Places You Must Visit in Turkey-2

Places You Must Visit in Turkey-2

You have acquired Turkish citizenship through investment and want to get to know the country you live in.

Or you want to make a profitable real estate investment, get Turkish citizenship and then travel around Turkey and enjoy living in this land.

Whatever the option, for those who want to get to know Turkey closely or want to have a vacation and discover new places, this content is for you.

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Sumela Monastery

We turn our direction to the Black Sea.

One of the places on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List is Sümela Monastery.

Located in the Maçka district of Trabzon, Sümela Monastery is situated on a mountain slope.

Sumela Monastery, a Greek Orthodox Monastery, is a church built 1150 meters above the sea and 3000 meters above the valley.

This magnificent structure, which leaves its visitors in awe today, also has a legend.

According to the legend, Virgin Mary entered the dreams of two priests one night and told them that an icon made by St. Luke was left there by angels at the spot where Sumela Monastery is built today.

Upon this dream, two priests, one in Istanbul and the other in Athens, set out to find the icon and found it at the exact spot where the Virgin Mary had told them in the dream. Thereupon, they turned this spot into a church.

Upon this story, Sümela Monastery becomes one of the pilgrimage points considered sacred for Christians.

 

Sunken City-Halfeti

Halfeti, located in Şanlıurfa, was included among the calm cities by the Cittaslow International Coordination Committee in 2013.

This city, which was submerged under the waters of the Euphrates River during the construction of a dam many years ago, can be visited by boat tour.

There are stone houses, mosques and caves in the sunken city.

Sunken City-Halfeti is a district located 110 km from Şanlıurfa.

You can also visit Balıklıgöl, Şanlıurfa Archeology Museum, Urfa Castle, Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum with a pleasant trip to Şanlıurfa, especially for the weekend.

Gobekli Tepe

Göbeklitepe, located approximately 20 km from the center of Şanlıurfa, is also known as the place where human history began.

Göbeklitepe, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, offers evidence of the hunter life, agriculture and animal husbandry processes, worship and art processes that started in the early times of human history.

With its 12 thousand years of history, Göbeklitepe opens the doors to a different world that astonishes its visitors.

Especially with a temple encountered during excavations, it also takes the distinction of being the first known faith center in world history.

Mevlana Tomb (Konya)

We are turning our route to Central Anatolia.

Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, the icon of tolerance in world history...

He is an Islamic scholar who has influenced not only the Turkish community but the whole world.

He became a symbol of love and tolerance among the people of all communities all over the world.

For Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, whose works are translated to several languages, the word "love" is not mundane. He defined love as divine love.

Therefore, death was also defined as a wedding for Mevlana.

Mevlana passed away on December 17, 1270.

Since then, December 17 is commemorated with ceremonies as Şeb-i Arus, or "Wedding Night".

Mevlana's Tomb is located in the Mevlana Museum in Konya.

This museum also sheds light on the period in which Mevlana lived!

 

This article, in which we present the most spectacular and photogenic spots of Turkey, will be a great guide for those who want to get to know Turkey closely.

If you want to spend a quiet weekend or take a break from your daily routine, you can plan a pleasant vacation to one of Turkey's paradise resorts.

Don't forget!

While enjoying Turkey to the fullest, do not forget to immortalize the places you visit and the unforgettable moments you experience in these places.