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Cappadocia, covering an area of ​​785 thousand square meters 'hidden city' found

Important tourism centers of Turkey which is famous for its fairy chimneys and underground cities, and an annual average of 2.5 million in local and foreign tourists visited Cappadocia, Derinkuyu, as well as ruins, cream, flavors and Ozkonak underground cities are among the popular places of tourists.

Keşfedilirken new places every day in the region 'Nevsehir Castle and Environs Urban Transformation Project' in the context of trials, thought to be linked together under the fortress of Nevsehir and covering an area of ​​approximately 785 thousand square meters was a new underground city.

Mayor Hasan Unver Nevsehir, Nevsehir Castle and around the Prime Ministry Housing Development Administration (TOKI), and a serious work carried out since 2006 in cooperation with the municipality and the citizens living in this region carry TOKI said housing by 2600.

Demonstrated that the destruction of houses around the castle tells a thousand Unver, it has a very large part of the area under the 785 thousand square meters and 110 meters elevation in an underground city that notice stated that this area had been identified.


Found seven kilometers long tunnel


Unver, identified by expression of the region is one of the world's largest underground cities,'' which begins with the application of the castle there are 110 meters elevation. Sığarsa how much times 110 meters, it so far, we could not identify exactly. According to the 7 kilometers from the town of Castle Nevsehir also have detected a tunnel. Waterway in the region determined that 30 pieces of the Ottoman archives,'' he said.

'Were in a good work'


As a partial cleaning of rough places in the underground city, stating that they Unver, said:'' Nevsehir Directorate for Cultural Heritage Conservation District Board, was registered by a large part. Structures are established and registered a team was coordinated by our Governor. He will restore the buildings; future. Significant historical places of Turkey and the underground cities of this place is one of the world I believe it will offer. Now in addition to the Ottoman Empire in Anatolia in the latest restoration of the complex to the Vizier Ibrahim Pasha Mosque Complex. Here you will be a serious historical and cultural concept. This also think it would be beneficial for Nevsehir. The underground cities in general is going up early Hittite period. The history of the castle is based on the Seljuks. Underground city of at least five thousand years of history of Nevsehir ötelediği sure. Currently, archaeologists have been working on this issue. Both the Turkish tourism, Turkish cultural life as well as a good will gift to the world are at the beginning of the work. Our country, our nation has already wished promising. In the coming days of history, culture, country and the province of Nevsehir studies in pregnant women.''

'I look forward to the former as a journalist'


How many in the underground city is very different, but they could not tell that the entries describing the Unver,'' In general, underground cities from one place to another is entered and exits. So far, we have detected up to 20 input and output. We do not know how much more there because the area is too large. The region is gaining an interesting identity. As a former journalist, I also look forward to. Sometimes I look at the event with a journalist reflex, very excited. I look forward to conclude the studies. The presence of both the country and the world to give such an eminent Nevsehir Directorate of Cultural Heritage Conservation District Board, solid foundation, municipality, deputies are living completely hand in hand with this excitement. Are moving very carefully,'' he said do not rush.cumhuriyet

The only cave in Thrace, which opened in the influx of visitors to the cave of Dupnisa

Acting Director of Culture and Tourism Kırklareli Fikret Majid, have Dupnisa cave in Thrace, one of the 17 cave and the cave is open to visitors, he said.
Dupnisa cave
The cave is opened to visitors on May 15 and since then had been a flood of visitors who expressed Majid, the number of visitors increases every year devem''he says. 75-80 thousand people have visited this place last year. I'm guessing this year will exceed 100 thousand. The cave is heavily visited, especially by the students,''he said.

Dupnisa their landscaping project for the Cave of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism submitted a reminder Majid, said:

Bridge over the creek''done with our project, determination of the walking trails and landscaping is located. Simulation and discovery that half of the project summaries of the file sent to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. We estimate this project to minister enters the 2012 investment budget. On the one hand to the cave in the protection of ecological balance and the methods we plan to contribute to the local economy. Make a sustainable plan. We take into account the protection of the ecological balance of the visit, many of the cave. The bat has a large number of aqueous mağaramızda. This mağaramızda visits starting on May 15, will end on November 15.''

Dupnisa Cave

Strandja Mountains, 60 kilometers away from Kırklareli and rent asunder by deep valleys near the village of Demirköy township Sarpdere 2 Marbles of the caves are formed in geological time, and consists of three parts connected to each other two times.

Dry and wet sections of the cave, with a total length of 2 thousand 720 meters of the system the top floor of the cave is dry and girls. Completed the development of these caves is located 50-60 meters below the cave water. Continuously flowing through the underground river and 345 meters above sea level and 1977 meters in total length of the entrance of the cave's mouth. Than 61 meters above the entrance is the last point.
Girl cave, bats living in tourism because of the intensity is turned off. Opened in 2003, Turkey's best-known caves in the literature of the cave in the Dupnisa caves, underground river and the river formed with a continuous flow, a depth of 2 meters in some places is reaching the ponds. Dry and wet caves, milk white to red and every shade of brown color with a huge stalactites, stalagmites and columns that include scenes with the flag stones and drops the stone pools.

