A Turkiye Question Tour

Cities 1: Coastal city home to the Castle of Saint Peter and the ruins of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

Cities 2: Before Constantinople, this was the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

Cities 3: Waterfront city previously known as Smyrna

Cities 4: Capital of Turkiye.

Artificial Landmarks 1: Founded as a cathedral and currently a mosque with a brief period as a museum. Its name means "Holy Wisdom" in Greek.

Artificial Landmarks 2: Ruins of a Greek city that once held the Temple of Artemis; a single pillar is all that remains of the temple.

Artificial Landmarks 3: Palace of the Ottoman sultans until the 17th century

Artificial Landmarks 4: Site of some of the oldest megaliths in the world, likely a ceremonial center, in upper Mesopotamia.

Natural Landmarks 1: The name of this place, known for its white terraces and pools, translates to "Cotton Castle."

Natural Landmarks 2: Mountain range known for its "fairy chimneys."

Natural Landmarks 3: Second largest lake in the Middle East, located near the Iranian border.

Natural Landmarks 4: Beach credited as being the birthplace of the Byzantine priest Saint Nicolas, who would later become the namesake for Santa.

People 1: Empress credited with preventing Justinian I from fleeing Constantinople during the Nika Riots.

People 2: Ottoman sultan who took Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire

People 3: Architect and engineer who defined the architecture of the Ottoman Empire, including building the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul

People 4: Man credited as the founder of modern Turkiye.

History 1: One of the first major civilizations, with a capital of Hattusa and a reputation for ironworking.

History 2: Battle that led to the formation of the Rum Sultanate and vastly weakened Byzantine power in Anatolia.

History 3: Defeat of an attacking British force attempting an amphibious assault in WWI; also considered to be a founding battle in ANZAC national identity.

History 4: Treaty that confirmed the status of an independent Turkey

Culture 1: An Istanbul lawyer pretends to be his wife's half brother, a famous columnist for the Milliyet newspaper, in this Orhan Pamuk novel

Culture 2: Two of the main characters in Turkish shadow play, meant to be the perfect foils to each other.

Culture 3: Traditional national sport of Turkiye; its largest event is the Kirkpinar festival.

Culture 4: Whether pile-woven or flat-woven, Anatolia is famous for producing these cloth floor coverings