Topkapı Palace
The sultans’ palace on Sarayburnu: courtyards, the Imperial Council, the treasury and the terraces over the water. Dated entry, sold online on its own site.
Southeastern Anatolia
Museums in Adıyaman
6 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Adıyaman, with hours and what to see at each.
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Adıyaman Museum
A regional museum of Commagene and the Lower Euphrates, with finds from prehistoric tools to Roman mosaics, plus a garden of stone monuments.
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Arsameia Archaeological Site
The summer capital of the Kingdom of Commagene, near Kahta: a hilltop with a long Greek cult inscription, a stepped tunnel and rock reliefs of gods and kings shaking hands.
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Adıyaman
Kahta Yenikale Archaeological Site
A fortress on a sheer mountaintop near Kahta, with palaces, a mosque, cisterns and a hidden pigeon loft, on the road to Mount Nemrut.
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Adıyaman
Mount Nemrut Archaeological Site
Giant Hellenistic statues of King Antiochos I and his gods on a summit above 2,000 metres in Adıyaman, a UNESCO site famous for sunrise.
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Perre Archaeological Site
An ancient city of the Kingdom of Commagene, set on a road between Malatya and Samsat, with a necropolis, mosaics and a spring that still draws visitors.
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Adıyaman
Sofraz Monumental Tomb
A first-century AD burial mound in Adıyaman with a stone-built chamber, a vaulted corridor and two sarcophagi, hidden under a 15 m earthen tumulus.
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Istanbul tickets online
Four Istanbul landmarks, each sold on its own site by the agency behind this guide — dated entry and free cancellation up to 24 hours.
Basilica Cistern
Justinian’s great underground reservoir: 336 columns in still water and the two Medusa heads. Fast-track entry with a digital audio guide.
Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s cathedral, the sultans’ mosque and a working mosque again today. The ticket admits you to the upper visitor gallery.
Dolmabahçe Palace
A nineteenth-century palace on the water’s edge: the Selamlık, the Ceremonial Hall under its chandelier, the crystal staircase and the Harem.