World Heritage in Turkiye

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  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Ani 2016 Cultural 5 59 3.7
Aphrodisias 2017 Cultural 4 144 3.78
Arslantepe Mound 2021 Cultural 4 32 2.7
Bursa and Cumalikizik 2014 Cultural 7 143 3.32
Çatalhöyük 2012 Cultural 5 74 3.67
Divrigi 1985 Cultural 5 53 3.07
Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens 2015 Cultural 3 88 2.93
Ephesus 2015 Cultural 6 419 4.2
Göbekli Tepe 2018 Cultural 5 75 4
Gordion 2023 Cultural 4 39 3.08
Göreme NP and Cappadocia 1985 Mixed 6 328 4.5
Hattusha 1986 Cultural 5 91 3.72
Hierapolis-Pamukkale 1988 Mixed 7 347 4.11
Istanbul 1985 Cultural 12 859 4.47
Nemrut Dag 1987 Cultural 14 99 4.42
Pergamon 2014 Cultural 5 189 3.69
Safranbolu 1994 Cultural 3 103 3.27
Selimiye Mosque 2011 Cultural 4 163 3.61
Troy 1998 Cultural 8 203 2.87
Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia 2023 Cultural 3 50 2.69
Xanthos-Letoon 1988 Cultural 6 97 2.82

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Aizanoi Antique City 2012 Cultural 2 10 67%
Akdamar Church 2015 Cultural 2 22 80%
Alahan Monastery 2000 Cultural 1 4 50%
Alanya 2000 Cultural 1 30 50%
Anatolian Seljuks Madrasahs 2014 Cultural 2 38 80%
Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization 2009 Cultural 3 45 85%
Ancient City of Anazarbos 2014 Cultural 1 5 25%
Ancient City of Kaunos 2014 Cultural 1 19 100%
Ancient city of Kibyra 2016 Cultural 1 8 75%
Ancient City of Korykos 2014 Cultural 0 10 100%
Ancient City of Stratonikeia 2015 Cultural 1 8 50%
Archaeological Site of Assos 2017 Cultural 2 20 100%
Archaeological Site of Kültepe-Kanesh 2014 Cultural 0 8 33%
Archaeological site of Laodikeia 2013 Cultural 3 30 83%
Archaeological Site of Perge 2009 Cultural 1 30 56%
Archaeological Site of Priene 2018 Cultural 2 21 80%
Archaeological Site of Sagalassos 2009 Cultural 1 12 100%
Archeological Site of Zeugma 2012 Cultural 3 14 100%
Ayvalık Industrial Landscape 2017 Cultural 2 20 25%
Basilica Therma (Sarıkaya Roma Hamamı) 2018 Cultural 2 4 67%
Çanakkale (Dardanelles) and Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Battles Zones in the First World War 2014 Cultural 2 45 45%
Early Period of Anatolian Turkish Heritage: Niksar, The Capital of Danishmend Dynasty 2018 Cultural 1 4 0%
Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary 2014 Cultural 1 10 33%
Eshab-ı Kehf Kulliye (Islamic-Ottoman Social Complex) 2015 Cultural 0 4 0%
Güllük Dagi-Termessos National Park 2000 Mixed 2 14 100%
Haci Bayram Mosque and its Surrounding Area (the Haci Bayram District) 2016 Cultural 1 18 14%
Haci Bektas Veli Complex 2012 Cultural 0 14 75%
Harran and Sanliurfa 2000 Cultural 3 41 91%
Hatay, St. Pierre Church 2011 Cultural 1 13 60%
Historic City of Harput 2018 Cultural 1 13 25%
Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu 2015 Cultural 3 8 29%
Historic Town of Beypazarı 2020 Cultural 1 5 0%
Historic Town of Birgi 2012 Cultural 1 6 33%
Historic Town of Kemaliye 2021 Cultural 1 5 50%
Historical Monuments of Nigde 2012 Cultural 1 11 0%
Ishak Pasha Palace 2000 Cultural 2 27 88%
Ismail Fakirullah Tomb and its Light Refraction Mechanism 2015 Cultural 1 5 67%
Ivriz Cultural Landscape 2017 Cultural 0 4 0%
Íznik 2014 2027 Cultural 3 30 67%
Karain Cave 1994 Cultural 1 8 60%
Karatepe-Aslantaş Archaeological Site 2020 Cultural 1 3 100%
Kekova 2000 Mixed 1 19 100%
Kızılırmak Delta Wetland and Bird Sanctuary 2016 Natural 1 6 50%
Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization 2000 Cultural 3 65 75%
Koramaz Valley 2020 Cultural 0 2 N/A
Lake Tuz Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA) 2013 Natural 0 18 33%
Late Antique and Medieval Churches and Monasteries of Midyat and Surrounding Area (Tur ʿAbdin) 2021 Cultural 1 14 100%
Mamure Castle 2012 Cultural 1 6 67%
Mardin Cultural Landscape 2000 Cultural 1 32 89%
Mausoleum and Sacred area of Hecatomnus 2012 Cultural 2 9 50%
Medieval City of Beçin 2012 Cultural 1 8 0%
Mount Harşena and the Rock-tombs of the Pontic Kings 2015 Mixed 1 10 100%
Mountainous Phrygia 2015 Cultural 0 7 100%
Nature Park of Ballıca Cave 2019 Natural 0 1 N/A
Nuruosmaniye Complex 2016 Cultural 3 41 63%
Odunpazari Historical Urban Site 2012 Cultural 1 18 40%
Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit 2000 Cultural 2 51 75%
St. Nicholas Church 2000 Cultural 3 23 78%
St. Paul Church, St. Pauls Well and surrounding historic quarters 2000 Cultural 1 14 63%
Sultan Bayezid II Complex: A Center of Medical Treatment 2016 Cultural 2 29 91%
Sümela Monastery (The Monastery of Virgin Mary) 2000 Cultural 1 16 100%
The Ancient City of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe 2013 2025 Cultural 2 17 100%
The Bodrum Castle 2016 Cultural 1 41 50%
The Bridge of Justinian 2018 Cultural 1 7 33%
The Bridge of Uzunköprü 2015 Cultural 1 10 75%
The Historical Port City of Izmir 2020 2026 Cultural 3 51 44%
The Malabadi Bridge 2016 Cultural 2 11 25%
The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of Aspendos 2015 Cultural 3 36 91%
The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel 2000 Cultural 3 18 100%
The Underground Water Structures in Gaziantep; Livas and Kastels 2018 Cultural 1 15 60%
Tomb of Ahi Evran 2014 Cultural 1 8 20%
Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea 2020 Cultural 2 55 41%
Tushpa/Van Fortress, the Mound and the Old City of Van 2016 Cultural 2 27 40%
Vespasianus Titus Tunnel 2014 Cultural 1 7 80%
Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop 2012 Cultural 1 5 33%
Yivli Minaret Mosque 2016 Cultural 2 21 20%
Yıldız Palace Complex 2015 Cultural 3 22 17%
Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum 2020 Cultural 2 8 75%
Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex and Mor Yakup (Saint Jacob) Church 2014 Cultural 1 11 100%

