Sivrihisar

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Location of World Heritage Sites within Turkey, Blue dots indicate the Wooden Hypostyle Mosques.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Turkey accepted the convention on 16 March 1983, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, there are 21 World Heritage Sites in Turkey, including nineteen cultural sites and two mixed sites.

The first three sites in Turkey, Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, Historic Areas of Istanbul and Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, were inscribed on the list at the 9th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1985. The latest inscriptions, Gordion and Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia, were added to the list in 2023.

World Heritage Sites

Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation

Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates

Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee

Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO

Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List

Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable

Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year	Description
Aphrodisias		TurAydın Province 37°42′30″N 28°43′25″E	Cultural:TurAph (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)	152 (380)	2017	The site consists of Aphrodisias itself (featuring the 3rd-century BCE Temple of Aphrodite) and the ancient marble quarries nearby, which had brought wealth to the ancient Greek city.
Archaeological Site of Ani		TurKars Province 40°30′00″N 43°34′00″E	Cultural:TurArcAni (ii)(iii)(iv)	251 (620)	2016	Located close to the Turkey-Armenia border, the medieval city of Ani reached its golden age in the 10th and 11th centuries as the capital of Bagratid Armenia, before going into decline from the 14th century on following a Mongol invasion and a major earthquake.
Archaeological Site of Troy		TurÇanakkale Province 39°57′23″N 26°14′20″E	Cultural:TurArcTro (ii)(iii)(vi)	158 (390)	1998	Dating back to more than four millennia ago and serving as a key influence on Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Aeneid, Troy was rediscovered by Heinrich Schliemann in the late 19th century, and has since become one of the most well-known archeological sites in the world.
Arslantepe Mound		TurMalatya Province 38°22′55″N 38°21′40″E	Cultural:TurArcAni (iii)	74.07 (183.0)	2021	Arslantepe was an ancient city on the Tohma River, a tributary of the upper Euphrates rising in the Taurus Mountains. It has been identified with the modern archaeological site of Arslantepe near Malatya. The first swords known in the Early Bronze Age (c. 33rd to 31st centuries) are based on finds at Arslantepe by Marcella Frangipane of Rome University.
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire		TurBursa Province 40°11′05″N 29°03′44″E	Cultural:TurBur (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)	27 (67)	2014	The first capital of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th century, Bursa, with its innovative urban planning, became a major source of reference for future Ottoman cities. The nearby village of Cumalıkızık, exemplar of the vakıf system, provided support for the development of the capital.
City of Safranbolu		TurKarabük Province 41°15′36″N 32°41′23″E	Cultural:TurCit (ii)(iv)(v)	193 (480)	1994	A crossroads of the caravan trade, Safranbolu flourished from the 13th century on. Its architecture became a major influence on urban development throughout the Ottoman Empire.
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape		TurDiyarbakır Province 37°54′11″N 40°14′22″E	Cultural:TurDiy (iv)	521 (1,290)	2015	Diyarbakır has been a city of great significance from the Hellenistic period until the present. The site contains Diyarbakır's 5.800km-long city walls, as well as the Hevsel Gardens, which provided food and water supply to the city.
Ephesus		Turİzmir Province 37°55′45″N 27°21′34″E	Cultural:TurEph (iii)(iv)(vi)	663 (1,640)	2015	The ancient Greek city of Ephesus was famed for one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Temple of Artemis, which now lies in ruins. After coming under Roman control in the 2nd century BCE, the city flourished, leaving behind monumental structures such as the Library of Celsus. The House of the Virgin Mary and the Basilica of St. John became major Christian pilgrimage sites from the 5th century on.
Gordion		TurAnkara Province 37°13′00″N 38°55′21″E	Cultural:TurGob (iii)	1,064 (2,630)	2023	Gordion was the capital city of ancient Phrygia. Occupation at the site is attested from the Early Bronze Age (c. 2300 BCE) continuously until the 4th century CE and again in the 13th and 14th centuries CE.
