Places to visit in Türkiye
124 places to visit in Türkiye, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Ani, Aphrodisias, Arslantepe and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in a volume for its state or province, filed under Türkiye on your shelf.
124 travel stamps in 31 states and provinces
The best known in Türkiye
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Ani
The ruins of a medieval Armenian city on a plateau above a river gorge in Kars province. Once called the city of a thousand and one churches, it still holds a cathedral, churches and long walls standing alone on the grassland.
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Aphrodisias
A Hellenistic Greek city of ancient Caria, near the village of Geyre about 100 kilometres inland from the Aegean. It was known for its school of sculptors, and its long stadium is among the best preserved of the ancient world.
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Arslantepe
A mound near Malatya holding the ancient city of Melid, on a tributary of the upper Euphrates. Its layers record thousands of years of settlement, from early temple-palaces to the Hittite-era city whose stone lions gave the site its name.
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Basilica Cistern
The largest of the hundreds of ancient cisterns beneath Istanbul, built in the 6th century under Emperor Justinian I a short walk from Hagia Sophia. Walkways run between rows of columns above shallow water, and two carved Medusa heads sit at the base of columns in one corner.
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Blue Mosque
Built between 1609 and 1617 for Sultan Ahmed I, it faces Hagia Sophia across the old Hippodrome. Its popular name comes from the blue İznik tiles lining the interior, and it rises in cascading domes to six minarets.
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Cappadocia
A historical region of Central Anatolia whose soft volcanic rock has been worn into cones, pillars and valleys. People carved homes, churches and whole underground towns into it, and hot air balloons rise over it at dawn.
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Chora Church
A Byzantine church in Edirnekapı, now the Kariye Mosque, famous for its Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos. They cover its domes and walls with scenes from the lives of Christ and the Virgin.
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Cumalıkızık
A village of old timber-framed houses and cobbled lanes at the foot of Mount Uludağ, about 10 kilometres east of Bursa. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that marks the birth of the Ottoman Empire.
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Derinkuyu Underground City
A multi-level city dug into the rock beneath the town of Derinkuyu, reaching about 85 metres down. It is the largest excavated underground city in Turkey, big enough to shelter thousands of people with their animals and food.
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Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital
A mosque and hospital joined in one building, raised in 1228 to 1229 by the Mengujekid dynasty in the upper town of Divriği. Its stone portals are carved so deeply and elaborately that they put it among the great works of Anatolian architecture.
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Diyarbakır City Walls
The great black basalt walls that enclose Sur, the old city of Diyarbakır, with an inner citadel above the Tigris. They run for several kilometres with towers and gates, and long stretches can still be walked.
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Ephesus
The ruins of an ancient Greek city on the Ionian coast, which came under Roman control in 129 BC and grew into one of the great cities of the eastern Mediterranean. Its marble streets lead to the Library of Celsus and a vast theatre cut into the hillside.
Türkiye by state and province
- Istanbul35 stamps
- Antalya16 stamps
- İzmir8 stamps
- Nevşehir6 stamps
- Ankara5 stamps
- Muğla5 stamps
- Çanakkale5 stamps
- Aydın4 stamps
- Bursa4 stamps
- Şanlıurfa4 stamps
- Denizli3 stamps
- Trabzon3 stamps
- Van3 stamps
- Ağrı2 stamps
- Gaziantep2 stamps
- Konya2 stamps
- Mersin2 stamps
- Rize2 stamps
- Adıyaman1 stamp
- Aksaray1 stamp
- Diyarbakır1 stamp
- Edirne1 stamp
- Erzurum1 stamp
- Eskişehir1 stamp
- Karabük1 stamp
- Kars1 stamp
- Kayseri1 stamp
- Malatya1 stamp
- Mardin1 stamp
- Sivas1 stamp
- Çorum1 stamp
Collecting in Türkiye
Does LOQAH have stamps in Türkiye?
Yes. 124 places in Türkiye have LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp, among them Ani, Aphrodisias, Arslantepe. More are added over time.
How do I collect a stamp in Türkiye?
The same way as anywhere: open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge and the date.
How are my Türkiye stamps kept?
Each state or province you collect in gets a volume of its own, and the volumes sit together under Türkiye on your shelf.
I have been to Türkiye before. Can I add those trips?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Türkiye and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline: it is read on your phone and only the places it matches are added.
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