World Heritage in Turkiye

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

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Ani 2016 Cultural 5 3.63
Aphrodisias 2017 Cultural 4 3.77
Arslantepe Mound 2021 Cultural 4 2.62
Bursa and Cumalikizik 2014 Cultural 6 3.32
Çatalhöyük 2012 Cultural 5 3.7
Divrigi 1985 Cultural 5 3.13
Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens 2015 Cultural 3 2.88
Ephesus 2015 Cultural 5 4.14
Göbekli Tepe 2018 Cultural 4 4.03
Gordion 2023 Cultural 3 3.2
Göreme NP 1985 Mixed 6 4.46
Hattusha 1986 Cultural 5 3.75
Hierapolis-Pamukkale 1988 Mixed 7 4.01
Istanbul 1985 Cultural 12 4.5
Nemrut Dag 1987 Cultural 14 4.41
Pergamon 2014 Cultural 5 3.75
Safranbolu 1994 Cultural 3 3.37
Selimiye Mosque 2011 Cultural 4 3.73
Troy 1998 Cultural 8 2.98
Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia 2023 Cultural 3 2.61
Xanthos-Letoon 1988 Cultural 6 2.75

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
Aizanoi Antique City 2012 Cultural 2 0%
Akdamar Church 2015 Cultural 2 75%
Alahan Monastery 2000 Cultural 1 0%
Alanya 2000 Cultural 1 50%
Anatolian Seljuks Madrasahs 2014 Cultural 2 83%
Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization 2009 Cultural 3 78%
Ancient City of Anazarbos 2014 Cultural 1 0%
Ancient City of Kaunos 2014 Cultural 1 100%
Ancient city of Kibyra 2016 Cultural 1 100%
Ancient City of Korykos 2014 Cultural 0 100%
Ancient City of Stratonikeia 2015 Cultural 1 0%
Archaeological Site of Assos 2017 Cultural 2 100%
Archaeological Site of Kültepe-Kanesh 2014 Cultural 0 0%
Archaeological site of Laodikeia 2013 Cultural 2 88%
Archaeological Site of Perge 2009 Cultural 1 57%
Archaeological Site of Priene 2018 Cultural 2 88%
Archaeological Site of Sagalassos 2009 Cultural 1 100%
Archeological Site of Zeugma 2012 Cultural 3 100%
Ayvalık Industrial Landscape 2017 Cultural 2 33%
Basilica Therma (Sarıkaya Roma Hamamı) 2018 Cultural 2 67%
Çanakkale (Dardanelles) and Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Battles Zones in the First World War 2014 Cultural 2 40%
Early Period of Anatolian Turkish Heritage: Niksar, The Capital of Danishmend Dynasty 2018 Cultural 1 0%
Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary 2014 Cultural 1 33%
Eshab-ı Kehf Kulliye (Islamic-Ottoman Social Complex) 2015 Cultural 0 0%
Güllük Dagi-Termessos National Park 2000 Mixed 2 100%
Haci Bayram Mosque and its Surrounding Area (the Haci Bayram District) 2016 Cultural 1 25%
Haci Bektas Veli Complex 2012 Cultural 0 67%
Harran and Sanliurfa 2000 Cultural 3 100%
Hatay, St. Pierre Church 2011 Cultural 1 50%
Historic City of Harput 2018 Cultural 1 33%
Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu 2015 Cultural 3 17%
Historic Town of Beypazarı 2020 Cultural 1 0%
Historic Town of Birgi 2012 Cultural 1 33%
Historic Town of Kemaliye 2021 Cultural 1 0%
Historical Monuments of Nigde 2012 Cultural 1 0%
Ishak Pasha Palace 2000 Cultural 2 86%
Ismail Fakirullah Tomb and its Light Refraction Mechanism 2015 Cultural 1 50%
Ivriz Cultural Landscape 2017 Cultural 0 0%
Íznik 2014 2024 Cultural 2 71%
Karain Cave 1994 Cultural 1 75%
Karatepe-Aslantaş Archaeological Site 2020 Cultural 1 100%
Kekova 2000 Mixed 1 100%
Kızılırmak Delta Wetland and Bird Sanctuary 2016 Natural 1 50%
Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization 2000 Cultural 3 87%
Koramaz Valley 2020 Cultural 0 N/A
Lake Tuz Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA) 2013 Natural 0 50%
Late Antique and Medieval Churches and Monasteries of Midyat and Surrounding Area (Tur ʿAbdin) 2021 Cultural 1 100%
Mamure Castle 2012 Cultural 1 50%
Mardin Cultural Landscape 2000 Cultural 1 83%
Mausoleum and Sacred area of Hecatomnus 2012 Cultural 2 33%
Medieval City of Beçin 2012 Cultural 1 0%
Mount Harşena and the Rock-tombs of the Pontic Kings 2015 Mixed 1 100%
Mountainous Phrygia 2015 Cultural 0 100%
Nature Park of Ballıca Cave 2019 Natural 0 N/A
Nuruosmaniye Complex 2016 Cultural 3 63%
Odunpazari Historical Urban Site 2012 Cultural 1 67%
Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit 2000 Cultural 2 86%
St. Nicholas Church 2000 Cultural 3 71%
St. Paul Church, St. Pauls Well and surrounding historic quarters 2000 Cultural 0 50%
Sultan Bayezid II Complex: A Center of Medical Treatment 2016 Cultural 2 100%
Sümela Monastery (The Monastery of Virgin Mary) 2000 Cultural 1 100%
The Ancient City of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe 2013 Cultural 0 100%
The Bodrum Castle 2016 Cultural 1 25%
The Bridge of Justinian 2018 Cultural 1 50%
The Bridge of Uzunköprü 2015 Cultural 1 100%
The Historical Port City of Izmir 2020 2026 Cultural 3 43%
The Malabadi Bridge 2016 Cultural 2 0%
The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of Aspendos 2015 Cultural 3 100%
The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel 2000 Cultural 3 100%
The Underground Water Structures in Gaziantep; Livas and Kastels 2018 Cultural 1 67%
Tomb of Ahi Evran 2014 Cultural 0 25%
Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea 2020 Cultural 1 36%
Tushpa/Van Fortress, the Mound and the Old City of Van 2016 Cultural 2 33%
Vespasianus Titus Tunnel 2014 Cultural 1 75%
Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop 2012 Cultural 1 33%
Yivli Minaret Mosque 2016 Cultural 2 33%
Yıldız Palace Complex 2015 Cultural 3 25%
Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum 2020 2025 Cultural 2 67%
Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex and Mor Yakup (Saint Jacob) Church 2014 Cultural 1 100%

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
Türkiye
Region
Europe and North America
WHC location
WHC member

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