The battlefields of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign, where Allied forces, including Australians and New Zealanders, fought the Ottomans. Memorials and cemeteries include Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair and the Turkish memorials.
The Anzac Day dawn service on 25 April draws thousands. A guided tour from Çanakkale or Eceabat helps.
The ruins of the legendary city of the Trojan War, with nine layers of settlement over 4,000 years, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The restaurant where İskender kebab was invented, run by the same family since 1867.
One of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, begun in 1461.
Built between 1609 and 1616, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is famous for its six minarets, its cascading domes and the more than 20,000 blue İznik tiles th…
The strait dividing Europe from Asia, lined with palaces, Ottoman wooden mansions (yalı) and fortresses.
A vast underground Byzantine water reservoir built in the 6th century, with 336 marble columns rising from the water, dimly lit, and two Medusa heads…
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