The Karakus Tumulus monument in Adivaman, built for Queen Isias and two princesses in 30-20 BC.
The ancient city of Perre in southeastern Turkey. All photos AFP
Stone head statues at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey. A Unesco World Heritage Site, it is on a 2,134-metre mountain.
The site was discovered in 1881 by a German engineer.
Stars shine behind the stone heads.
Mount Nemrut has been a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1987.
The Mount Nemrut site features a 10-metre, seated statue of King Antiochus I surrounded by ancient gods including Zeus and Apollo.
The Roman Cendere Bridge near the ancient city of Arsameia in southeastern Turkey.
The Karakus Tumulus monument in Adivaman, built for Queen Isias and two princesses in 30-20 BC.
The ancient city of Perre in southeastern Turkey. All photos AFP
Stone head statues at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey. A Unesco World Heritage Site, it is on a 2,134-metre mountain.
The site was discovered in 1881 by a German engineer.
Stars shine behind the stone heads.
Mount Nemrut has been a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1987.
The Mount Nemrut site features a 10-metre, seated statue of King Antiochus I surrounded by ancient gods including Zeus and Apollo.
The Roman Cendere Bridge near the ancient city of Arsameia in southeastern Turkey.
The Karakus Tumulus monument in Adivaman, built for Queen Isias and two princesses in 30-20 BC.
