Çatalhöyük Visitor Center Increases Interest in the Ancient City

Çatalhöyük Visitor Centre, which was built by Konya Metropolitan Municipality, increased the interest in the 9,500-year-old Çatalhöyük Neolithic Ancient City, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay stated that “we are now starting tours for Çatalhöyük from the city centre and our aim is to bring the historical and cultural riches of the city to wider audiences.”

Çatalhöyük Visitor Centre takes visitors to the ancient city on a historical journey. Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay stated that “Çatalhöyük, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List with its history of approximately 9,500 years, is a unique value of the world that sheds light on the depths of history.”

MAYOR ALTAY INVITES ALL HISTORY AND CULTURE ENTHUSIASTS TO ÇATALHÖYÜK

Altay stated that “We put Çatalhöyük Visitor Centre into service at the end of last year, with the contributions of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in order to promote Çatalhöyük in the best possible way and to pass it on to the next generations.”

“Although it has not even been a year since its opening, we are very pleased that the interest in our centre is increasing day by day. Welcoming thousands of local and foreign guests from Konya and outside Konya every week, our centre offers an unforgettable experience by taking its visitors back 10 thousand years ago. Guests who learn about and experience the ancient city at the Çatalhöyük Visitor Centre can then visit the excavation site. Now, by launching a new application, we organize tours from Mevlana Square to Çatalhöyük by bus. Our aim is to bring the historical and cultural riches of our city to a wider audience by attracting the attention of both local and foreign tourists. I invite all history and culture enthusiasts to see Çatalhöyük Visitor Centre.”

Full Marks to Çatalhöyük Visitor Centre

Çatalhöyük Visitor Center, which is Turkey's largest wooden-constructed public building, has increased interest in the Çatalhöyük Neolithic Ancient City. Local and foreign guests visiting the center discover Çatalhöyük's ancient settlement, daily life and archaeological findings from that period, accompanied by guides.

BUS TOURS TO ÇATALHÖYÜK FROM THE CENTER

Konya Metropolitan Municipality continues to work intensively to promote Çatalhöyük to Turkey and the world. Finally, the bus tours launched by the Metropolitan Municipality to Çatalhöyük also attract interest from visitors. History and culture enthusiasts have the opportunity to visit the ancient city with buses departing from Mevlana Square every day at 13:00 except Mondays.

Visitors can make reservations by getting detailed information about Çatalhöyük tours via the website "tour.konyaturizmajansi.com" or by calling 0531 723 05 04.