Şanlıurfa

Şanlıurfa conceals humanity's oldest known temple beneath its earth. The standing stones of Göbeklitepe were built before agriculture began; this shifted the order of history books.

Harran's beehive houses break the desert's heat, Halfeti's waters hover above the ancient settlement. Circling Balıklıgöl, the city takes its isot and raw meatball cuisine as seriously as history itself.