Central Anatolia of Turkey

Cities Included

Sivas (28)

Ankara (10)

Çerikli (1)

Tuz Gölü (1)

Aksaray (7)

Niğde (6)

AP.001 Minarets of Çifte Minare
AP.001 Minarets of Çifte Minare

A view of the Çifte Minare Medrese, a madrasa in S...

AP.002 Façade of Çifte Minare
AP.002 Façade of Çifte Minare

A view of the monumental portal of the Cifte Minar...

AP.003 Decorated Niche on Çifte Minare
AP.003 Decorated Niche on Çifte Minare

An exterior niche beside the portal of the Cifte M...

AP.004 Façade of Çifte Minare
AP.004 Façade of Çifte Minare

A view of the portal and façade at the entrance of...

AP.005 Çifte Minare
AP.005 Çifte Minare

A corner buttress with elaborate stone carvings at...

AP.006 Çifte Minare
AP.006 Çifte Minare

Stone carvings in high relief at the Cifte Minare ...

AP.007 Çifte Minareli Medrese
AP.007 Çifte Minareli Medrese

A 10-tiered flared muqarnas or stalactite vault in...

AP.008 Şifaiye Medrese
AP.008 Şifaiye Medrese

A view of the Şifaiye Medrese, also known as the I...

AP.009 Şifaiye Medrese
AP.009 Şifaiye Medrese

A muqarnas or stalactite vault at the Şifaiye Medr...

AP.010 Entrance Portal of Bürüciye Medresi
AP.010 Entrance Portal of Bürüciye Medresi

A view of the elegantly carved façade of the Buruc...

AP.011 Detail of Bürüciye Medresi Entrance
AP.011 Detail of Bürüciye Medresi Entrance

Elegant stonework at the Buruciye Medrese, commiss...

AP.012 Gök Medrese
AP.012 Gök Medrese

Construction of the Gök Medrese in Sivas, Turkey, ...

AP.013 Gök Medrese
AP.013 Gök Medrese

Corner buttresses were an especially common elemen...

AP.014 Gök Medrese
AP.014 Gök Medrese

A doorway to the right of the façade of the Gök Me...

AP.015 Gök Medrese
AP.015 Gök Medrese

A close up of the intricately carved façade of the...

AP.016 Gök Medrese
AP.016 Gök Medrese

Stone carving at the Gök Medrese. Stone was the pr...

AP.017 Gök Medrese
AP.017 Gök Medrese

An inscriptive panel in floriated Kufic at the Gök...

AP.018 Gök Medrese
AP.018 Gök Medrese

View of the interior of the Gök Medrese. - SK.

AP.019 Gök Medrese
AP.019 Gök Medrese

Star-patterning in low-relief inside the Gök Medre...

AP.020 Gök Medrese
AP.020 Gök Medrese

Palmetto' motifs are very dominant in the decorati...

AP.021 Gök Medrese
AP.021 Gök Medrese

A carved half-round stone pilaster at the Gök Medr...

AP.022 Gök Medrese
AP.022 Gök Medrese

Low relief stone carving at the Gök Medrese in Siv...

AP.023 Gök Medrese
AP.023 Gök Medrese

Low relief stone carving at the Gök Medrese in Siv...

AP.024 Kesik Bridge
AP.024 Kesik Bridge

The Kesik Kopru was originally a Seljuk bridge but...

AP.025 Village Lane
AP.025 Village Lane

A village lane near Sivas, Turkey. - SK.

AP.026 Basalt
AP.026 Basalt

A basalt outcropping near Sivas, Turkey. - SK.

AP.027 Kizil Irmak
AP.027 Kizil Irmak

The Kizilirmak or Red River. - SK.

AP.028 Kizil Irmak
AP.028 Kizil Irmak

The Kizilirmak or Red River. - SK.

AP.029 North of Ankara
AP.029 North of Ankara

North of Ankara, Turkey. - SK.

AP.030 North of Ankara
AP.030 North of Ankara

North of Ankara, Turkey. - SK.

AP.031 North of Ankara
AP.031 North of Ankara

North of Ankara, Turkey. - SK.

AP.032 Ankara Citadel
AP.032 Ankara Citadel

A street around the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. -...

AP.033 Ankara Citadel
AP.033 Ankara Citadel

A street around the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. -...

AP.034 Ankara Citadel
AP.034 Ankara Citadel

A view from the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. - SK.

AP.035 Ankara Citadel
AP.035 Ankara Citadel

A street around the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. -...

AP.036 Ankara Citadel
AP.036 Ankara Citadel

A street around the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. -...

AP.037 Outer Walls of Ankara Citadel
AP.037 Outer Walls of Ankara Citadel

The Ankara citadel, which dominates the city's hor...

AP.038 Çerikli Sheep Market
AP.038 Çerikli Sheep Market

A sheep market in Çerikli, Turkey. - SK.

AP.039 Gölbaşı Aile Gazinosu
AP.039 Gölbaşı Aile Gazinosu

Mogan Lake near Gölbaşı, Turkey. The building feat...

AP.040 Lake Tuz
AP.040 Lake Tuz

Lake Tuz at Tuz Gölü, Turkey. Lake tuz is the seco...

AP.041 Mount Hasan
AP.041 Mount Hasan

Hasan Dağı or Mount Hasan is the second highest mo...

AP.042 Aksaray
AP.042 Aksaray

A village in Aksaray province, Turkey. - SK.

AP.043 Aksaray
AP.043 Aksaray

A village in Aksaray province, Turkey. - SK.

AP.044 Kizil Minare
AP.044 Kizil Minare

The kizil minare or Egri (leaning) minaret, a Selj...

AP.045 Kizil Minare
AP.045 Kizil Minare

The kizil minare or Egri (leaning) minaret, a Selj...

AP.046 Ağzıkarahan
AP.046 Ağzıkarahan

Detail of a niche in the inner portal of the carav...

AP.047 Ağzıkarahan
AP.047 Ağzıkarahan

This han or caravenserai dates from the 13th centu...

AP.048 Niğde
AP.048 Niğde

The ancient town of Niğde was founded on a hilltop...

AP.049 Niğde
AP.049 Niğde

The ancient town of Niğde was founded on a hilltop...

AP.050 Sungur Bey Mosque
AP.050 Sungur Bey Mosque

View of the Sungur Bey Mosque, which features a mi...

AP.051 Sungur Bey Mosque
AP.051 Sungur Bey Mosque

A small window covered by a pointed arch at the Su...

AP.052 Sungur Bey Mosque
AP.052 Sungur Bey Mosque

An old door at the Sungur Bey Mosque. - SK.

AP.053 Sungur Bey Mosque
AP.053 Sungur Bey Mosque

An old door at the Sungur Bey Mosque. - SK.

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