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Antakya 1984 1985 0
Apollo Temple at Dydima 1984 1996 0
Beydaglari Seashore National Park 1984 1996 0
Birecik - Bald Ibis Reserve Area 1984 1996 0
Cilo - Sat Mountains 1984 1996 0
Crater of Nemrut 1984 1996 0
Dilek Peninsula National Park 1984 1996 0
Egridir - Q. Vulcanica - Nature Reserve Area 1984 1996 0
Güven - Fish and Insect Fossils 1984 1996 0
Halikarnassos 1984 1996 0
Istanbul Bosphorus 1984 1996 0
Köprülü Kanyon National Park 1984 1996 0
Köycegiz - L. Orientalis - Nature Reserve Area 1984 1996 0
Kula-a typical Ottoman town near Manisa 1984 1996 0
Kuscennaeti National Park 1984 1996 0
Marmaris - Gökova 1984 1996 0
Obruk, Maar and Travertine Conoids in Konya 1984 1996 0
Salihli - Fossil Human Foot Traces 1984 1996 0
Sultan Sazligi Waterfall Reserve Area 1984 1996 0
The old city of Van and Lake Van 1984 1996 0
Yedigöller National Park 1984 1996 0

Country info

Official Name
Turkiye
Region
Europe and North America
WHC location
WHC member

Recent Reviews

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The following 14 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

A. Mehmet Haksever . Alexander Lehmann . Atila Ege . Bin . Can SARICA . Maciej Gil . Nihal Ege . Roger Ourset . Roman Bruehwiler . Stanislaw Warwas . Thomas Buechler . Thomas van der Walt . Yevhen Ivanovych . Zoë Sheng .