Turkey's Top 10 Attractions

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Top Attraction #1

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Aspendos • The site of an amazingly well-preserved Roman theatre (For more information, click here)

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Top Attraction #2

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Gaziantep Archaeological Museum• Hundreds of square metres of vivid Roman mosaics, the best in the Middle East, form the heart of this astonishing collection (For more information, click here)

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Top Attraction #3

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Blue Mosque • Its interior is aglow with thousands of decorated tiles (For more information, click here)

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Top Attraction #4

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Hagia Sophia • Completed in AD537, it ranks among the wonders of the world (For more information, click here)

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Top Attraction #5

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Pamukkale • Mineral-rich springs formed its irresistible travertine terraces (For more information, click here)

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Top Attraction #6

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Ephesus • Its Roman ruins are the most extensive in the Mediterranean (For more information, click here)

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Top Attraction #7

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Patara • Turkey's longest continuous beach, its dunes romantically encroaching on the ruins of an ancient city (For more information, click here)

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Top Attraction #8

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Topkapi Palace • Centuries of Ottoman pomp and power are on display (For more information, click here)

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Top Attraction #9

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Ölüdeniz • Pine-clad hills and white-sand beaches back the turquoise waters of this beautiful stretch of coastline (For more information, click here)

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Top Attraction #10

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Nemrut Dagği • Huge stone heads stare from a mountaintop in the Mesopotamian basin (For more information, click here)