Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. It is Turkey's biggest international sea resort, located on the Turkish Riviera.

In 2011 the city had a population of 964,886 and the metropolitan municipality 1,041,972.

In 2013, Antalya became the third most visited city in the world by number of international arrivals, ranking behind Paris and London, respectively. Antalya previously ranked third in the world in 2011 and 2012 and fourth in 2010 with over 10.5 million visitors in 2011.

Historic sites in the city center include:

• Ancient monuments include the City Walls, Hidirlik Tower, Hadrian's Gate (also known as Triple Gate), and the Clock Tower.
• Hadrian's Gate - constructed in the 2nd century by the Romans in honor of the Emperor Hadrian.
• Iskele Mosque - A 19th-century Mosque near the marina.
• Karatay Medrese - A Medrese (Islamic theological seminary) built in 1250 by Emir Celaleddin Karatay.
• Kesik Minare (Broken Minaret) Mosque: Once a Roman temple then converted to a Byzantine Panayia church and finally into a mosque.
• Tekeli Mehmet Pasa Mosque - An 18th-century Mosque built in honor of Tekeli Mehmet Pasa.
• Yat Limani - the harbour dating to Roman era.
• Yivli Minare (Fluted Minaret) Mosque - Built by the Seljuks and decorated with dark blue and turquoise tiles. This minaret eventually became the symbol of the city.
• Murat Pasha Mosque - A historic Ottoman mosque located in the city center.
• Aya Yorgi Church (Saint George Church) - Is a historic church built by the Greeks of Antalya which is currently used as a museum housing exhibitions of historical artifacts.
• Saint Alypius Church - A tiny historic Greek Orthodox church which is still currently a functioning Orthodox Church.
• Sultan Aladdin Mosque - A historic building built as a Greek Orthodox church in 1834 and converted into a mosque in the 1950s and currently used as a Mosque.
• Ahi Yusuf Mosque - A historic mosque built in the year of 1249 and is possibly one of the oldest mosques in Antalya or even the oldest.
• Ahi Kizi Masjid - Historic masjid located in the old town.
• Kara Molla Masjid - Tiny historic masjid built in the 14th century.
• Balibey Mosque - A historic mosque built by the vizier Bali Pasha.
• Müsellim Mosque: - A small historic mosque built by Haci Osmanoglu Mehmed Aga in 1796.
• Antalya Synagogue - A historic Synagogue used as house currently in the Balbey neighborhood between Kavakli Masjid and the Balbey Kesik Minaret Mosque.
• Mevlevihane(Dervish lodge museum) - A Former Dervish lodge housing a museum about Dervishes and Sufism.

At the close of Paul's first missionary tour he embarked from the seaport town of Antalya (when it was called Attalia), heading for Antioch in Syria, about 500 km (300 mi) distant.

Attalia, modern Antalya, was founded by Attalus II, king of Pergamum (159-138 B.C.E.), at the mouth of the Cataractes River. It became the chief port of the province of Pamphylia, serving as an outlet for the rich interior region of SW Phrygia and being the natural point of embarkation from central Asia Minor to Syria and Egypt. Although it was originally the port for the nearby city of Perga, which lies about 13 km (8 mi) inland, Attalia had displaced that city in importance in apostolic times.