Below is the list ofancient settlements in Turkey. There are innumerable ruins of ancient settlements spread all over the country. While some ruins date back toNeolithic times, most of them were settlements ofHittites,Phrygians,Lydians,Ionians,Urartians, and so on.
In the table below, only the settlements which have articles in this encyclopaedia are shown, with the exception of the following:
| Name of the settlement | Province | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beycesultan | Denizli | ||
| Binbirkilise | Karaman |  | |
| Carchemish | Gaziantep | Capital ofNeo Hittite confederation |  |
| Cardia | Çanakkale | ||
| Caryanda | Muğla | ||
| Castabala | Osmaniye | ||
| Çatalhöyük | Konya |  | |
| Çayönü | Diyarbakır | ||
| Cebrene | Çanakkale | ||
| Celaenae | Afyon | ||
| Ceramus | Muğla | ||
| Chalcedon | Istanbul | ||
| Charax | Yalova | ||
| Cius | Bursa | Modern townGemlik | |
| Colophon | İzmir | ||
| Comana | Adana | Capital ofKizzuwatna | |
| Comana Pontica | Tokat | ||
| Corycus | Mersin | ||
| Cremna | Burdur | ||
| Cyme | İzmir | ||
| Cyzicus | Balıkesir | ||
| Dara | Mardin | ||
| Derbe | Konya | ||
| Didyma | Aydın |  | |
| Diokaisareia | Mersin |  | |
| Docimium | Afyon | ||
| Domuztepe | Kahramanmaraş | ||
| Dorylaeum | Eskişehir | ||
| Drusipara | Kırklareli |
| Name of the settlement | Province | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edessa | Şanlıurfa | ||
| Elaiussa Sebaste | Mersin | ||
| Emirzeli | Mersin | ||
| Ephesus | İzmir | Was home to the ancient wonderTemple of Artemis at Ephesus.House of the Virgin Mary is believed to be near the settlement (Mt. Koressos; Turkish: Bülbüldağı). | |
| Epiphania | Mersin | ||
| Erythrae | İzmir | ||
| Euchaita | Çorum | ||
| Euromus | Muğla | ||
| Faustinopolis | Niğde | ||
| Gambrion | İzmir | ||
| Germanicopolis | Bursa | ||
| Gordium | Ankara | Capital ofPhrygia | |
| Göbeklitepe | Şanlıurfa | ||
| Gözlükule | Mersin | Modern cityTarsus | |
| Gryneion | İzmir | ||
| Hacilar | Burdur | ||
| Halicarnassus | Muğla | Modern cityBodrum and the home to the ancient wonderMausoleum of Halicarnassus | |
| Harran | Şanlıurfa | ||
| Hattusa | Çorum | Capital ofHittite Empire | |
| Heraclea Cybistra | Konya | ||
| Hierapolis | Denizli | ||
| Honaz | Denizli | ||
| Hüseyindede Tepe | Çorum | ||
| Hyllarima | Muğla | Religious centre inancient Caria |
| Name of the settlement | Province | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibora | Tokat | ||
| Irenopolis | Karaman (?) | ||
| Issus | Hatay | ||
| Kalehöyük | Kırşehir | ||
| Kandyba | Antalya | ||
| Kanesh (Kültepe) | Kayseri | ||
| Karatepe | Osmaniye | ||
| Kaunos | Muğla | ||
| Kayaköy | Muğla | ||
| Kerkenes | Yozgat | ||
| Kibyra | Burdur | ||
| Kirshu (Meydancık Castle) | Mersin | ||
| Klazomenai | İzmir | ||
| Knidos | Mugla | ||
| Küstülü-Üçayak | Mersin | ||
| Labraunda | Muğla | ||
| Laodicea Combusta | Konya | ||
| Laodicea on the Lycus | Denizli | ||
| Lamponeia | Çanakkale | ||
| Laodicea Pontica | Samsun | ||
| Latmus | Aydın | ||
| Lebedus | İzmir | ||
| Limantepe | İzmir | ||
