Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Turkey

Your guided visit includes Topkapi Palace where you can shoot intricate pavilions and courtyards from the Ottoman Empire's old administrative center. At Ephesus, capture marble ruins like the Library of Celsus and Great Theatre, plus the Basilica of St. John in Selcuk. A two-hour private Bosphorus boat cruise lets you frame Sultan's palaces and wooden houses.

Photograph Istanbul's Blue Mosque with its detailed blue iznik tiles and six towering minarets, then capture the ancient ruins of Ephesus including the marble-columned Library of Celsus where Cleopatra once walked. Document the legendary wooden horse replica at Troy's 5,000-year-old archaeological site and frame the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale's Cotton Castle against the thermal pools.

The 19th-century Dolmabahce Palace along the waterfront has beautiful baroque and neoclassical design that's perfect for photos, and bustling Istiklal Street in Taksim offers lively scenes. The Basilica Cistern features 336 marble columns and Medusa heads with dramatic lighting, and a Bosphorus cruise gives you views of medieval Ottoman castles.

This tour's great for photographers with chances to capture Goreme Valley's fairy chimneys and Pigeon Valley's dovecotes carved into cliffs. You'll catch sunset at Mount Nemrut where ancient god statues create silhouettes against colorful skies, and see preserved Roman mosaics at Gaziantep's Zeugma Mosaic Museum.

Shoot Istanbul's Blue Mosque with its six minarets and detailed Iznik tiles, then capture Hagia Sophia's mix of Byzantine and Ottoman design. Frame Dolmabahçe Palace's fancy interiors and the Hippodrome's old Serpent Column against the city's modern backdrop, and shoot Pamukkale's white travertines at golden hour with Hierapolis' Roman theatre ruins nearby.

This 10-day small-group trip takes you to UNESCO-listed Hittite ruins at Hattusas where monumental gates and temples show off 3,000-year-old history. Capture Amasya's Ottoman wooden houses reflected in the Yeşilırmak River and rock tombs carved into cliffsides, then frame Safranbolu's cobblestone streets and the Clock Tower overlooking this UNESCO heritage town.