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Adatepe Village
Ayvacık, Çanakkale
A protected village on the southwestern slope of Kaz Dağı with restored stone houses.
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Ağva
Şile, İstanbul
A town in Şile where the Göksu and Yeşilçay streams flow into the Black Sea, bringing together forest, stream and beach.
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Akseki Historic Town
Akseki, Antalya
A mountain town at 1,100 m in the Taurus, known for its snowdrops and traditional düğmeli (button) houses.
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Ambarköy Open-Air Museum
Ladik, Samsun
An open-air museum on the 'living village' concept, with a water mill, wooden bridges and village-house re-creations.
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Behramkale Village
Ayvacık, Çanakkale
A preserved North Aegean village at the foot of the Assos acropolis, with stone houses and a small harbor below.
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Belisırma
Güzelyurt, Aksaray
A rest-stop village in the middle of Ihlara Valley, with trout restaurants under arbors on the banks of the Melendiz Stream and rock-cut churches around it.
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Bezirgan Yayla and Granaries
Kaş, Antalya
A highland village on the Lycian Way, built on the site of ancient Pirha and known for its traditional wooden granaries.
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Birgi
Ödemiş, İzmir
The capital of the Aydınoğulları Beylik; a living museum town with mansions, mosques and plane-shaded streets.
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Cumalıkızık
Yıldırım, Bursa
A 700-year-old village at the foot of Uludağ preserving the rural settlement pattern of the Ottoman founding period; UNESCO World Heritage.
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Dereköy (Shinudy)
Gökçeada, Çanakkale
Once the island's largest village, an evocative settlement with hundreds of empty stone houses and its valley.
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Eski Datça (Old Datça)
Datça, Muğla
The oldest settlement on the Datça Peninsula, with bougainvillea-covered stone houses and narrow streets.
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Garipçe Village and Castle
Sarıyer, İstanbul
A small Black Sea village at the foot of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, with a rocky shore, a fishing harbor and castle remains.
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Gaziköy (Ganos)
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
A coastal village where the ancient settlement of Ganos, which gave its name to Ganos Dağı, stood, with fountains bearing Byzantine inscriptions.
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Gölyazı
Nilüfer, Bursa
A fishing village built on the remains of ancient Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, on a peninsula extending into Uluabat Gölü.
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Görece Evil-Eye Bead Workshops
Menderes, İzmir
The village of the geographically indicated Görece bead, where evil-eye beads are still made in traditional kilns.
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Gözler Lavender Gardens
Pamukkale, Denizli
Lavender fields that turn purple in early summer in Gözler, a mountain village in Pamukkale district.
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Hamsiköy
Maçka, Trabzon
A mountain village at the northern foot of Zigana Dağı, a stopping place on the old Silk Road; famous for its rice pudding and dairy products.
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Herkime Houses
Gökçebey, Zonguldak
A rural settlement in the village of Herkime in Gökçebey, where traditional wooden and stone village houses are preserved together.
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Kaleköy (Kastro) and Gökçeada Castle
Gökçeada, Çanakkale
A stone village on the north coast overlooking the fishing harbor, below the castle remains on the hill.
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Karaburun
Arnavutköy, İstanbul
One of the closest beach villages on the European side after Kilyos, on Arnavutköy's Black Sea coast, with a sandy beach and a fishing harbor.
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Kavacık Village
Karabağlar, İzmir
A village among pine forests overlooking the gulf, founded by Yörüks and known for its grapes and walking routes.
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Kınık Pottery Village
Pazaryeri, Bilecik
A village in Pazaryeri known for a handmade pottery tradition carried on for generations.
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Kofçaz and the Villages of the Yıldız Mountains
Kofçaz, Kırklareli
The villages of Kofçaz, Kırklareli's highest and quietest district, on the forested foothills of the Yıldız Mountains.
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Küplü Village
Merkez, Bilecik
A village reflecting Bilecik's multicultural past with its old Greek church, cistern and stone houses.
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Kuyucak Lavender Village
Keçiborlu, Isparta
A village famous for its lavender fields, which begin blooming in late June and turn purple in July.
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Maşukiye
Kartepe, Kocaeli
A green village at the foot of Kartepe, famous for the plane trees lining its stream, small cascades and trout meals.
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Misi (Gümüştepe)
Nilüfer, Bursa
Bursa's in-town getaway village on the Nilüfer Çayı, with stone houses and historic bridges.
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Mürefte and the Vineyard Route
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
Mürefte, associated with viticulture for centuries and whose name is said to mean 'a thousand vineyards', and the vineyard slopes around it.
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Mustafapaşa (Sinasos)
Ürgüp, Nevşehir
A town formerly called Sinasos, with magnificent 19th-century stone mansions, churches and monasteries, selected by the World Tourism Organization as one of the Best Tourism Villages.
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Nazarköy
Kemalpaşa, İzmir
A village at the foot of Nif Dağı, one of the last places in Türkiye where evil-eye beads are still made.
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Ormana Village and Erymna
İbradı, Antalya
A mountain village built on the remains of the ancient city of Erymna, famous for its "düğmeli ev" architecture.
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Polonezköy
Beykoz, İstanbul
A village founded by Polish immigrants in the 19th century, known for its forest-ringed country houses and Polish culture.
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Saip Village
Karaburun, İzmir
A mountain village in western Karaburun preserving its old fabric with stone houses and narrow streets.
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Sille
Selçuklu, Konya
A valley settlement thousands of years old, 8 km northwest of Konya, with rock-cut chapels, stone houses and the Aya Elenia Church.
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Şirince
Selçuk, İzmir
A historic village in the hills above Selçuk, known for its stone and timber houses, fruit wines and olive groves.
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Taşkale Granaries
Merkez, Karaman
Hundreds of granaries carved into the rock face above the village of Taşkale, reached with ropes and pulleys.
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Tepeköy (Agridia)
Gökçeada, Çanakkale
A stone village on a mountainside, known for its church dated 1832 and its August 15 festival.
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Tirilye (Zeytinbağı)
Mudanya, Bursa
An old Greek town on the Marmara coast, known for its stone houses, Byzantine churches and olive groves.
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Tokaçlı Village
Altınözü, Hatay
A village among the olive groves of Altınözü, known for its stone houses and its culture of Christians and Muslims living together.
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Uçmakdere
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
A village whose name means 'paradise stream', on the slope where Ganos Dağı descends to the sea, with old stone houses and vineyards.
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Vakıflı Village
Samandağ, Hatay
Türkiye's last village whose entire population is Armenian, at the foot of Musa Dağı; known for its organic citrus gardens and historic church.
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Yaylalar (Hevek) Village
Yusufeli, Artvin
A historic mountain village on the Artvin side of the Kaçkar Mountains, with wooden houses and guesthouses, where hikes to the Kaçkar summit and glacial lakes begin.
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Yenifoça
Foça, İzmir
A seaside town built around a small harbor, its back streets full of old Greek and Ottoman houses.
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Yerkesik
Menteşe, Muğla
A historic village southwest of Muğla, known for its stone houses and traditional street fabric.
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Yeşilyurt Village
Ayvacık, Çanakkale
A protected village above Küçükkuyu, near ancient Gargara, with stone houses and a historic mosque.
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Yörük Village (Yörük Köyü)
Safranbolu, Karabük
A preserved village fabric 6 km from Safranbolu, with traditional timber-frame houses, a laundry house and fountains.
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Zeytinliköy (Agios Theodoros)
Gökçeada, Çanakkale
One of the island's oldest settlements, a living Greek village with stone houses and a coffeehouse square.