World Heritage Sites in Turkey
UNESCO
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Paris. UNESCO's purpose is to promote international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication, to protect cultural heritage, and to contribute to peace and sustainable development. In summary, UNESCO is a global UN agency that aims to unite the peoples of the world through shared values, knowledge sharing, and the preservation of cultural heritage. As of 2025, the UNESCO World Heritage List includes 1,248 sites of outstanding universal value, comprising 972 cultural, 235 natural, and 41 mixed sites.
World Heritage Sites in Turkey
Turkey has 22 heritage sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including 20 cultural and 2 mixed sites.
Cultural Sites in Turkey on the UNESCO World Heritage List
1-Historic Areas of Istanbul (Istanbul) 1985
2- Divriği Ulu Mosque and Hospital (Sivas) 1985
3- Hattusa, Capital of the Hittites (Çorum) 1986
4- Mount Nemrut (Adıyaman) 1987
5- Xanthos-Letoon (Antalya – Muğla) 1988
6- Safranbolu Town (Karabük) 1994
7- Ancient City of Troy (Çanakkale) 1998
8- Edirne Selimiye Mosque and Complex (Edirne) 2011
9- Çatalhöyük Neolithic Site (Konya) 2012
10- Bursa and Cumalıkızık: Birthplace of the Ottoman Empire (Bursa) 2014
11- Bergama Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape Area (Izmir) 2014
12- Diyarbakır Castle and Hevsel Gardens (Diyarbakır) 2015
13- Ephesus (Izmir) 2015
14- Ani Archaeological Site (Kars) 2016
15- Aphrodisias (Aydın) 2017
16- Göbekli Tepe (Şanlıurfa) 2018
17- Afyon Ulu Mosque (Afyonkarahisar) 2023
18- Aslanhane Mosque (Ankara) 2023
19- Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Konya) 2023
20- Mahmut Bey Mosque (Kastamonu) 2023
21- Sivrihisar Ulu Mosque (Eskişehir) 2023
22- Sardes Ancient City and Bin Tepe Lydia Tumuli (Manisa) 2025
Turkey's Mixed (Cultural and Natural) Sites on the World Heritage List
1- Göreme National Park and Cappadocia (Nevşehir) (1985)
2-Pamukkale-Hierapolis (Denizli) (1988)
Turkey has a total of 79 heritage sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, including 72 cultural, 4 mixed, and 3 natural sites, including the Ancient City of Priene.
Turkey's Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
1-Karain Cave (Antalya) 1994
2- Urartu and Ottoman Old Settlement Ahlat Tombstones (Bitlis) 2000
3- Alahan Monastery (Mersin) 2000
4- Alanya (Antalya) 2000
5- Harran and Şanlıurfa (Şanlıurfa) 2000
6- İshakpaşa Palace (Ağrı) 2000
7- Seljuk Capital of Konya (Konya) 2000
8- Cultural Landscape of Mardin (Mardin) 2000
9- Seljuk Caravanserais on the Denizli-Dogubayazit Route (Denizli – Ağrı) 2000
10- St. Nicholas Church (Antalya) 2000
11- St. Paul Church, St. Paul's Well and its Historical Environment (Mersin) 2000
12- Sumela Monastery (Trabzon) 2000
13- Ancient Cities of Lycia (Antalya and Muğla) 2009
14- Perge Archaeological Site (Antalya) 2009
15- Sagalassos Archaeological Site (Burdur) 2009
16- Hatay, St. Pierre Church (Hatay) 2011
17- Ancient City of Aizanoi (Kütahya) 2012
18- Medieval Town of Beçin (Muğla) 2012
19- Birgi Historic Town (Izmir) 2012
20- Hacı Bektaş Veli Complex (Nevşehir) 2012
21- Hekatomnos Monumental Tomb and Sacred Area (Muğla) 2012
