Turkey
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (15)
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Cultural (13)
- Archaeological Site of Troy (1998)
- Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire (2014)
- City of Safranbolu (1994)
- Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape (2015)
- Ephesus (2015)
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (1985)
- Hattusha: the Hittite Capital (1986)
- Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985)
- Nemrut Dağ (1987)
- Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük (2012)
- Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape (2014)
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex (2011)
- Xanthos-Letoon (1988)
Mixed (2)
Properties submitted on the Tentative List (60)
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- Karain Cave (1994)
- Sümela Monastery (The Monastery of Virgin Mary) (2000)
- Alahan Monastery (2000)
- St. Nicholas Church (2000)
- Harran and Sanliurfa (2000)
- The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel (2000)
- Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit (2000)
- Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization (2000)
- Alanya (2000)
- Mardin Cultural Landscape (2000)
News (8)
- Mayor of Istanbul and the Director-General celebrate the 30th anniversary of the inscription of the Historic Areas of Istanbul on the World Heritage List Wednesday, April 8, 2015
- Director-General Presents World Heritage Certificates to Turkey Tuesday, January 6, 2015
- World Heritage List reaches 1000 sites with inscription of Okavango Delta in Botswana Sunday, June 22, 2014
- Twelve new members elected to World Heritage Committee Wednesday, November 20, 2013
- UNESCO, Turkey and Japan launch project to safeguard the World Heritage site of Cappadocia (Turkey) Thursday, July 18, 2013
Events (7)
- 4th Silk Roads Serial World Heritage Nomination Coordinating Committee Meeting Nov 24, 2015-Nov 26, 2015
- Malta’s World Heritage sites are learning cases for interdisciplinary training on Disaster Risk Reduction Nov 14, 2015-Nov 19, 2015
- Summer program on World Heritage and New Media in Turkey Jun 15, 2015-Jun 29, 2015
- International Symposium: “Cultural Heritage Protection In Times of Risk – Challenges and Opportunities” Nov 15, 2012-Nov 17, 2012
- Launch Event: Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Feb 2, 2010
Turkey
Ratification of the Convention:
Wednesday, March 16, 1983
1983-1989 2013-2017
Source: Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI)
H. E. Mr Huseyin Avni Botsali
Ambassador,
Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of Turkey to UNESCO
www.mfa.gov.tr/
World Heritage
Within UNESCO
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