Turkey is a country full of history and culture. A variety of natural beauties and historic places of Turkey are registered in the UNESCO's World Heritage List. So the protection and preservation of these regions is guaranteed. You can find here the treasures of Turkey in the UNESCO World Heritage List as well as in the Tentative List:
Turkey on UNESCO World Heritage List:
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
- Historic Areas of Istanbul
- Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
- Nemrut Mountain
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale
- Xanthos-Letoon
- City of Safranbolu
- Archaeological Site of Troy
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
- Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
- Ephesus
- Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
Turkey on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List:
- Karain Cave
- Sümela Monastery (The Monastery of Virgin Mary)
- Alahan Monastery
- Harran and Sanliurfa
- The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel
- Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit
- Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization
- Alanya
- St.Paul Church, St.Paul's Well and surrounding historic quarters
- St. Nicholas Church
- Mardin Cultural Landscape
- Ishak Pasha Palace
- Kekova
- Güllük Dagi-Termessos National Park
- Archaeological Site of Aphrodisias
- Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization
- Archaeological Site of Sagalassos
- Archaeological Site of Perge
- Esrefoglu Mosque
- The Archaeological Site of Göbeklitepe
- Hatay, St. Pierre Church
- Aizanoi Antique City
- Historic City of Ani
- Archeological Site of Zeugma
- Gordion
- Historic Town of Birgi
- Mausoleum and Sacred area of Hecatomnus
- Medieval City of Beçin
- Historical Monuments of Niğde
- Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop
- Odunpazari Historical Urban Site
- Mamure Castle
- Haci Bektas Veli Complex
- Archaeological site of Laodikeia
- Lake Tuz Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA)
- Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea
- The Ancient City of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe
- İznik
- Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex and Mor Yakup (Saint Jacob) Church
- Tomb of Ahi Evran
- Vespasianus Titus Tunnel
- Mahmut Bey Mosque
- Archaeological Site of Kültepe-Kanesh
- Ancient City of Kaunos
- Anatolian Seljuks Madrasahs
- Archaeological Site of Arslantepe
- Ancient City of Korykos
- Ancient City of Anazarbos
- Çanakkale (Dardanelles) and Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Battles Zones in the First World War
- Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary
- Akdamar Church
- The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of Aspendos
- Eshab-ı Kehf Kulliye (Islamic-Ottoman Social Complex)
- Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu
- Mount Harşena and the Rrock-tombs of the Pontic Kings
- Mountainous Phrygia
- Ancient City of Stratonikeia
- The Bridge of Uzunköprü
- Ismail Fakirullah Tomb and its Light Refraction Mechanism
- Yıldız Palace Complex