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Cumhuriyet Atlas connects travel planning, source-based history and the stories of Türkiye’s people and places.
New publication · Tarih
An Introduction to Anatolian History: A Layered Landscape
Read Anatolia through eight heritage sites, from Göbekli Tepe to Bursa: a source-backed introduction to homes, cities, harbours, belief and everyday life.
New publication · Pratik Türkiye
Türkiye 2030: Technology, Cities and the New Economy
Separate targets, observed data and scenarios in Türkiye's 2030 agenda through a source-backed framework for technology, cities, skills and energy.
New publication · Seyahat ve Şehir
Istanbul First-Visit Decision Guide
A source-backed framework for choosing where to stay in Istanbul, grouping each day, and checking transport and museum decisions.
New publication · Cumhuriyet Tarihi
Atatürk and the Foundations of the Republican Idea
Explore the republican idea through national sovereignty, education, citizenship, banking and agriculture, with a documented timeline and reading paths.
Tantuni preparation in 2009. The source does not identify the location; this is not a restaurant recommendation or a record of present-day conditions.
Photograph date: 2009; the source records 29 March.
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Culture & life
Understand local cuisines and living culture
Explore food, customs and cultural stops with their origins, regions and context intact.
Politics
War years and multiparty politics
From the pressures of the Second World War to multiparty politics and electoral transfer of power.
World & Türkiye
The “peace at home” line and the Second World War
Continuity and distinction from the League, Balkan Entente, Montreux and Saadabad to the İnönü government’s wartime diplomacy.
Sport
Turkish volleyball on the world stage
National-team titles and sustained European and world success by women’s clubs.
Paralympic sport
Sevilay Öztürk: a decade on the S5 world stage
A Paralympic journey beginning at age 12 in Rio and continuing through Tokyo and Paris medals to two European titles at Kocaeli 2026.
Economy
National banks, credit and monetary sovereignty
The distinct roles of İş Bankası, the Central Bank, Sümerbank, Etibank, Halkbank and a reorganized Ziraat Bankası.
Motorsport
Motorsport: from the circuit to world titles
From Istanbul Park’s Turn 8 to the world titles of Kenan Sofuoğlu and Toprak Razgatlıoğlu.
Republic
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
A life from military education and Gallipoli to the National Struggle and the institutions of the Republic.
Olympic history
Türkiye’s Olympic history: a century-long chronology
From the Paris 1924 delegation and first gold to women pioneers, modern multi-sport breadth and the Winter Games.
2007: tombs and theatre steps at Xanthos, not Letoon or the whole Mediterranean. The description and EXIF disagree on the exact day, so only the year is stated.
Photograph date: 2007; the sources disagree on the exact day.
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Türkiye Atlas
Mediterranean
Explore the cities, heritage and route ideas of this region through 8 provinces and 95 official travel records.
Newsroom
Latest published news
All news and source records →Sport
Galatasaray won three quarters, Beşiktaş the game: the arithmetic behind 83–80
Beşiktaş beat Galatasaray MCT Technic 83–80 on 18 October. Galatasaray won three of the four quarters, but Beşiktaş’s eight-point second-period advantage supplied the overall edge. The two clubs’ records agree at the period boundaries.
Life
MMX launched: JAXA confirms separation from the rocket
JAXA has reported the first flight-stage outcome for the Phobos mission; this notice does not establish completed sampling or return to Earth.
The Republic’s atlas · from 1915 to today
Follow a country’s founding and transformation.
Campaigns, congresses and parliament; law, education and production. Explore a chronology stretching from Atatürk’s life into the Türkiye of later generations, through documents, photographs and films.
Start exploring Republic history →Our editorial promise
We cite sources, show dates and do not hide uncertainty.
Read source-based guides, compare planning choices and explore our media archive. We distinguish authored guides from place directories, label AI assistance and illustrations, and provide sources so readers can examine the evidence.
How we work →Read a focused destination guide
İstanbul: choose a cluster, not a checklist →
Bursa: read an urban system, not one building →
İzmir: choosing between Ephesus and Pergamon →
Ankara: institutions, remembrance and the living capital →
Çanakkale: give Troy and 1915 different timelines →
Konya: looking from a house into a way of life →
Şanlıurfa: testing big claims against visible evidence →
Nevşehir: think beyond the balloon photograph →
Cumhuriyet Atlas
Discover a country through its lives
A sourced reference library connecting the Republic’s chronology with culture, sport and journeys.
Pre-Pottery Neolithic · tenth–ninth millennia BCE · 8 min
Göbeklitepe
An evidence-led guide to the Neolithic site near Şanlıurfa, with museum connections and practical visit planning.
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1778–1846 · Ottoman makam music · 4 min
Dede Efendi
Enter Ottoman music through its learning practices, performance settings and the relationship between short songs and extended compositions.
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1892–1979 · Building the institutions of modern theatre · 5 min
Muhsin Ertuğrul
Actor, director and institution-builder: a guide to early cinema, repertory, children’s audiences and a wider network of stages.
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From 1903 to professional football · 4 min
Beşiktaş Football
A history distinguishing the sports club founded in 1903 from its later football branch, with Şeref Bey, Hakkı Yeten and league milestones.
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Hittite capital and an investigated Bronze Age · 5 min
Hattusa
Treat the extensive city, Yazılıkaya sanctuary and museum as complementary sources rather than interchangeable attractions.
