Konya's Historic Mosque Enters the World Heritage List

Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Anatolia from the Middle Ages have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The number of Turkey's sites on the World Heritage List has now reached 21.

At the 45th UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, the decision was made to declare Konya Beyşehir Eşrefoğlu Mosque, Eskişehir Sivrihisar Grand Mosque, Kastamonu Kasaba Village Mahmut Bey Mosque, Ankara Ahi Şerefeddin  Mosque, and Afyonkarahisar Grand Mosque as World Heritage sites. With this, Turkey has added its 21st cultural heritage to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the decision of the World Heritage Committee through a message shared on his social media account. In his message, Ersoy said, “Another piece of good news! For the first time, we have serially registered our cultural assets on the UNESCO World Heritage List. After Gordion, Anatolia's wooden columned and beamed mosques, dating from the Middle Ages to the present, are now World Heritage sites. With this, we have increased the number of cultural assets on the list to 21. Congratulations.”