Anatolia, which is the origin of Turkey at the present time, is one of the richest countries that contain distinctive religious landmarks and places, especially for religious tourism; Where it is believed that many historical, ideological and religious incidents occurred on its land, such as the incident of the flood of our master Noah, where it is believed that the ship of our master Noah, peace be upon him, was buried on the land of Anatolia after the flood water ran out of land. Anatolia, and it is also expected that the incident of the dumping of Abraham, peace be upon him, occurred in the Turkish city of Şanlıurfa (formerly Edessa), and many other incidents and religious monuments that made Turkey an important center for religious tourism and its pioneers.
In addition to these distinctive historical religious incidents, there are also many remnants of religious monuments belonging to the various civilizations that flocked to Turkey, the most important and prominent of which is the “Seljuk and Ottoman” Islamic civilization. These civilizations left many prestigious religious tourist places.
Although the discovery of some religious tourist places in Turkey continues to this day, there are many holy places that have been identified and confirmed by the Turkish Ministry of Religious Endowments and the Organization of the Islamic Conference as sacred religious places, which must be protected and visited as places of worship. Doctrinal evidence of historical ideological facts that occurred in the past.
Some of the religious and ideological historical places that represent distinctive religious tourist places in Turkey can be listed as follows:
Lady Mary’s house
It is the house in which it is believed that Mary, peace be upon her, stayed with our master Zakaria and his son Yahya after him in the last years of her life. This place receives visitors. It is located in the Selcuk region of Izmir. It is also visited by Muslims who believe in the sanctity of this place, and many of them visit it annually. In addition to the house of Mary, peace be upon her, there are many other architectural tourist places built by the Byzantines during their rule of Anatolia.
Şanlıurfa “Edessa”
The city of Şanlıurfa is located in southeastern Turkey, and it is nicknamed alongside its real name as the “City of the Prophets” because it contains the shrines and shrines of a number of prophets, peace be upon them, such as our master Abraham, peace be upon him, whose people are believed to have inhabited this city, and there are two huge columns believed to be our master Abraham. The peace was suspended in these two pillars and then it was thrown from the top into the fire, but the fire was cold and peace on it and did not burn it, and it is believed that it turned into a pool of blessed water, and the wood that was used to burn it turned into fish that neither give birth nor die.
There is also beside these monuments the cave in which it is believed that our master Abraham was born, and there is good-tasting water flowing from inside this cave that many local residents bless and drink in. The cave where our master Yunus sought refuge after his people tried to kill him. The tomb of our master Ayyub, peace be upon him, is also located in the city of Şanlıurfa.
The shrines and shrines of some of the prophets in the city of Diyarbakir: The city of Diyarbakir is located next to Şanlıurfa and is also distinguished by the fact that it contains many shrines and shrines of the prophets, such as the shrine of the Prophet Dhul-Kifl, peace be upon him, the shrine of the Prophet Dhul-Yisa, peace be upon him, and the shrine of the Prophet Elias, peace be upon him, who took refuge in one of the Caves and completed his life there after the king of that time tried to kill him.
This cave he took refuge in is in Diyarbakir, and today it is considered one of the important religious shrines.
Istanbul and its mosques
The city of Istanbul is the city of Constantinople, which the Prophet, peace be upon him, preached about its conquest and its conqueror. Muhammad al-Fatih, the Conqueror opened it in 1453. After its conquest, it became one of the important cities that contains many huge mosques with a unique architectural style. A visitor to Istanbul must visit its mosques to enjoy the spiritual energy and psychological comfort that it gives to its visitor.
The Cave of the Companions of the Cave: The story of the Companions of the Cave is one of the common stories between the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions. In the city of Izmir, in the far west of Turkey.
