Turkey, which has an infinite richness of history, tourism and culture is among the countries that protected history at its best. The land of Turkey which hosted many civilizations and empires is expanding to the world day by day with its ancient cities, baths, towers and places.

The Cities And places To See During a Turkey Travel!

Saint Sophia

Saint Sophia which became the focus of the world was built by Emperor Justinian between 532-537AD. During the Byzantian period, Saint Sophia was burned and destroyed several times by the result of riots. Because of this, Emperor Justinian wanted more magnificent structureto be built comparing the previous ones and was built by the great efforts of two architects, Isidoros and Antemios. Saint Sophia served as a church in the name of the christianity over 916 years. Later on, by the conquer of Istanbul by the Ottomans, it began to serve as a mosque. By the request of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Saint Sophia Mosque today serves as a museum. During your Turkey travel, you should visit Saint Sophia and take a close look at many civilizations and empire’s memory.

Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace which stands on Sarayburnu was built by Sultan Memmed in 1,478 and during the Ottoman period, the sultans accommodated in Topkapi Palace. The Ottomans used Topkapi Palace as the state’s administrative center and back then, it hosted almost 4,000 people in it. The deformed and renevation needed areas were repaired every year by the sultans. When the other palaces were built in the Ottoman era, Topkapi Palace was partially emptied out and from time to time, it served as a museum. But today, by the order of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Topkapi Palace was was open to public as a museum. If you happen to be in Topkapi Palace during your Turkey travel, we recommend you to examine the items displayed in the museum.

Canakkale

Canakkale, the city which hosts many spiritualities of Turkey is among the first cities that the tourists prefer to visit. The war which took place in the beginning of the 20^th century left many remarks on Canakkale land. You can see the remainings and the belongings of the scars of the war in almost all over the city of Canakkale. The preseved and reopened areas attract almost 90,000 tourists every year. The people who travel to Canakkale can benefit the holiday venues offered by the Dardanelles and spend their vacation at best.