Türkiye

Caves and Underground Cities

Damlataş Cave, Alanya

Damlataş Cave is a cave in Alanya district of Antalya Province, in southern Turkey. The cave is located west of Alanya Castle on the coast…

  • Alanya City Guide
Damlataş Cave, Alanya

Derinkuyu Underground City, Nevşehir

Derinkuyu ("deep well") is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Located in Cappadocia, Derinkuyu is notable for its…

  • Nevşehir Vacation Guide
Derinkuyu Underground City, Nevşehir

Karain Cave, Antalya

Karain Cave, which sheds light on a dark period of humanity, is an important archaeological site not only for Anatolia but for the whole world.

  • Antalya Vacation Guide
Karain Cave, Antalya

Kaymakli Underground City, Nevşehir

Kaymakli Underground City is contained within the citadel of Kaymakli in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. First opened to tourists in 1964, the village…

  • Nevşehir Vacation Guide
Kaymakli Underground City, Nevşehir

Nimara Cave, Marmaris

Nimara Cave is located at the highest point of Heaven Island near Marmaris. Since ancient times, it was used as a place of worship.

  • Marmaris City Guide
Nimara Cave, Marmaris

Oylat Cave, Bursa

It is located at the point where Oylat Canyon ends, 1 km south of Hilmiye neighborhood, 17 km southeast of İnegöl. It is possible to…

  • Bursa Vacation Guide
Oylat Cave, Bursa

Yerebatan Sarnıcı

A lesser-known fact about the Byzantine Empire was its remarkably successful use of hundreds of underground cisterns in İstanbul for the purpose of water management.

  • Istanbul Vacation Guide
Yerebatan Sarnıcı