Göbekli Tepe		TurŞanlıurfa Province 37°13′00″N 38°55′21″E	Cultural:TurGob (i)(ii)(iv)	126 (310)	2018	Dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic age between 10th and 9th millennium BCE, the site was likely used by hunter-gatherers for ritualistic purposes.
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia		TurNevşehir Province 38°40′00″N 34°51′00″E	Mixed:TurGor (i)(iii)(v)(vii)	9,884 (24,420)	1985	The Göreme Valley area is famous for its striking hoodoo rock formations. The region of Cappadocia also features a gallery of rock-hewn dwellings, villages, churches, underground cities and great examples of post-Iconoclastic Byzantine art.
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği		TurSivas Province 39°22′17″N 38°07′19″E	Cultural:TurGre (i)(iv)	2,016 (4,980)	1985	Founded in the early 13th century, the mosque-hospital complex at Divriği is a unique and outstanding example of Islamic architecture, blending distinct and sometimes contrasting designs.
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital		TurÇorum Province 40°00′50″N 34°37′14″E	Cultural:TurHat (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)	268 (660)	1986	The formal capital of the Hittite Empire, with its well-preserved city gates, temples, palaces and the nearby rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya, is among the last vestiges of the once dominant power in Anatolia and northern Syria.
Hierapolis-Pamukkale		TurDenizli Province 37°55′26″N 29°07′24″E	Mixed:TurHie (iii)(iv)(vii)	1,077 (2,660)	1988	The natural site of Pamukkale is famous for its visually striking landscape, consisting of petrified waterfalls, stalactites and terraces. The nearby town of Hierapolis, founded at the end of the 2nd century BCE, hosts various Greco-Roman structures including temples, baths, a necropolis, as well as examples of Early Christian architecture.
Historic Areas of Istanbul		TurIstanbul Province 41°00′30″N 28°58′48″E	Cultural:TurHis (iii)(iv)(vii)	678 (1,680)	1985	The imperial capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, Istanbul has been a major political, religious and cultural centre for more than two millennia. Its skyline, which includes masterpieces such as the Hippodrome of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, the Süleymaniye Mosque and the Topkapı Palace, testifies to the great geniuses of architects through the ages.
Mount Nemrut		TurAdıyaman Province 38°02′12″N 38°45′49″E	Cultural:TurNem (i)(iii)(iv)	11 (27)	1987	Mount Nemrut is the location where King Antiochus I (69–34 B.C.) of Commagene constructed his own temple-tomb, surrounded by colossal statues and stelae, in one of the most ambitious architectural undertakings of the Hellenistic period.
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük		TurKonya Province 37°40′00″N 32°49′41″E	Cultural:TurNeo (iii)(iv)	37 (91)	2012	Occupied between approximately 7400 BC and 5200 BC, the expansive site of Çatalhöyük is among the few examples of a well-preserved Neolithic settlement, with its egalitarian urban layout, roof-access dwellings, wall paintings and reliefs testifying to a proto-urban way of life.
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape		Turİzmir Province 39°07′33″N 27°10′48″E	Cultural:TurPer (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)	333 (820)	2014	Founded in the 3rd century BC as the capital of the Hellenistic Attalid dynasty, Pergamon was one of the most important cities of the ancient world. After its bequest to the Romans in 133 BC, the city witnessed further development, becoming known as a major therapeutic centre.
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex		TurEdirne Province 41°40′40″N 26°33′34″E	Cultural:TurSel (i)(iv)	3 (7.4)	2011	Constructed during the 16th century, the Selimiye Mosque complex at Edirne is considered by the architect Mimar Sinan to be his masterpiece and represents the highest achievement of Ottoman architecture.
Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia		TurCountrywide	Cultural:TurSel (ii)(iv)	0.61 (1.5)	2023	The site consists of five wooden hypostyle mosques in Anatolia dating back to the late 13th and mid-14th centuries.
Xanthos-Letoon		TurAntalya and Muğla Provinces 36°20′06″N 29°19′13″E	Cultural:TurXan (ii)(iii)	126 (310)	1988	The site consists of two neighboring settlements. Xanthos, the centre of the Lycian civilization, exerted significant architectural influences upon other cities of the region, with the Nereid Monument directly inspiring the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in Caria. Letoon, an important religious centre in Lycia, hosts the Letoon trilingual, which provided the key in deciphering the long-extinct Lycian language.

See also

• List of World Heritage Sites in Turkey (tentative list)
• List of ancient settlements in Turkey