Sacred Sites and Religious Places in Turkey

Above, L to R: Ancient biblical city of Ephesus; the Blue Mosque in Istanbul; Byzantine icon of Christ in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Click for image credits.

With a long and illustrious history involving the Greeks and Romans, apostles and Byzantines, Ottoman Turks and more, Turkey is positively brimming with fascinating and historical religious sites. Below is a list of those profiled on Sacred Destinations so far.

Sacred Site Categories Seven Churches of Revelation Sacred Sites Index Akdamar - Church of the Holy Cross Antioch Artifacts Antioch - Charonion Antioch - Cave Church of St. Peter Antioch Mosaics Antakya - Hatay Archaeological Museum Aphrodisias Bergama - Archaeological Museum Bergama - Asklepion Bergama - Red Basilica Bergama - Altar of Zeus Didyma Göreme Open Air Museum Ephesus/Selçuk - Basilica of St. John Ephesus - Cave of the Seven Sleepers Ephesus - Church of Mary Ephesus - Curetes Street	Ephesus/Selçuk - Ephesus Museum Ephesus - Great Theater Ephesus - Grotto of St. Paul Ephesus - House of the Virgin Ephesus/Selçuk - Isabey Mosque Ephesus - Library of Celsus Ephesus - Prytaneion Ephesus - Synagogue Ephesus - Temple of Artemis Ephesus - Temple of Hadrian Istanbul - Archaeological Museum Istanbul - Beyazit Mosque Istanbul - Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) Istanbul - Church of the Holy Apostles (site only) Istanbul - Church of Sts Sergius and Bacchus Istanbul - Eyüp Sultan Mosque Istanbul - Fatih Mosque Istanbul - Fethiye Mosque Istanbul - Hagia Sophia Istanbul - Kariye Museum Istanbul - Mosaic Museum	Istanbul - Orthodox Patriarchate Istanbul - Süleymaniye Mosque Istanbul - Yeni (New) Mosque Izmir - Agora (Ancient Smyrna) Izmir - Archaeological Museum Izmir - St. Polycarp Church Konya - Alaeddin Mosque Konya - Mevlana Museum Laodicea Miletus Myra - Church of St. Nicholas Nicea (Iznik) Nicomedia (Izmit) Philadelphia Pisidian Antioch Priene Sardis Seleucia Pieria - Excavated Church Tarsus Thyatira

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