Turkey: Culture#
World Heritage#
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi
- Historic Areas of Istanbul
- Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
- Nemrut Dag
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale
- Xanthos-Letoon
- City of Safranbolu
- Archaeological Site of Troy
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
- Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
- Bursa and Cumalikizik: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
- Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape
Nobel Prize Winners (3)#
Here persons are counted for the country they born in or if their affiliation is with this country.| Name | Category | Year | Motivation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sancar Aziz | Chemistry | 2015 | "for mechanistic studies of DNA repair" |
| Orhan Pamuk | Literature | 2006 | "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures" |
| Giorgos Seferis | Literature | 1963 | "for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture" |