SİT areas in Turkey
SİT is the Turkish word for archaeological site. The governmental committees named Cultural Assets Conservation Committees determine the archaeological sites.As of 2015 there were 14861 sit areas in Turkey. With a history including Hittites, Hellenistic Age, Roman and Byzantine Empires, Seljuks and the Ottoman Empire, Turkey is full of archaeological sites [1]Below is the number of SİT areas in Turkey classified according to the Turkish provinces (il).
Examples
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Alahan Monastery
Mut, Mersin Province -
Karakabaklı Church
Silifke, Mersin Province -
Tarsus Grand Mosque
Tarsus, Mersin Mersin Province
References
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