Türkiye

A week in Türkiye

Seven days across Türkiye: Istanbul, Edirne, Selçuk, Ankara, Kayseri and Trabzon. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Istanbul

One day in Istanbul, Türkiye

  1. Topkapı PalaceMuseum · On the map
  2. Istanbul Archaeology MuseumsMuseum · 0.3 km on from Topkapı Palace · On the map
  3. Hagia SophiaMuseum · 0.4 km on from Istanbul Archaeology Museums · On the map
  4. Basilica CisternPalace · 0.2 km on from Hagia Sophia · On the map
  5. Obelisk of TheodosiusMonument · 0.3 km on from Basilica Cistern · On the map
  6. Turkish and Islamic Arts MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Obelisk of Theodosius · On the map

6 stops, about 1.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2: Istanbul

One day in Istanbul, Türkiye

  1. İstanbul ModernMuseum · On the map
  2. Galata TowerMuseum · 0.7 km on from İstanbul Modern · On the map
  3. Pera MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Galata Tower · On the map
  4. The Museum of InnocenceMuseum · 0.4 km on from Pera Museum · On the map
  5. Gezi ParkGarden · 1 km on from The Museum of Innocence · On the map
  6. Cathedral of the Holy SpiritCathedral · 0.7 km on from Gezi Park · On the map

6 stops, about 3.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3: Edirne

One day in Edirne, Türkiye

  1. Selimiye MosqueLandmark · On the map
  2. Edirne MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Selimiye Mosque · On the map
  3. Yahya Bey FountainMonument · 0.3 km on from Edirne Museum · On the map

3 stops, about 0.5 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4: Selçuk

One day in Selçuk, Türkiye

  1. Parthian MonumentMonument · On the map
  2. Library of CelsusMonument · Next to Parthian Monument · On the map
  3. Nymphaeum Traiani (Ephesus)Monument · 0.2 km on from Library of Celsus · On the map
  4. Memmius Monument (Ephesus)Monument · 0.1 km on from Nymphaeum Traiani (Ephesus) · On the map
  5. Seven Sleepers cemetery (Ephesus)Landmark · 1.2 km on from Memmius Monument (Ephesus) · On the map

5 stops, about 1.5 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5: Ankara

One day in Ankara, Türkiye

  1. AnıtkabirMuseum · On the map
  2. The Atatürk and War of Independence MuseumMuseum · Next to Anıtkabir · On the map
  3. TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km on from The Atatürk and War of Independence Museum · On the map
  4. Sıhhiye SquareSquare · 0.9 km on from TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum · On the map
  5. Ulus SquareSquare · 1.5 km on from Sıhhiye Square · On the map
  6. War of Independence MuseumMuseum · Next to Ulus Square · On the map

6 stops, about 3.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6: Kayseri

One day in Kayseri, Türkiye

  1. Kayseri CastleCastle · On the map
  2. Kayseri Archaeology MuseumMuseum · Next to Kayseri Castle · On the map
  3. Döner KümbetMonument · 1 km on from Kayseri Archaeology Museum · On the map

3 stops, about 1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7: Trabzon

One day in Trabzon, Türkiye

  1. KaleparkCastle · On the map
  2. Trabzon MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Kalepark · On the map
  3. Saint Anne Church, TrabzonMuseum · 0.3 km on from Trabzon Museum · On the map
  4. Gülbahar Hatun MosqueMonument · 0.7 km on from Saint Anne Church, Trabzon · On the map

4 stops, about 1.7 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.