Anatolia Collection

Lycian rock tombs, Dalyan, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Map of The Byzantine Empire
A map showing the extent of the Byzantine Empire - the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Date: 1800

The Armenian church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island in Lake Van, Anatolia, eastern Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Catal Huyuk, ancient settlement in Anatolia, Turkey, from c. 6500 BC

Map of Cyprus
Vintage 19th Century map of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Armenian church, Akdamar island, Lake Van, Anatolia, Turkey, Eurasia

Historical city map of Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey, woodcut, published 1897
Historical city map of Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey. Wood engraving, published in 1897

Ancient History - Map of Alexander the Great Campaigns
Vintage engraving of a map of the campaigns and marches of Alexander the Great

Kalkan, a popular tourist resort, Antalya Province, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Lycian tombs of Dalyan with fishing and tourists boats below, Dalyan, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Aerial view of Blue Lagoon and Belcekiz Beach, Oludeniz, near Fethiye, Mediterranean Coast (Turquoise Coast), Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Patara beach, near Kalkan, Lycia, Antalya Province, Mediterranean Coast, Southwest Turkey, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

View over town and harbour with Gulets, Kalkan, Lycia, Antalya Province, Mediterranean Coast, Southwest Turkey, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Lycian Rock Tombs of Caunos, near Dalyan, Aegean, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Lagoon Beach, Olu Deniz, near Fethiye, Aegean, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Olu Deniz near Fethiye, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Library of Celsus, Roman ruins of ancient Ephesus, near Kusadasi, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Turtle Beach, near Dalyan, Aegean, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Ataturk Caddesi, street sign in Kars, north east Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Sausages and local pastrami, Kaysari, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Hot air balloon over the phallic pillars known as fairy chimneys in the valley known as Love Valley near Goreme in Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Ataturk statue in the Old Town of Antalya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

View of the Blue Lagoon, Oludeniz, Anatolia, Turkey, Eurasia

Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Snow covered Mount Ararat, 5165m, said to be the site of the landfall of Noahs Ark, in Armenia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Fethiye, Aegean, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Head of Medusa, Didyma, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Hot air balloon flight over Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Tractor and fields near Diyarbakir in Kurdistan, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Traditional construction of gulets at a Bodrum boatyard, Bodrum, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Catalhoyuk (Catal Hoyuk and Catal Huyuk) - a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7100 BC to 5700 BC

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Shahmeran (Shahmaran) being painted on glass, Mardin, Southeast Anatolia, Turkey

Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey

Oludeniz beach, Fethiye, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Hadgi (Mecca pilgrims) encamped near Antioch, on the banks of the Orontes, Turkey, 1841. Artist: Henry Adlard
Hadgi (Mecca pilgrims) encamped near Antioch, on the banks of the Orontes, Turkey, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume I, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co

Balloons flying over Cappadocia
Hot air balloon flying over rock landscape at Cappadocia Turkey

Arch of Mettius Modestus, Patara, near Kalkan, Lycia, Antalya Province, Mediterranean Coast, Southwest Turkey, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Fortress, Ayasoluk Hill, Ephesus, Selcuk, Izmir Province, Turkey

Mount Hermon, Syria, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
Mount Hermon, Syria, 1895. As seen from Rasheya. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The Love valley Cappadocia
The Love Valley in Goreme National Park (Goreme Milli Parklar in Turkish) UNESCO World Heritage Site

Whirling Dervishes at the Dervishes Festival, Konya, Central Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Antioch market, Hatay province, Southwest Turkey, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

VOYAGE OF THE ARGONAUTS. Voyage of the Argonauts according to Greek mythology

Kaputas beach at Kalkan area, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Ankara - Turkey
Ankara. The capital city and administrative centre of Turkey, located in Central Anatolia. Established before 1200BC by the Hittites

Kos - Women (Ottoman era)
This picture is from Ottoman times and depicts women sitting, having been drinking wine, in traditional costume, on the Island of Kos (or Cos) (Turkish - Istankoy, Italian - Coo, English - Stanchio)

Marina and Roman Harbour in Kaleici, Antalya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Kalkan, resort, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor

