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"Eski Kahta" will rise with tourism

The village of Eski Kahta on the route of Mount Nemrut includes Kahta Castle, Cendere Bridge, Karakuş Tumulus and Arsemia Ruins. The village, where some films were shot, including "Çirkinler De Sever", starring Müjde Ar and İlyas Salman, which won the "Best Film" award at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 1982, was hosting many tourists every year before the earthquake. The earthquakes that took place on February 6 in Eski Kahta, which is an important center of the region in terms of tourism, caused minor damage to 2 houses and some historical buildings. In order for the village to regain its old charm in tourism, the Kahta District Governorate started to work. "A film project will take place next month" Kahta District Governor Selami Korkutata told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the earthquake caused destruction in the region. Stating that Eski Kahta is the first settlement of the district, Korkutata said, "Eski Kahta is a village. We will ensure the transformation of this village as well. We will try to make it more like a accommodation center together with the castle. We will try to make it even more beautiful with our restorations and repairs." Korkutata stated that several films were shot in the village before, and that there are some organizations that they are currently negotiating with. "They are planning to shoot a movie here and there will be a movie project next month. There are other projects we are discussing. It is an excellent opportunity to use the historical place and ground of this place to revive it." He also said that the village is an important center within the tourism destination. Korkutata emphasized that tourism points did not feel much impact from the earthquake disaster, and noted that there were only minor scraps at some points. "Especially Nemrut, Kahta Castle, Arsemia Ancient City and Karakuş Tumulus in the same destination are our very valuable historical values in this region. Our Kahta Castle has another special point. It is a 2,000 year old castle. This is a castle used by Commagene, Romans and Mamluks. We know that the inner parts of the castle are still tremendously protected." Korkutata said that even the earthquake disaster could not affect the historical castle. Korkutata pointed out that life in the region cannot be normalized unless it brings tourism, working life and education to a standard level. Korkutata stated that the studies on this subject will continue, "We know that our tourism region can still operate as before and that we can provide our services with this quality. We welcome all our citizens here. We want it to continue in the same way as it was in the past."

2,000-year-old column collapsed in the earthquake will be restored in April

Adıyaman One of the 4 columns in the Karakuş Tumulus, which was destroyed in the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, the 'Handshake Column' collapsed. The 7 stones in the column fell without falling apart. The structure with the handshake scene on the column was taken after the earthquake and taken to the Adıyaman Museum Directorate. It was learned that the eagle column in the Karakuş Tumulus slipped 10 centimeters from where it was located. Adıyaman Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Ahmet Misbah Demircan, Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Ahmet Aydın came to the Karakuş Tumulus and received information from Culture and Tourism Director Abuzer Gelse and Museum Director Mehmet Alkan. The 2,043-year-old column in the Karakuş Tumulus, one of the important ruins of the Commagene Civilization, will be restored in April. Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Ahmet Misbah Demircan stated that the collapsed column would be intervened immediately and said, “We will intervene immediately to the collapsed column. There are four columns in the Karakuş Tumulus, and one of the columns collapsed in the earthquake. The column consists of stones stacked on top of each other. Therefore, we are lucky that there was no breakage or disintegration in the parts of the collapsed column. In this sense, we plan to restore these stones by stacking them on top of each other under the supervision of the technical team and scientific committee. This work is expected to be completed in April." Talking about the severity of the earthquake, Ahmet Aydın, Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, said, “We observed together that this column, which stood for 2 thousand 43 years, collapsed in the 6 February earthquake. It also tells us how big this earthquake was."

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"Eski Kahta" will rise with tourism

2,000-year-old column collapsed in the earthquake will be restored in April