| Limnai or Limnae | Çanakkale | ||
| Lysimachia | Çanakkale |
| Name of the settlement | Province | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesia on the Maeander | Aydın | ||
| Mallus | Adana | ||
| Melid | Malatya | ||
| Mamure Castle | Mersin |  | |
| Marpessos | Çanakkale | ||
| Metropolis | İzmir | ||
| Mezgitkale | Mersin | ||
| Miletus | Aydın | Leading city ofIonian League | |
| Mobolla | Mugla | ||
| Mokissos | Kırşehir | ||
| Mopsuestia | Adana | ||
| Mylasa | Muğla | Modern townMilas | |
| Myndus | Muğla | ||
| Myra | Antalya | Modern townDemre |  |
| Myriandrus | Hatay | ||
| Myus | Aydın | ||
| Neandreia | Çanakkale | ||
| Nevalı Çori | Şanlıurfa | ||
| Nicomedia | Kocaeli | Modern cityİzmit and Capital ofBithynia | |
| Nicopolis | Sivas | ||
| Niksar | Tokat | ||
| Notion | Aydın | ||
| Nysa | Aydın | ||
| Nyssa | Aksaray |
| Name of the settlement | Province | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oenoanda | Muğla | ||
| Olba | Mersin | ||
| Olympus | Antalya | ||
| Orestias | Edirne | ||
| Patara | Antalya | ||
| Pepuza | Uşak | ||
| Perga | Antalya | ||
| Pergamon | İzmir | Former capital of theKingdom of Pergamon | .jpg) |
| Perperene | İzmir | ||
| Pessinus | Eskişehir | ||
| Phaselis | Antalya | ||
| Phocaea | İzmir | ||
| Pinara | Muğla | ||
| Pitane | İzmir | ||
| Pompeiopolis | Kastamonu | ||
| Priene | Aydın | ||
| Purushanda | Aksaray | ||
| Rhosus | Hatay |
| Name of the settlement | Province | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sagalassos | Burdur |  | |
| Sakçagözü | Gaziantep | ||
| Samal | Gaziantep | ||
| Samosata | Adıyaman | Capital ofCommagene | |
| Sapinuwa | Çorum | ||
| Sardis | Manisa | Capital ofLydia | |
| Seleucia (Pamphylia) | Antalya | ||
| Seleucia Pieria | Hatay | ||
| Seleucia Sidera | Isparta | ||
| Selge | Antalya | ||
| Sestos | Çanakkale | ||
| Side | Antalya | ||
| Sigeion | Çanakkale | ||
| Sillyon | Antalya | ||
| Sinuri | Muğla | Religious centre in ancientCaria | |
| Skepsis | Çanakkale | ||
| Smyrna | İzmir | ||
| Soli | Mersin | ||
| Stratonicea | Manisa | ||
| Stratonicea | Muğla | ||
| Sultantepe | Şanlıurfa |
| Name of the settlement | Province | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapureli | Mersin | ||
| Tavium | Yozgat | ||
| Tabae | Denizli | ||
| Telmessos | Muğla | Modern townFethiye |  |
| Tell Tayinat | Hatay | ||
| Temnos | İzmir | ||
| Teos | İzmir | ||
| Termessos | Antalya |  | |
| Tille | Adıyaman | ||
| Tlos | Antalya | ||
| Tokmar Castle | Mersin |  | |
| Trapezopolis | Babadağ | ||
| Troy (Hisarlik) | Çanakkale | Troy ofHomer. Capital ofWilusa. | |
| Tripolis on the Meander | Denizli | ||
| Tushhan | Diyarbakır | ||
| Tushpa | Van | Capital ofUrartu | |
| Tyana | Niğde | ||
| Tymion | Uşak | ||
| Xanthos | Antalya | ||
| Yazılıkaya | Çorum | There are two settlements named Yazılıkaya. The other one (also called Midas city) is in Eskişehir Province. | |
| Yeniyurt Castle | Mersin | ||
| Yumuktepe | Mersin | Modern cityMersin | |
| Zaliches | Samsun | ||
| Zeugma | Gaziantep |  |
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