This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

A beautiful 19th-century Armenian mansion is preserved above an unassuming cafe.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

This ancient city - home to nine civilizations - is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.