City of Safranbolu,Turkey.

From the 13th century to the advent of the railway in the early 20th century, Safranbolu was an important caravan station on the main East–West trade route. The Old Mosque, Old Bath and Süleyman Pasha Medrese were built in 1322. During its apogee in the 17th century, Safranbolu's architecture influenced urban development throughout much of the Ottoman Empire.
Date of Inscription: 1994
Ref: 614
Thank you Muammer for this grand site card with many beautiful stamps.
2016 Stamp- Definitives - Turkish Art
2018 stamp- Spices
2018 stamp-Food

Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape,Turkey.

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Located on an escarpment of the Upper Tigris River Basin that is part of the so-called Fertile Crescent, the fortified city of Diyarbakır and the landscape around has been an important centre since the Hellenistic period, through the Roman, Sassanid, Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman times to the present. The site encompasses the Inner castle, known as İçkale and including the Amida Mound, and the 5.8 km-long city walls of Diyarbakır with their numerous towers, gates, buttresses, and 63 inscriptions. The site also includes the Hevsel Gardens, a green link between the city and the Tigris that supplied the city with food and water, the Anzele water source and the Ten-Eyed Bridge
Date of Inscription: 2015
Ref: 1488  ( unesco.org )
Thank you Muammer for the nice card and stamp.
2016 Stamp- Tourism

Nemrut Dağ,Turkey.

Crowning one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range in south-east Turkey, Nemrut Dağ is the Hierotheseion (temple-tomb and house of the gods) built by the late Hellenistic King Antiochos I of Commagene (69-34 B.C.) as a monument to himself.The mausoleum of Antiochus I, who reigned over Commagene, a kingdom founded north of Syria and the Euphrates after the breakup of Alexander's empire, is one of the most ambitious constructions of the Hellenistic period.The  amalgamation  of different religions, cultures and the lineage of its kings, which can be traced back through two sets of legends, Greek and Persian, is evidence of the dual origin of this kingdom's culture
This magnificent heritage site card is sent by good friend Tayfun. Thank you very much.
2016 Stamp- UNESCO Creative Cities Network - Gastronomy(set of 4 )
Date of Inscription: 1987
Ref: 448

Historic Areas of Istanbul,Turkey.

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1 Hagia Sophia Mosque
The prophet of God in Muslim religion, Muhammad, had prophesied that the first Muslim to pray in Hagia Sophia would go to paradise. Since then, it was a great ambition for Muslim leaders to get Hagia Sophia.
2 Sultan Ahmed Mosque(Blue Mosque)
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque  is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. A popular tourist site, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque continues to function as a mosque today; men still kneel in prayer on the mosque's lush red carpet after the call to prayer. The Blue Mosque, as it is popularly known, was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I.Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls, and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five main domes, six minarets and eight secondary domes.
3 Ortaköy Mosque

It was commissioned by the son-in-law of Vizier Ibrahim Pasha. Built in 1721, it was ruined during the Patrona Halil Uprising. The current mosque, which was erected in its place, was ordered by the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid and built between 1854 and 1856, on the ruins of the Cantemir Palace. Its architects were Armenian father and son Garabet Amira Balyan and Nigoğayos Balyan, who designed it in the Neo-Baroque style.

4 Maiden's Tower
The Maiden's Tower also known as Leander's Tower (Tower of Leandros) since the medieval Byzantine period, is a tower lying on a small islet located at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait 200 meters from the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey.
This beautiful site card was sent by my young friend Tayfun.
2016 Stamp- Victory Day.
Date of Inscription: 1985
Ref: 356

Hierapolis-Pamukkale,Turkey.

Archaeological Site of Troy,Turkey.

This site has a history of 4,000 years.Its extensive remains are the most significant and substantial evidence of the first contact between the civilisations of Anatolia and the burgeoning Mediterranean world. Excavations started more than a century ago have established a chronology that is fundamental to the understanding of this seminal period of the Old World and its cultural development. Moreover, the siege of Troy by Mycenaean warriors from Greece in the 13th century B.C., immortalised by Homer in The Iliad, has inspired great artists throughout the world ever since.Thankful to Sibel for the nice card and stamp.   Ref: 849

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia,Turkey.

Located on the central Anatolia plateau within a volcanic landscape sculpted by erosion to form a succession of mountain ridges, valleys and pinnacles known as “fairy chimneys” or hoodoos, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia make it one of the world's most striking and largest cave-dwelling complexes. The remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.So glad to receive the nice card with beautiful stamps from Sibel.
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Ephesus,Turkey

Located within what was once the estuary of the River Kaystros, Ephesus comprises successive Hellenistic and Roman settlements founded on new locations, which followed the coastline as it retreated westward. Excavations have revealed grand monuments of the Roman Imperial period including the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre. Little remains of the famous Temple of Artemis, one of the “Seven Wonders of the World,” which drew pilgrims from all around the Mediterranean. Since the 5th century, the House of the Virgin Mary, a domed cruciform chapel seven kilometres from Ephesus, became a major place of Christian pilgrimage. The Ancient City of Ephesus is an outstanding example of a Roman port city, with sea channel and harbour basin.(#1018rev).Thank you Tafun in Turkey.