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Sarıkaya Roman Bath and a Journey to Anatolia's Thermal Town

Sarıkaya Roman Bath and a Journey to Anatolia's Thermal Town

A Spa District in the Southeast of Yozgat Sarıkaya is a district in the southeast of Yozgat's provincial centre.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Kerkenes Mountain Ancient City and the Seven Kilometre Wall in Search of Pteria

Kerkenes Mountain Ancient City and the Seven Kilometre Wall in Search of Pteria

From Şahmuratlı Village to the Mountain The Kerkenes Mountain Ancient City lies in Şahmuratlı Village, part of the Sorgun district of Yozgat.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Tokatlı Canyon and the İncekaya Aqueduct, the Path of Stone and Water in Safranbolu

Tokatlı Canyon and the İncekaya Aqueduct, the Path of Stone and Water in Safranbolu

The Natural Face of Safranbolu When people say Safranbolu, they usually think of its historic urban fabric, yet the district has a second face, and that face is nature.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Hadrianopolis Ancient City, the Roman Garrison in the Soil of Eskipazar

Hadrianopolis Ancient City, the Roman Garrison in the Soil of Eskipazar

The Road from Eskipazar to the City To reach Hadrianopolis, set your course for the Eskipazar district of Karabük.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Nysa, a City Built on Both Sides of a Deep Ravine

Nysa, a City Built on Both Sides of a Deep Ravine

A Valley on the Foothills of the Messogis Nysa lies in the Sultanhisar district of Aydın, on the Aydın-Denizli highway.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Aphrodisias, a City of Sculptors in the Light of Marble

Aphrodisias, a City of Sculptors in the Light of Marble

The Plateau in the Valley and the Marble Quarries Aphrodisias lies in the Karacasu district of Aydın, within the boundaries of Geyre Mahallesi.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Two Castles Carved into Tuff, Uçhisar and Ortahisar

Two Castles Carved into Tuff, Uçhisar and Ortahisar

Lookouts Above the Valleys When people think of Cappadocia, fairy chimneys and valleys come to mind first; yet above this landscape stand two more pointed rocks that can be picked out even from far away.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
The Cities Beneath Cappadocia, Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı

The Cities Beneath Cappadocia, Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı

A Settlement Plan Beneath the Tuff Heading south from Nevşehir toward Niğde, the landscape soon turns into ordinary fields and villages.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
In the Göynüş Valley, from Aslantaş to Maltaş, the Phrygian Rock Monuments Trail

In the Göynüş Valley, from Aslantaş to Maltaş, the Phrygian Rock Monuments Trail

What is Mountainous Phrygia North of Afyonkarahisar, stretching toward the borders of Eskişehir and Kütahya, lies a landscape of soft rock.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
From Karahisar Castle to the Bedesten, the Story of a City on a Rock

From Karahisar Castle to the Bedesten, the Story of a City on a Rock

A city on a rock A first-time visitor to Afyonkarahisar recognizes the city by its castle.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
A Day in Honaz with a Mountain, a Cave and an Ancient City

A Day in Honaz with a Mountain, a Cave and an Ancient City

East of Denizli, on the Ankara road, Honaz offers three different nature and history experiences in a single day.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
A Walk Along the Colonnaded Street of Ancient Laodikeia

A Walk Along the Colonnaded Street of Ancient Laodikeia

To the north of Denizli, very close to the Pamukkale road, lies a large ancient city that is still being excavated today.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Tortum Valley, the Lake a Landslide Made and the Waterfall That Spills Over

Tortum Valley, the Lake a Landslide Made and the Waterfall That Spills Over

A valley road from Erzurum to Uzundere North of Erzurum, the road that drops from the high plateau into a deep valley leads to one of the most distinctive landscapes in the province.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Erzurum's Two Madrasas, a Masterclass in Stone Ornament

Erzurum's Two Madrasas, a Masterclass in Stone Ornament

Two madrasas around Cumhuriyet Caddesi In the historic centre of Erzurum, two stone buildings are counted among the structures that best explain the city's identity: the Çifte Minareli Madrasa and the Yakutiye Madrasa.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Misis, a City of Bridge, Mound and Mosaics on the Ceyhan River

Misis, a City of Bridge, Mound and Mosaics on the Ceyhan River

An Old Crossing on the Ceyhan River The settlement called Misis, on the bank of the Ceyhan River east of Adana, is the present-day face of a crossing city thousands of years old.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
The Ancient City of Anavarza, a Roman Metropolis Rising from the Cilician Plain

The Ancient City of Anavarza, a Roman Metropolis Rising from the Cilician Plain

In the Middle of the Plain, a Rock and a City The rock mass that rises like an island from the flat fields of the Cilician plain is the first and most recognizable sign of Anavarza.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Trabzon Castle and the Stone Bridges of the Zağnos and Tabakhane Valleys

Trabzon Castle and the Stone Bridges of the Zağnos and Tabakhane Valleys

The rock mass between two valleys Trabzon Castle stands in the city center, in the Ortahisar district. According to the Culture Portal, the walls were built on a high rock mass between the Tabakhane and Zağnos valleys.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
A Historic Trade Walk Around the Trabzon Bazaar, the Bedesten and Taşhan

A Historic Trade Walk Around the Trabzon Bazaar, the Bedesten and Taşhan

A trade center close to the castle The historic bazaar of Trabzon sits in the center of the city, in a strip close to the castle.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Adapazarı's Old Center, the Uzun Çarşı and the Museums Around It

Adapazarı's Old Center, the Uzun Çarşı and the Museums Around It

Adapazarı, a late Ottoman city Before you begin exploring the old center of Adapazarı, it helps to know what kind of city it is. Kültür Portalı describes Adapazarı as a late-period Ottoman city.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Taraklı, an Ottoman Town on the Baghdad Road

Taraklı, an Ottoman Town on the Baghdad Road

How and why to get to Taraklı In the south of Sakarya, along the historic Silk Road line, there is a small Ottoman town that has been preserved as a whole: Taraklı.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Bilecik's Registered Heritage, Quail Kebab and Lefke Cloth

Bilecik's Registered Heritage, Quail Kebab and Lefke Cloth

One way to get to know a city is to look at how the products that carry its name enter the records. In recent years two products from Bilecik have joined that list through an official registration.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
The Geography of Bilecik, a Province Where Four Regions Meet

The Geography of Bilecik, a Province Where Four Regions Meet

At first glance Bilecik looks like a small province on the map, but its geography is far more varied than that suggests.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Engineering Carved in Stone in the Kahta Creek Valley

Engineering Carved in Stone in the Kahta Creek Valley

In the Kahta district of Adıyaman, the road to Nemrut Dağı runs through a valley where the first thing you notice is not history but stone.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Ermenek Dam and the Turquoise Lake in the Taurus Valley

Ermenek Dam and the Turquoise Lake in the Taurus Valley

A lake inside a valley Anyone who first sees the Ermenek Dam on a map might expect a sheet of water on the flat plain of central Anatolia. Yet the lake sits inside a narrow valley on the slopes of the Taurus.

Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026