The cave is located between the literature of Turkey's best-known caves Dupnisa Cave, in 2003, made in lighting, walkways, stairs, construction of which the transition between the two cave was opened to visitors. With each passing year continues to increase the number of visitors to the cave.

turkey in the gallery of the world's oldest copper mines mines may be specified

3 years, conducting excavations in the village of Derekutuğun Ruhr University Bochum in Germany, Prof., Department of Geology. Dr. Unsal Yalcin, Bayat'ta in 2007, Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) General Directorate of survey and have come across some evidence in the village Derekutuğun while, they realized that a detailed examination in the region said that an underground mine.
Archaeological excavations in the region to make getting approval from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism through the Çorum Museum, 3 years ago that excavations started Yalcin, announced that they have completed the work of excavation began in September of this year.

Graduate students who are studying in various cities in Turkey, as well as students from Germany and Austria that took place in the excavation team, Yalcin, for the first time the excavations started in 2009 reached 6 thousand years ago, said of the copper mine galleries.

Yalcin, this year 4 the results obtained from excavations in the mine gallery in the mine is determined that the 500-year-old said.

Professor explains that around 20 galleries in the mine. Dr. Yalcin, said:
6 thousand 500 years ago, people'', the Chalcolithic period, opened galleries. Underground copper mine earned işletmeciliğiyle. To clarify the underground galleries çıralarından benefited from the pine. We found the burnt ends at the base of pine çıralarını work. Çıraların analytics have made carbon-14. Dates from the present 5 thousand years to go before. Dark, maze-style galleries, arranged to illuminate the çıraları burned areas, and they work.''

Before the people of the region, then the coppers found on the surface of copper vessels, exploring the natural subterranean galleries were opened about Yalcin, completing clearance of the excavation work over time, fills the galleries and galleries of the states turn into the first open them, he added.

Derekutuğun copper mine in the village of old mines may be the world's most remarkable gallery Yalcin,''we know the old historic mines and quarries in BC, 4th millennium Tokat Erbaa'daki ocağıydı mine in Bulgaria, but we are extending this year's drop-down galleries BC Up to 5 thousand years of history have received. BC 5 years in thousands of people were unaware of the gallery opening,''he said işleteceklerini mine.

Yalcin just about working as miners in the mine, carry out a meticulous work, wearing overalls, wearing a helmet when they descended told mines. Prof. Dr. Yalcin, studies and a 3-year studies in 2012, given to search and prepare a publication containing

Excavation works in the capital of the Hittites Hattusas secret underground passage to 10

Carrying out excavation work on behalf of the German Archaeological Institute in Çorum Assoc. Dr. Andreas Schachner, during excavations in the Hittite Hattushash to 10 reported that a secret underground passage.
Schachner, said in a statement, continued excavations in the lower city, which is open to visitors potern 10 more secret underground passage to the door like that, as in the previous year of excavations in the lower city are concentrated in areas near the city walls, he said.

The first settlement in the city is Hattusas down and goes back years of history in around 300 BC, about 2 thousand Schachner, the growth of the empire is being built adjacent to the city up and down the city with the majestic structure has been brought into the present Hattusas told.

Hattusas recent excavations that the city gates with the emergence of a secret that expressed Schachner,''Down in the city which is open to visitors, like the door potern found 10 more secret underground passage. Also located on the city walls in a one arrived at the door. Remained intact, if possible, and to reveal the underground gates and are planning to open at least one visit,''he said.

Schachner also down the city wall is a large part in the temple was restored and opened to visitors targeted, said that within 3-4 years to complete this work.

The door will be restored Sphinx

Visiting the excavation site which gives information about the studies Boğazkale governor Morteza Dayanç'a Schachner, after years of Earth's home to be returned to the gate, where the masonry Bogazkoy Sfenksi'nin Hattuşaş'daki been removed from the mid-point of the hill said.
Here a total of about 4 pieces removed from the sphinx Schachner,''This is one of four sphinx, sphinx, which will be brought from Germany. The other is on display at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum. One of them was completely destroyed as a result of a fire, even though the original place where the other stands a great destruction. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, the home of the Hattusa Sfenksi'nin initiatives for the Hattuşaş'a getirtilmesi resumed,''he said.

Gate Place a copy of the sphinx, Schachner do that,''Displaced prepared by taking a copy of sphinxes on display elsewhere. Arranged for tourists to visit the former case is scheduled to open the door. Exactly the same size as in the King's Gate, and the sphinxes of the characteristics, placed where it belongs. Appear to be provided, such as the sphinx and the door on the day,''he said.