22- Niğde's Historical Monuments (Niğde) 2012
23- Mamure Castle (Mersin) 2012
24- Odunpazarı Historical City Center (Eskişehir) 2012
25- Yesemek Stone Quarry and Sculpture Workshop (Gaziantep) 2012
26- Zeugma Archaeological Site (Gaziantep) 2012
27- Laodicea Archaeological Site (Denizli) 2013
28- Fortified Settlements on the Genoese Trade Route from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea 2013
29- Anatolian Seljuk Madrasas (Konya, Kayseri, Sivas, Erzurum, Kırşehir) 2014
30- Ancient City of Anavarza (Adana) 2014
31- Ancient City of Kaunos (Muğla) 2014
32- Ancient City of Korykos (Mersin) 2014
33- Kültepe - Kanesh Archaeological Site (Kayseri) 2014
34- Çanakkale and Gallipoli World War I Battlefields (Çanakkale) 2014
35- Eflatun Pınar: Hittite Rock Monument (Konya) 2014
36- İznik (Bursa) 2014
37- Ahi Evran Tomb (Kırşehir) 2014
38- Vespasianus - Titus Tunnel (Hatay) 2014
39- Zeynel Abidin Mosque and Mor Yakup (St. Jacob) Church (Mardin) 2014
40- Akdamar Church (Van) 2015
41- Aspendos Ancient City Theater and Aqueducts (Antalya) 2015
42- Eshab-ı Kehf Complex (Islamic-Ottoman Social Complex) (Kahramanmaraş) 2015
43- Mudurnu Historical Ahi Town: Witnesses of Ahilik (Bolu) 2015
44- Mountainous Phrygia (Eskişehir, Kütahya, Afyon) 2015
45- Stratonikeia Ancient City (Muğla) 2015
46- Uzunköprü (Edirne) 2015
47- Tomb of İsmail Fakirullah and the Light Refraction Mechanism (Siirt) 2015
48- Yıldız Palace Complex (Istanbul) 2015
49- Bodrum Castle (Muğla) 2016
50- Hacı Bayram Mosque and Surrounding Historical Areas (Ankara) 2016
51- Sultan II. Beyazıd Han Complex (Edirne) 2016
52- Nuruosmaniye Complex (Istanbul) 2016
53- Malabadi Bridge (Diyarbakır) 2016
54- Tuşpa/Van Castle, Van Historical City and Mound (Van) 2016
55- Kibyra Ancient City (Burdur) 2016
56- Yivli Minaret Mosque (Antalya) 2016
57- Assos Archaeological Site (Çanakkale) 2017
58- Ayvalık Industrial Landscape (Balıkesir) 2017
59- İvriz Cultural Landscape (Konya) 2017
60- Priene Archaeological Site (Aydın) 2018
61- Gaziantep Underground Water Structures: Livas and Kasteller (Gaziantep) 2018
62- Early Anatolian Turkish Heritage: Niksar, Capital of the Danismendid Beylik (Tokat) 2018
63- Justinian Bridge (Sakarya) 2018
64- Sarıkaya Roman Baths (Yozgat) 2018
65- Harput Historic City (Elazığ) 2018
66- Historic Port City of İzmir (İzmir) 2020
67- Koramaz Valley (Kayseri) 2020
68- Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum (Diyarbakır) 2020
69- Karatepe Aslantaş Archaeological Site (Osmaniye) 2020
70- Beypazarı Historic City (Ankara) 2020
71- Mardin Midyat Area (Tur Abdin) Late Antique and Medieval Churches and Monasteries (Mardin) 2021
72- Ankara: Planning and Construction of a Modern Capital City (Ankara) 2025
Mixed (Natural and Cultural) Heritage Sites:
73- Mount Harşena and the Rock Tombs of the Pontic Kings (Amasya) 2015
74- Güllük Mountain-Termessos National Park (Antalya) 2000
75- Kekova (Antalya) 2000
76- Kemaliye Historic Town (Erzincan) 2021
Natural Heritage:
77- Salt Lake Special Nature Reserve (Ankara-Konya-Aksaray) 2013
78- Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary (Samsun) 2016
79- Ballıca Cave Nature Park (Tokat) 2019