🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Tilbeşar Höyük
Neolithic–Iron (6000–600 BCE) · Halaf to Neo-Hittite
Neolithic–Iron (6000–600 BCE) Halaf to Neo-Hittite tell at Gaziantep Province – citadel on aleppo–carchemish road (dims Mound 25 m high, lower town 10 ha).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder
Takht Abbey Well Archaeological Complex
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Takht Abbey Well Archaeological Complex in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) · Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge in Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Letoon — Temple North Altar (Xanthos Valley, Lycia)
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Letoon — Temple North Altar (Xanthos Valley, Lycia) in Muğla, Letoon, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Mu…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Kerkenes Dağ (Kerkenes / Pteria)
Iron Age (Median/Phrygian to Lydian-Achaemenid destruction 547 BCE) · Median-Phrygian Cappadocian (Pteria identification)
Kerkenes Dağ (Kerkenes / Pteria) is a multi-period tell/ancient village in Yozgat Province, Sorgun–Yozgat upland, Kerkenes granite massif, Turkey — Giant 271 ha Iron Age mountain city — largest…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Fortress
Patnos / Aznavur Tepe
Urartian (810–730 BCE) · Urartian (Menua)
Urartian (810–730 BCE) fortress of Urartian (Menua) in Ağrı Province, Patnos Plain (c.800 BCE).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Tepebağ Mound — Adana
Neolithic to Ottoman (6000 BCE–1500 CE) continuous Adana · Kizzuwatna / Cilician
Tepebağ Mound — Adana in Adana Province, Turkey is a Neolithic to Ottoman (6000 BCE–1500 CE) continuous Adana tell attributed to Kizzuwatna / Cilician.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Carchemish Outer Town
Neo-Hittite Iron I–II (1200–717 BCE) over Late Bronze · Neo-Hittite / Aramaean
Carchemish Outer Town in Gaziantep Province, Euphrates ford, Turkey is a Neo-Hittite Iron I–II (1200–717 BCE) over Late Bronze ancient city attributed to Neo-Hittite / Aramaean.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Tell Kurban — Euphrates
Ubaid to Akkadian (4500–2200 BCE) · Ubaid-Uruk
Tell Kurban — Euphrates in Şanlıurfa Province, Euphrates rescue, Turkey is a Ubaid to Akkadian (4500–2200 BCE) tell attributed to Ubaid-Uruk culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Fortress
Toprakkale (Rusahinili)
Urartian (735–714 BCE) · Urartian (Rusa I)
Urartian (735–714 BCE) fortress of Urartian (Rusa I) in Van Province, Van Plain (c.735 BCE).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek
PPNB · Taş Tepeler
Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek at Şanlıurfa, Yayvan Tepe, Turkey is a PPNB temple complex of the Taş Tepeler tradition, built c. 8300 BCE for central stone hill plaster floors stair.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Eastern Outlier
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) · Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Eastern Outlier in Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Karahan Tepe — Urfa Plain
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600–8000 BCE) · Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Karahan Tepe — Urfa Plain in Şanlıurfa Province, Tek Tek Mountains, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600–8000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Pre-Pottery Neolithic culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Kocan Tepe West Tek Tek Ridge
PPNA to PPNB · Taş Tepeler
Kocan Tepe West Tek Tek Ridge at Şanlıurfa, Tek Tek West, Turkey is a PPNA to PPNB temple complex of the Taş Tepeler tradition, built c. 9200 BCE for uninvestigated t-pillar ridge quarry.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Maşat Höyük (Tapigga / Tapikka)
Late Chalcolithic through Iron Age (Chalcolithic, EBA, Hittite, Iron) · Hattian → Hittite (Tapikka) → Phrygian/Kaska contact
Maşat Höyük (Tapigga / Tapikka) is a multi-period tell/ancient village in Tokat Province, Zile District, Yeşilırmak headwaters, Turkey — Hittite northeastern frontier archive town controlling Kaska…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock-cut
Sidyma — Lycia Sunken Tomb
Lycian–Roman (400 BCE–200 CE) · Lycian–Roman
Sidyma — Lycia Sunken Tomb in Muğla Province, Turkey is a Lycian–Roman (400 BCE–200 CE) rock_cut attributed to Lycian–Roman. Sarcophagi field with Sidyma tombs on hillside above Calynda bay.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) · Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace in Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village
Gusir Hoyuk Tigris Upper
Pre-Pottery Neolithic · Upper Tigris PPN
Gusir Hoyuk Tigris Upper at Siirt, Upper Tigris, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic ancient village of the Upper Tigris PPN tradition, built c.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Northern Annex
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) · Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Northern Annex in Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Magarsus — Athena Magarsia Temple
Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) · Hellenistic Mallus–Magarsus
Magarsus — Athena Magarsia Temple in Adana Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) temple-complex attributed to Hellenistic Mallus–Magarsus.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Mallus — Cilician Temple-Tell
Hittite to Roman (1500 BCE–200 CE) · Tarqu/ Phoenician Moxos
Mallus — Cilician Temple-Tell in Adana Province, Turkey is a Hittite to Roman (1500 BCE–200 CE) tell attributed to Tarqu/ Phoenician Moxos.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) · Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension in Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Pre-Pottery…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Kurt Tepe South Stone Hills
PPNA · Taş Tepeler
Kurt Tepe South Stone Hills at Şanlıurfa, Kurt Tepe, Turkey is a PPNA temple complex of the Taş Tepeler tradition, built c. 9500 BCE for southernmost stone hill lion statue.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill
PPNB · Taş Tepeler
Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill at Şanlıurfa, Sefer Tepe, Turkey is a PPNB temple complex of the Taş Tepeler tradition, built c. 8700 BCE for quarry and unfinished t-pillar hill.