National Geographic Gobekli Tepe proposal delights tourism

National Geographic, the famous geography and exploration organization, in the beginning of 2019 “Must-See Before You Die” in his book Göbeklitepe’e 2020 for the “best places to go” suggested.

Göbeklitepe, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is among the recommendations of the famous National Geographic Magazine “Best Places to go” around the world in 2020.

National Geographic, the famous geography and discovery organization, in the beginning of 2019 “places to see before you die” in his book Göbeklitepe’e for the year 2020 has also attracted attention.

National Geographic, which has millions of readers and followers, also included Turkey’s Göbeklitepe among the “best places to go” worldwide in 2020.

For Göbeklitepe, which the magazine described as a “mysterious place”, “it is thought that the age of the historical site, which has survived from the Neolithic Age, which is one of the prehistoric periods and is also known as the polished stone age, is 12 thousand years old. This makes the area thought to have existed since 10 thousand B.C. older than the megalithic temples, Stonehenge and Egyptian pyramids dating from 3,600 B.C. in Malta and makes it the oldest known temple in the world.”

The magazine listed Göbeklitepe as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt and China among the routes to be visited.

“WILL HAVE POSITIVE REPERCUSSIONS”

The president of the Sanliurfa Regional Tourist Guides Chamber, Müslüm Çoban, said in a statement that the year 2019 was very good for Sanliurfa and regional tourism.

The number of tourists in the next year to increase for the expression of the Çoban, expressed::





“The fact that Göbeklitepe by National Geographic is on the list of places to visit and see in 2020 will have very positive repercussions for both Sanliurfa and regional tourism. National Geographic in particular is an organization that is followed by traveling tourists throughout the world. In this respect, the inclusion of Göbeklitepe in this list in Turkey will result in many tourists coming to şanlıurfa and Southeastern Anatolia region both from abroad and from abroad in 2020. It is a very good development for Şanlıurfa and the region. We thank those who contributed and contributed.”

“WHAT WE SAW ENRICHED OUR LIVES”

Archaeologist Andreas Stayner, Editor-in-chief of the Italian Archaeology Journal, who visited Göbeklitepe, said they had published an archaeology Journal in his country for 34 years.

Stayner stated that he saw Göbeklitepe for the first time, about which he published articles, “we have faced a history that is beyond what we expected. Göbeklitepe is one of the most important inventions of 100 years. National Geographic is a competitor to our magazine somewhere. I can’t ignore what National Geographic said and the advice. It is one of the very important points to see,” he said.

Angele Marini, a German visitor, said she had heard a lot about Göbeklitepe.

“We had information about Göbeklitepe. However, what we have seen here has enriched our lives, it has been a good trip far beyond what we had expected. We are happy for that, ” he said.