List of World Heritage Sites in Turkey

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Turkey accepted the convention on 16 March 1983, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list; as of 2016, sixteen sites in Turkey are included.[2]

The first three sites in Turkey, Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, Historic Areas of Istanbul and Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, were inscribed on the list at the 9th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1985.[3] The latest inscription, Archaeological Site of Ani, was added to the list in 2016.[4]

World Heritage Sites

The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party for the Location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.

Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation[5]
Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee[6]
Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)
 Year Description
Archaeological Site of Ani Kars Province
40°30′00″N 43°34′00″E / 40.50000°N 43.56667°E / 40.50000; 43.56667		 Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)		 251 (620) 2016 [4]
Archaeological Site of Troy Çanakkale Province
39°57′23″N 26°14′20″E / 39.95639°N 26.23889°E / 39.95639; 26.23889		 Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(vi)		 158 (390) 1998 [7]
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire Bursa Province
39°57′23″N 26°14′20″E / 39.95639°N 26.23889°E / 39.95639; 26.23889		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv)(vi)		 27 (67) 2014 [8]
City of Safranbolu Karabük Province
41°15′36″N 32°41′23″E / 41.26000°N 32.68972°E / 41.26000; 32.68972		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)(v)		 193 (480) 1994 [9]
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape Diyarbakır Province
37°54′11″N 40°14′22″E / 37.90306°N 40.23944°E / 37.90306; 40.23944		 Cultural:
(iv)		 521 (1,290) 2015 [10]
Ephesus İzmir Province
37°55′45″N 27°21′34″E / 37.92917°N 27.35944°E / 37.92917; 27.35944		 Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(vi)		 663 (1,640) 2015 [11]
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia Nevşehir Province
38°40′00″N 34°51′00″E / 38.66667°N 34.85000°E / 38.66667; 34.85000		 Mixed:
(i)(iii)(v)(vii)		 9,884 (24,420) 1985 [12]
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği Sivas Province
39°22′17″N 38°07′19″E / 39.37139°N 38.12194°E / 39.37139; 38.12194		 Cultural:
(i)(iv)		 2,016 (4,980) 1985 [13]
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital Çorum Province
40°00′50″N 34°37′14″E / 40.01389°N 34.62056°E / 40.01389; 34.62056		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)		 268 (660) 1986 [14]
Hierapolis-Pamukkale Denizli Province
37°55′26″N 29°07′24″E / 37.92389°N 29.12333°E / 37.92389; 29.12333		 Mixed:
(iii)(iv)(vii)		 1,077 (2,660) 1988 [15]
Historic Areas of Istanbul Istanbul Province
41°00′30″N 28°58′48″E / 41.00833°N 28.98000°E / 41.00833; 28.98000		 Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(vii)		 678 (1,680) 1985 [16]
Nemrut Dağ Adıyaman Province
38°02′12″N 38°45′49″E / 38.03667°N 38.76361°E / 38.03667; 38.76361		 Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv)		 11 (27) 1987 [17]
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük Konya Province
37°40′00″N 32°49′41″E / 37.66667°N 32.82806°E / 37.66667; 32.82806		 Cultural:
(iii)(iv)		 37 (91) 2012 [18]
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape İzmir Province
39°07′33″N 27°10′48″E / 39.12583°N 27.18000°E / 39.12583; 27.18000		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)		 333 (820) 2014 [19]
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex Edirne Province
41°40′40″N 26°33′34″E / 41.67778°N 26.55944°E / 41.67778; 26.55944		 Cultural:
(i)(iv)		 3 (7.4) 2011 [20]
Xanthos-Letoon Antalya and Muğla Provinces
36°20′06″N 29°19′13″E / 36.33500°N 29.32028°E / 36.33500; 29.32028		 Cultural:
(ii)(iii)		 126 (310) 1988 [21]

Geographical distribution

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Turkey". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Report of the 9th Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Archaeological Site of Ani". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "The Criteria for Selection". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Archaeological Site of Troy". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "City of Safranbolu". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ephesus". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Hattusha: the Hittite Capital". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Hierapolis-Pamukkale". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Historic Areas of Istanbul". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Nemrut Dağ". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Xanthos-Letoon". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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