Sardis Synagogue
Sart, Salihli, Manisa, Türkiye Judaism
A monumental Late Roman synagogue at Sardis preserving mosaics, inscriptions and furnishings of a prominent ancient Jewish community.
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House of Rida Big
Edirne, Merkez, Türkiye Bahá’í Faith
A house in Edirne where Bahá’u’lláh lived during his Ottoman exile and which is now regarded by Bahá’ís as a holy place.
Ahrida Synagogue
Balat, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Judaism
One of Istanbul’s oldest surviving synagogues, rooted in the Jewish community of historic Balat.
Neve Shalom Synagogue
Galata, İstanbul, Beyoğlu, Türkiye Judaism
A principal synagogue of Istanbul’s Jewish community, opened in 1951 in Galata.
Aya Yorgi Monastery, Büyükada
Büyükada, İstanbul, Adalar, Türkiye Christianity
A hilltop Orthodox monastery on Büyükada and one of Istanbul’s best-known Christian pilgrimage destinations.
Basilica of St. John, Ephesus
Ayasuluk Hill, Selçuk, İzmir, Türkiye Christianity
The monumental Byzantine basilica on Ayasuluk Hill built over a tomb traditionally identified with St. John the Apostle.
Göreme Rock Churches
Göreme, Merkez, Nevşehir, Türkiye Christianity
An exceptional Cappadocian landscape of rock-cut churches, chapels and monastic spaces with major Byzantine fresco cycles.
Eshab-ı Kehf Cave, Tarsus
Dedeler, Tarsus, Mersin, Türkiye
A Tarsus cave revered in both Islamic and Christian traditions as a possible setting of the Seven Sleepers story.
Deyrulzafaran Monastery
Mardin, Artuklu, Türkiye Christianity
A major Syriac Orthodox monastery outside Mardin that served for centuries as a patriarchal centre.
Holy Cross Church, Akdamar
Akdamar Island, Gevaş, Van, Türkiye Christianity
A celebrated tenth-century Armenian church on an island in Lake Van, built for King Gagik Artsruni.
Surp Giragos Armenian Church
Fatihpaşa, Diyarbakır, Sur, Türkiye Christianity
A major Armenian Apostolic church in Diyarbakır’s historic Sur district, repeatedly restored after periods of damage.
Patriarchal Church of St. George
Fener, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Christianity
The principal church of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and a major centre of Eastern Orthodox worship.