Osmaniye is a provincial capital in southern Turkey nestled between the fertile Çukurova plain and the Amanos (Nur) Mountains. The province is home to Karatepe-Aslantaş, one of Turkey's finest open-air Hittite museums, the ancient city of Hierapolis Castabala, medieval Toprakkale Castle, and the cool highland plateau of Zorkun. It sits along the ancient trade route between Anatolia and the Levant, carrying layers of Hittite, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman heritage.
Historical timeline
Key moments that shaped Osmaniye.
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Neolithic–Bronze Age (8000–2000 BCE)
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Hittite Empire (1700–1200 BCE)
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Neo-Hittite period (1000–700 BCE)
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Persian period (550–333 BCE)
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Hellenistic period (333–64 BCE)
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Roman–Byzantine period (64 BCE–7th century CE)
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Arab–Byzantine frontier (7th–10th century CE)
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Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1080–1375 CE)
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Ottoman period (15th century–1918)
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Republic of Turkey (1923–present)
Historical sites
Places where Osmaniye's past comes alive.
Karatepe-Aslantaş Open Air Museum
Where: Kadirli district, northern Osmaniye Province
Admission: ₺200/person (~$4.35); free for children under 7
Castabala (Hierapolis Castabala) Ruins
Where: Kadirli district
Admission: Free
Toprakkale Castle
Where: Toprakkale district, Osmaniye Province
Admission: Free
Aziz Sancar Museum
Where: City centre, Osmaniye
Admission: Free
Osmaniye Archaeological and Ethnography Museum
Where: City centre, Osmaniye
Admission: ₺100/person (~$2.17)
Hemite Castle
Where: Kadirli district, north Osmaniye Province
Admission: Free