Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Turkey

Photograph the Byzantine frescoes inside the 7th-century Gumusler underground monastery and the rock-cut churches at Göreme Valley's open-air museum in Cappadocia. Take a boat ride along the Dalyan River to see the ancient Lycian Rock Tombs carved into the cliffs. Capture the lunar landscapes around Uchisar fortress and Ottoman architecture during your evening transfer to Taksim Square in Istanbul.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.