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List of settlements. In the table below, only the settlements which have articles in this encyclopaedia are shown, with the exception of the following: A few ancient settlements are still in use (Adana, Amasya, Ankara, Istanbul, Tarsus etc.) These settlements are not included in the list unless separate articles for the ancient sites exist.
The ancient Greek city of Ephesus was famed for one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Temple of Artemis, which now lies in ruins. After coming under Roman control in the 2nd century BCE, the city flourished, leaving behind monumental structures such as the Library of Celsus.
Location of World Heritage Sites (tentative list) within Turkey (except Anatolian Seljuks Madrasahs, Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization, Mountainous Phrygia, Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit, Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea).
Pages in category "Roman towns and cities in Turkey" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 573 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1928, the Turkish alphabet was changed from the Arabic to the Latin script. Beginning in 1930, Turkey officially requested that other countries use Turkish names for Turkish cities, instead of other transliterations to Latin script that had been used in the Ottoman times. [32] In English, the name is usually written "Istanbul".
Pages in category "Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 388 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Cities of ancient Lycia. Red dots: mountain peaks, white dots: ancient cities. Myra (Ancient Greek: Μύρα, Mýra) was a city in Lycia.The city was probably founded by Lycian on the river Myros (Ancient Greek: Μύρος; Turkish: Demre Çay), in the fertile alluvial plain between, the Massikytos range (Turkish: Alaca Dağ) and the Aegean Sea.
The city was mentioned by ancient Greek and Roman writers. The Greek historian Strabo noted that Xanthos was the largest city in Lycia. [3] The important religious sanctuary of Leto at Letoon, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Xanthos, dates from the late 6th century BC, [4] and was closely associated with the city and linked by a sacred road. [5]