Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.