Ancient carved heads of gods on summit of Mount Nemrut, Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Dag), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Neri to Akra, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Neri to Akra, c1915. Map showing the journey of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes in Turkey, (at that time part of the Ottoman Empire)

The Great Khan at Damascus, 1841. Artist: W Kelsall
The Great Khan at Damascus, 1841. Illustration from Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, Volume I, by John Carne, series of views drawn from nature by W H Bartlett, William Purser, and Thomas Allom

Tsar Nicholas II in his hunting Lodge, 1894
Tsar Nicholas II (1868 - 1918) seated and reading in his hunting Lodge in Sarikamis, a town in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Date: 1894

Blue Lagoon and Belcekiz beach, Oludeniz near Fethiye, Aegean Turquoise coast, Mediterranean region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Coastline of Akdamar Island on Lake Van, with Mount Ararat on horizon, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

St. Nicholas church dating from beween the 8th and 11th centuries, Myra, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Antique map of Asia Minor

Hot air ballooning in the sunrise in Cappadocia

Sailboats framed by tree, Marmaris, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Panorama over Antioch, Hatay province, Southwest Turkey, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Mosaic of birds and flowers from Daphne (Harbiye), 2nd century AD, Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antioch, Hatay province, Southwest Turkey, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Sumela monastery, Trabzon, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Marmaris, Turkey, Anatolia, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Tomatoes in large commercial greenhouse, near Kursunlu, near Antalya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Sand Sculptures, Antalya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Peasant woman in the street, Yoruk koyu, near Safranbolu, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Remains of a Hittite temple at Eflatun Pinar, Beysehir, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Gulets in the harbour with the town and hills in the background, at Marmaris, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Figure at work below the Armenian Church of the Holy Cross, on Akdamar Island, beside Lake Van, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Gulets moored off the Blue Coast, Turkey, Anatolia, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Town and castle ruins, Ortahisar, near Urgup, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Bodrum and Bodrum Castle, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Statue of Virtue, Arete, on the facade of the Roman Library of Celsus dating from between 110 and 135 AD, at the archaeological site of Ephesus, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Hot air ballooning above Cappadocian landscape, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Olu Deniz, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia

Pigeon Island, Kusadasi, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Reconstitution of a painting found in an interior of an old house in Catal Huyuk. This village was a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlement in southern Anatolia

Late Neolithic Statuettes from Hacilar in north-western Anatolia, excavated during the 1960 season by James Mellaart, Assistant Director, The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. Date: 1961

Turkey, Trabzon, Meydan Park, Statue of Ataturk

Temple of Trajan, Pergamon, Bergama, Izmir Province, Turkey

Theatre of Pergamon, Bergama, Izmir Province, Turkey

Lycian tombs, Dalyan, Mugla Province, Turkey

Library of Celsus, Ruins of ancient Ephesus, Selcuk, Izmir Province, Turkey

Ruins of ancient Patara, Antalya Province, Turkey

Typical fairy chimneys in Cappadocia, Turkey

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Anatolia, a land steeped in history and rich in cultural heritage. From the Map of The Byzantine Empire to the Armenian church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island in Lake Van, every corner tells a story. Explore the ancient Lycian rock tombs in Dalyan, a mesmerizing sight that takes you back to Asia Minor's glorious past. Catal Huyuk stands as an awe-inspiring testament to Anatolia's earliest settlements, dating back to 6500 BC. As we delve deeper into its historical tapestry, let us not forget Smyrna (Izmir), beautifully depicted on a woodcut map from 1897. Travel through time with the Map of Alexander the Great Campaigns and witness his conquests across this remarkable region. Admire the architectural marvels like the Armenian church on Akdamar island or bask in Patara beach's golden sands near Kalkan. The Lycian tombs of Dalyan beckon with their mystique, overlooking fishing boats and tourists exploring this captivating slice of Anatolia. Caunos' Lycian Rock Tombs stand tall near Dalyan, offering breathtaking views over Aegean waters. Immerse yourself in Kalkan's charm as you gaze upon its town and harbor adorned with traditional Gulets. This Mediterranean Coast gem showcases Anatolia's fusion of natural beauty and vibrant culture. Anatolia invites you to unravel its secrets at every turn - from ancient ruins to picturesque landscapes; it is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered by those who seek adventure and enlightenment.