One of the earliest Ataturk monuments commemorates the victory of the Turkish War of Independence.

An Ottoman-era mosque looking over the Black Sea.

This 3,000-year-old “opium black fortress” towers over the ancient town named after it.

This Ottoman bridge is a rare covered bridge with shops, and considers itself the only bazaar bridge in the world.

The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.