Karpas Peninsula, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Old cannonballs in the center of Famagusta, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Roman ruins of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Crusader castle, Kantara, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Entrance to old Turkish part of the town of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Europe

Crusader castle of St. Hilarion, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Roman ruins of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

General view of the Turkish controlled part of Nicosia, with Agia Sofia Cathedral, formerly Cathedrale Sainte Sophie, turned into a mosque during the occupation by the Ottomans in 1570 and renamed Selimye mosque in 1954, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Lala Mustafa Pasa Mosque, Famagusta, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Monument to the Turkish victims of war in Famagusta,Turkish controlled northern part of Cyprus

Cyprus. Abandoned houses along th Green Line in Nicosia dividing the Republic of Cyprus and Turkish controlled northern part. The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus runs for more than 180.5?kilometres (112.2?mi) along what is known as the Green Line and has an area of 346?square kilometres (134?sq?mi). The zone partitions the island of Cyprus into a southern area effectively controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus (which is the de jure government for the entire island save for the British Sovereign Base Areas), and the northern area controlled by the Turkish army

Monument to the Turkish victims of war in Famagusta,Turkish controlled northern part of Cyprus

Cyprus. Abandoned houses along th Green Line in Nicosia dividing the Republic of Cyprus and Turkish controlled northern part. The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus runs for more than 180.5?kilometres (112.2?mi) along what is known as the Green Line and has an area of 346?square kilometres (134?sq?mi). The zone partitions the island of Cyprus into a southern area effectively controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus (which is the de jure government for the entire island save for the British Sovereign Base Areas), and the northern area controlled by the Turkish army

Aerial view of the modern part of Istanbul with skyscrapers in the background, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Cyprus. Flags of the Turkish controlled northern part of Cyprus along the Turkish national flag

Roman ruins of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Cyprus. Flags of the Turkish controlled northern part of Cyprus along the Turkish national flag

Cyprus. Abandoned houses along th Green Line in Nicosia dividing the Republic of Cyprus and Turkish controlled northern part. The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus runs for more than 180.5?kilometres (112.2?mi) along what is known as the Green Line and has an area of 346?square kilometres (134?sq?mi). The zone partitions the island of Cyprus into a southern area effectively controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus (which is the de jure government for the entire island save for the British Sovereign Base Areas), and the northern area controlled by the Turkish army

St. Johns church, Famagusta, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Monument to the Turkish victims of war in Kyrenia, occupied northern part of Cyprus

Cyprus. Abandoned houses along th Green Line in Nicosia dividing the Republic of Cyprus and Turkish controlled northern part.

Cyprus. Abandoned houses along th Green Line in Nicosia dividing the Republic of Cyprus and Turkish controlled northern part.

Cyprus. Abandoned houses along the Green Line in Nicosia dividing the Republic of Cyprus and Turkish controlled northern part

St. George Greek Church, Famagusta, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyrpus, Europe

Korucam Peninsula, Turkish part of Cyprus, Cyprus, Mediterranean, Europe

Crusader castle of St. Hilarion, Turkish part of Cyprus, Europe

Part of the 8km long encircling wall, Alanya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Part of the encircling 8 km long encircling wall, Alanya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

The Roman ruins of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus, Europe

Part of the encircling wall, 8km long, Alanya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

The Roman ruins of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus, Europe

Crusader castle of St. Hilarion, turkish part of Cyprus, Europe

Tomb of Guel Baba, Part of Tomb of Guel Baba, the father of roses, Buda, Budapest, Hungary

Old bridge over the Tigris River, Hasankeyf, southeastern Anatolia, Turkey, Asia

Kyrenia, town centre and marina, with the Pentadaktylos-Besparmak mountains in the background, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Kyrenia, town centre and marina, with the Pentadaktylos-Besparmak mountains in the background, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Kyrenia, town centre and marina, with the Pentadaktylos-Besparmak mountains in the background, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

City view at dusk, Sueleymaniye Mosque, Sueleymaniye Camii, Suleiman Mosque, Golden Horn, Bosporus, Istanbul, European part, Turkey, Asia

Kyrenia, town centre and marina, with the Pentadaktylos-Besparmak mountains in the background, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Monument for Mustafa Kemal Atatuerk, Turkish part of Cyprus

Lefkosa, Lefkosia, Nicosia, in the northern part of the capital of Cyprus, the Selimiye Mosque, St. Sophia's Cathedral in the old town, built between 1209 and the middle of the 14th century Mosque, interior, northern Cyprus

Lefkosa, Lefkosia, Nicosia, in the northern part of the capital of Cyprus, in the old town, portal of the Bedesten, bazaar building, in the Middle Ages it was the Byzantine church of St. Nicholas, 12th century, Northern Cyprus

Lefkosa, Lefkosia, Nicosia, in the northern part of the capital of Cyprus, the Selimiye Mosque, St. Sophia's Cathedral in the old town, built between 1209 and the middle of the 14th century Northern Cyprus

Lefkosa, Lefkosia, Nicosia, in the northern part of the capital of Cyprus, the Selimiye Mosque, St. Sophia's Cathedral in the old town, built between 1209 and the middle of the 14th century Mosque, interior, northern Cyprus

Houses, north Syrian architectural style, Mardin, South-East Anatolia, Turkey

Kyrenia, town centre and marina, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Lefkosa, Lefkosia, Nicosia, in the northern part of the capital of Cyprus, antique shop in the old town, troedel shop, northern Cyprus

Crusader Castle of St. Hilarion, Turkish part of Cyprus

The Roman archaeological site of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus

Roman archaeological site of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus

Kyrenia, town centre and marina, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Footprint in stone, ancient archaeological excavation site of Ephesus, Selcuk, Lycia, Turkey, Asia

The Roman archaeological site of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus

Houses, north Syrian architectural style, Mardin, South-East Anatolia, Turkey

Small Orthodox church, Turkish part of Cyprus

Interior view, covered part of the Grand Bazaar, Kapali Carsi, old town, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

The Roman archaeological site of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus

Historic town centre and the port of Antalya, Turkish Riviera, Turkey

Amphitheatre, Roman archaeological site of Salamis, Turkish part of Cyprus

Monument for Mustafa Kemal Atatuerk, Turkish part of Cyprus

Crusader castle of St. Hilarion, Turkish part of Cyprus

Interior view, covered part of the Grand Bazaar, Kapali Carsi, old town, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Historic town centre of Antalya, Turkish Riviera, Turkey

Whirling Dervishes: Men twirl in long whit robes as a part of a traditional Turkish Sema (ceremony).

Aerial view of city European part, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey

Whirling Dervishes: Men twirl in long whit robes as a part of a traditional Turkish Sema (ceremony).

Turkey, Istanbul, Sultanahmet, Orient Express sign beside cafe on station platform Istanbul Sirkeci Terminal or Sirkeci is a terminus main station of the Turkish State Railways or TCDD in Sirkeci, on the European part of Istanbul International, domestic and regional trains running westwards depart from this station which was inaugurated as the terminus of the Orient Express