30 percent of archaeological excavations have been completed

Excavation and restoration work has been carried out by local and foreign scientists for 100 years in Ayasuluk Hill and St. Jean Monument, which was accepted to UNESCO World Heritage List as Ephesus and its components in 2015. Stating that approximately 30 percent of the excavations have been completed for Ephesus so far, Vice President of the excavation team Fırat Baranaydın said: “The cultural heritage sites in our country are of great importance in order to save tourism from seasonality and spread it to 12 months. The continuation of the excavation of Ayasuluk Hill and St. Jean Monument, which are among the important destinations of both culture and faith tourism, will increase the tourist attraction in Selçuk district.”

In 2020, with the Presidency decree, Faculty Member of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Department of Art History Asst. Prof. Dr. Sinan Mimaroğlu was appointed as the head of the excavation team and faculty member of Istanbul Gelisim University Restoration and Conservation Department Lect. Fırat Baranaydın was appointed as vice president. Reminding that the excavations were started in 1921, Fırat Baranaydın said: “Since 2018, there are people from Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) academics, graduates and students actively participating in the studies. With the active participation of IGU in the new season in 2020, we aim to give important data to world history, archeology science and conservation and repair works.”

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30 percent of archaeological excavations have been completed

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