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Early 1870s–1916 · 4 min
Tanburi Cemil Bey
A guide to Ottoman instrumental expression, archival recordings and the limits of biographical certainty.
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26.08.2014 · ANKARAA STORY WRITTEN TOGETHER
6,000 volunteers. An unforgettable portrait.
The story of thousands coming together at Anıtkabir to form a portrait of Atatürk. Original photographs, the project team and the Anıtkabir archive.
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See the story in motion
Selections from our channel. Watch, open a related dossier and keep exploring.
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Atatürk & remembrance
Anıtkabir: remembering Atatürk
A visual commemoration of Anıtkabir and Atatürk’s memory, with links to his biography and our 10 November dossier.
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Atatürk & remembrance
Who Was Atatürk? — Part 1
Start the four-part series published with a talk by İlknur Güntürkün Kalıpçı. Watch in sequence, then deepen the experience through reading.
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Culture & shared memory
The İzmir March at Ankara Station
A channel recording centred on Ankara Station and the İzmir March: public space, music and shared memory.
Watch & explore →Cumhuriyet Atlas
See seven regions and explore all 81 provinces in one directory.
Move from dated place photographs with visible sources and rights to province guides and verified heritage places.
Open all 81 provinces →
22 July 2013: the exterior, domes, minarets and grounds of Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. This dated photograph does not depict all Marmara or today's visitor conditions.
Photograph date: 2013-07-22
İhsan Deniz Kılıçoğlu (NeoRetro) / Wikimedia Commons
Süleymaniye Mosque exterior view.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0
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23 May 2023: the reconstructed façade of the Library of Celsus, ruins and incidental visitors at Ephesus in Selçuk. It does not depict all Ephesus or the Aegean; visitors are not an endorsement or evidence of today's crowd.
Photograph date: 2023-05-23
Warren LeMay / Wikimedia Commons
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2007: tombs and theatre steps at Xanthos, not Letoon or the whole Mediterranean. The description and EXIF disagree on the exact day, so only the year is stated.
Photograph date: 2007; the sources disagree on the exact day.
E / Izmir Ekmek · Wikimedia Commons
Xanthos ruins.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0
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27 November 2019: excavation walls and trenches at Çatalhöyük in Konya beneath a modern protective shelter. The shelter is not ancient architecture; no current excavation or access claim is made.
Photograph date: 2019-11-27
Murat Özsoy 1958 / Wikimedia Commons
Çatalhöyük, 7400 BC, Konya, Turkey - UNESCO World Heritage Site, 09.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Atlas
Don’t just visit Türkiye. Understand it better.
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Türkiye travel guides built for real decisions
Plan where, when and how to go with official sources, local context and clear cost assumptions.
See all → 02Practical help for everyday life in Türkiye
Understand transport, connectivity, payments, health and local rules through dated, sourced explainers.
See all → 03Understand local cuisines and living culture
Explore food, customs and cultural stops with their origins, regions and context intact.
See all → 04An evidence-led path into the Turkish Republic
Read about institutions, transformations and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s legacy with priority given to primary sources.
See all →Explore our latest source-based reading.
New and recently updated guides
Places and journeys
Antalya Kaleiçi: a layered harbour city and two meaningful ways to visit
Connect gateway, house, religious architecture and harbour with Republican public memory, current culture and practical visit decisions.
Kaleiçi harbour, 20 August 2011. This archive photograph does not verify current boat services or access conditions.
Stored image credit and prior processing note:Antalya Harbour · zolakoma · Wikimedia Commons · 20 August 2011. Boyutlandırılmış ve JPEG için optimize edilmiş / resized and JPEG-optimised.
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This page uses a WebP display copy.
CC BY 2.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Places and journeys
Cumalıkızık: houses, work and the village’s relationship with Bursa
Read domestic space, rural connections and modern conservation together on a considered visit to a living village.
Houses in Cumalıkızık, 27 January 2013; a dated example of rural settlement fabric in Bursa province.
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Places and journeys
Aphrodisias and Geyre: understand the marble city and plan your visit
Connect the temple, stadium, sculptor's workshop and museum in an Aphrodisias visit that goes beyond one photograph.
Tetrapylon, January 2004. A dated site view, not evidence of current visiting arrangements.
Stored image credit and prior processing note:Dguendel / Wikimedia Commons · resized and JPEG-optimised; not cropped
Places and journeys
Ephesus and Selçuk: a harbour city, Roman streets and the hill of Ayasuluk
Look beyond the Celsus façade to connect archaeology, domestic life and the changing settlement around Selçuk.
The façade of the Library of Celsus and visitors at Ephesus, 23 May 2023
Stored image credit and prior processing note:Warren LeMay / Wikimedia Commons; değiştirilmedi / unmodified
Image note and licence
This page uses a WebP display copy.
CC BY-SA 2.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Places and journeys
Hierapolis and Pamukkale: white terraces and the life of an ancient city
Treat travertine, archaeology and water-based visitor experiences as related subjects with different rules.
White travertine above the settlement at Pamukkale, 3 March 2013; not a record of present water levels
Stored image credit and prior processing note:Casal Partiu / Wikimedia Commons; değiştirilmedi / unmodified
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This page uses a WebP display copy.
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Pratik Türkiye
Türkiye 2030: Technology, Cities and the New Economy
Separate targets, observed data and scenarios in Türkiye's 2030 agenda through a source-backed framework for technology, cities, skills and energy.
Move from province guides to history, heritage and journey planning.