Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya-i Kebir Mosque) — Built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian between 532 and 537, this was the largest cathedral in the world for about a thousand…
Topkapı Palace — Built by Mehmed the Conqueror at Sarayburnu in the 1460s, the palace was the seat of government and residence of the Ottoman…
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) — A six-minaret mosque built for Ahmed I between 1609 and 1616 by the architect Sedefkâr Mehmed Ağa; it is also known as the Blue…
Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı) — A vast underground cistern built in the 6th century under Justinian and carried on 336 columns; the Medusa heads under two of…
Süleymaniye Mosque — Built by Mimar Sinan for Suleiman the Magnificent between 1550 and 1557, the mosque stands at the centre of a large complex with…
Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı) — One of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, made up of more than 60 streets and thousands of shops that grew up…
Local food
🐟 Eminönü Balık Ekmek (grilled fish sandwich) 🥯 İstanbul Simidi (sesame bread ring) 🎣 Boğaziçi Lüferi (Bosphorus bluefish) 🍖 Sultanahmet Köftesi (Sultanahmet grilled meatballs) 🦪 Midye Dolma (stuffed mussels) 🍮 Tavuk Göğsü (chicken breast pudding)
Rakoçi Museum — A house operating as a museum since 1982, in a reconstruction of the house where Francis II Rákóczi lived in exile between 1720…
Tekirdağ Seafront — The city's waterfront on the Marmara coast, landscaped with a long seaside promenade and beaches.
Şarköy Seafront — A fishing and holiday town on the Marmara coast, at the foot of Mount Işıklar.
Mürefte — A winegrowing and wine town in the Şarköy district, 90 km from the centre of Tekirdağ; it is surrounded by vineyards on the…
Namık Kemal House Museum — A museum in a reconstruction of a 19th-century house, opened on 21 December 1993 and dedicated to the life and works of the poet…
Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum — A museum founded in 1967 and housed in the Governor's Mansion (Valikonağı) since 28 December 1992; it displays archaeological…
İğneada Longoz Forests National Park — A 3,155-hectare national park established in 2007 in the town of İğneada in Demirköy, on the Bulgarian border. With its…
Dupnisa Cave — A two-storey cave system with three entrances and a total length of 3,150 metres, near the village of Sarpdere in Demirköy; it…
Gazi Süleyman Paşa Mosque (Little Hagia Sophia) — A building at Vize that was built as a basilica in the 6th century in the time of Justinian and converted into a mosque in the…
Sokollu Mehmed Paşa Complex — A way-station (menzil) complex at Lüleburgaz built by Mimar Sinan for Sokollu Mehmed Paşa in 1569–1570, made up of a mosque…
Hızırbey Complex and Arasta — A complex in the centre of Kırklareli, built by Köse Mihalzade Hızır Bey in 1383–1384 and made up of a mosque, hammam and…
Kırklareli Museum — A museum opened in 1993 in the former town hall, built in the late 19th century. With finds from the Aşağıpınar and Kanlıgeçit…
Kırklareli Beyaz Peyniri (Kırklareli white cheese)Kırklareli Eski Kaşar Peyniri (Kırklareli aged kaşar cheese)Kırklareli Kıvırcık Kuzu Eti (Kırklareli Kıvırcık lamb)Kırklareli Meşe Balı (Kırklareli oak honey)
Selimiye Mosque and Complex — Built by Mimar Sinan at the age of 80 for Selim II, begun in 1568 and opened for worship on 14 March 1575, the mosque is Sinan's…
Old Mosque (Eski Cami) — A nine-domed mosque begun by Süleyman Çelebi in 1403 and completed by Mehmed I in 1414; it is the first monumental building in…
Üç Şerefeli Mosque — Built in the reign of Murad II, its plan with a courtyard and a broad dome is regarded as the forerunner of the classical…
Bayezid II Complex — A complex on the bank of the Tunca built by Mimar Hayreddin in 1484–1488, made up of a mosque, a darüşşifa (hospital), a medical…
Edirne Health Museum — A museum in the darüşşifa (hospital) of the Bayezid II Complex that recreates the spaces where patients were treated with music…
Kırkpınar Wrestling Arena (Sarayiçi) — The wrestling arena at Sarayiçi where the Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival has been held since 1924. The winner of the three-day…
Local food
🍳 Edirne Tava Ciğeri (fried liver) 🥘 Edirne Ciğer Sarma (liver wrap) 🍬 Edirne Badem Ezmesi (marzipan) 🍯 Deva-i Misk Helvası (Ottoman palace halva) 🍢 Uzunköprü Köftesi (Uzunköprü meatballs)
Local products to buy
Edirne Mis Meyve Sabunu (Edirne fruit-shaped soap)Edirne Beyaz Peyniri (Edirne white cheese)İpsala Pirinci (İpsala rice)Meriç Kara Kavunu (Meriç black melon)
Troy Ancient City — On the mound of Hisarlık, 30 km south of Çanakkale, the city of the Trojan War told in the Iliad; it was discovered in 1871 by…
Troy Museum — A museum opened on 10 October 2018 in the village of Tevfikiye, at the entrance to the archaeological site; it displays more…
Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial — A 41.7-metre-high four-legged monument at the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula, on Hisarlık Tepe above Morto Bay, built in memory…
Gallipoli Peninsula Historical Site — A 33,000-hectare area covering almost the whole of Eceabat district; it became a national park in 1973 and the "Gallipoli…
57th Regiment Cemetery — A symbolic cemetery opened in 1992 at Bombasırtı in memory of the 628 soldiers of the 57th Regiment, all of whom fell as martyrs…
Anzac Cove — The cove where Australian and New Zealand troops landed on 25 April 1915; a dawn service is held here every year on 25 April.
