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The Salt Cave plays a pioneering role in Çankırı's tourism Haber

The Salt Cave plays a pioneering role in Çankırı's tourism

The 11th part of the Anatolian Agency's (AA) file news on "Caves of Turkey" featured the Çankırı Salt Cave, also known as the "Underground Salt City." The cave, covering an area of 18,000 square meters, is estimated to be 200 years old. Preserved without deterioration, it houses taxidermied various animals, including a donkey, and numerous sculptures and artworks, attracting tourists to Çankırı. With the ongoing efforts by Çankırı Municipality, the cave is planned to host not only health tourism but also cultural, artistic, and sports activities. Çankırı Mayor İsmail Hakkı Esen told AA reporter that salt production is still ongoing in the Çankırı Salt Cave. Esen, emphasizing the significant importance they place on the cave, stated, "In terms of alternative tourism, it is a unique place not only in Çankırı but also in Turkey and the world. In 2022, we held our first festival under the name 'TuzFest,' and this year we organized the second one. When we took office in 2019, this place was attracting approximately 50,000 visitors annually, but with innovations each year, social facilities inside, and artistic structures, we have made this place more vibrant." Esen pointed out that the salt cave has enough reserves to meet Turkey's salt needs for 400 years, stating, "In this sense, it is the biggest locomotive in terms of tourism in Çankırı. In our festival this year, we hosted 1 million visitors within 15 days. It is a very important mine. It's a mineral for which wars have been fought from the past to the present, and we understand its value. It is used in about 14,000 industries, but we are making efforts to enrich our salt cave more and make its interior more attractive day by day to turn Çankırı into a center of attraction in terms of tourism." "It will appeal to health tourism" Esen stated that work is ongoing on the social facilities, parking areas, and lighting of the cave, expressing that they will host even more people in the future. "We call it the Underground Salt City. It's a very large area. In the future, the interior can cater to health tourism and provide healing to people. The air and atmosphere there are of great importance. We will create such a space. There are examples of this around the world. Areas where we can showcase our local products will be created, there will be conference halls, and we are creating spaces where we can organize various events. The projects for these are ready. Every day, we add something new to make it even more beautiful." "In this sense, not only the salt cave but also the natural and cultural beauties of Çankırı, we hope to introduce to the whole world. We expect an even larger influx of tourists in 2024. Our target was 1 million, but we achieved it within a period of 2 years. I truly believe it is a place that everyone should come and see. Our city, our salt cave, our historical mansions, and our local products make Çankırı a place worth exploring." Esen highlighted the significant contributions of the salt cave not only to Çankırı's tourism but also to its economy, stating, "Our biggest goal is for Çankırı to come to mind when people think of salt. We say we have our salt on every table. In terms of mineral values, we have the most precious salt. I can say that it has great importance for the development, economy, socialization of the city, and its introduction to the world."

One of the purest salts in the world: Haber

One of the purest salts in the world: "Çankırı Salt"

Çankırı rock salt, which turned out to be one of the purest salts in the world in the academic research, is among the healthiest salts because it does not contain any heavy metals. The Underground Salt City from the Hittites period, visited by thousands of people every year in Çankırı, acts as a salt therapy. Çankırı is one of the most important salt production centers in Turkey with its mines. Çankırı salt, which makes a name for itself with its purity, draws attention as it is among the few salts in the world that do not contain heavy metals. Çankırı Karatekin University Faculty of Engineering Department of Food Engineering Lecturer Assoc. Dr. In the comparison made by Hüdayi Ercoşkun with salts from different countries, it was determined that Çankırı salt is among the purest salts in the world and does not contain any heavy metals. In Çankırı, which came to the fore with its purity, the Çankırı Underground Salt City, which dates back to the Hittite period, also started to attract attention. The Salt City, 150 meters below the ground, with a size of 18 decares, started to attract great attention from the citizens. Salt City, which acts as a health therapy thanks to the microns it contains, has been visited by more than 700 thousand people in the last year. “We could not detect any harmful component in Çankırı salt” Providing information about his research on Çankırı salt, Assoc. Dr. Hüdayi Ercoşkun said, “Çankırı is a very important salt center for Turkey. 5-6 of the few salt mines in our country are located in Çankırı. We have two salt factories. Salt is important for Çankırı. As Çankırı Karatekin University Food Engineering Lecturer, I wanted to discover the properties of Çankırı salt and compare it with world salts. For this purpose, we have procured salts from dozens of different foreign sources. We performed elemental analyzes on all of these salts. As a result of the skin irritation test performed by Hacettepe University, it has been proven that it does not cause skin irritation (0 percent). According to our research, we have discovered heavy metals, microplastics and radioactive substances in many salts. However, we could not detect any harmful component in Çankırı salt. Cankiri salt is pure salt. No salt contains minerals. The minerals we need are not found in any salt in terms of both quantity and variety. The quality criterion of salt is its purity. It has been proven that rock salt, which has antibacterial properties, is 99.5 percent effective against different types of bacteria. In addition, it also helps to remove toxin minerals and other reduced salts accumulated in the body. The quality criterion of salt is its purity. It has been proven that rock salt, which has antibacterial properties, is 99.5 percent effective against different types of bacteria. Çankırı salt is important because it does not contain harmful components and has a high purity level. When the structure of the fabrics produced from salt is examined today, it has been determined that it has 35 percent less dust retention than single-layer fabrics and 80 percent less dust-retention rate than double-layered fabrics. Likewise, we know that rock salt is used in salt lamps, which have been used more recently," he said. “Çankırı Underground Salt City, the locomotive of Çankırı tourism” Çankırı Mayor İsmail Hakkı Esen, who gave information to the journalists about the works carried out in the Çankırı Underground Salt Cave, said that the Salt City, which has started to attract great attention from the citizens thanks to the works they have done in the last 3 years, will also contribute to health tourism. President Esen, who stated that they are working for Çankırı Underground Tourism to contribute to Turkey's tourism, said, "We now call Çankırı Rock Salt Cave, Çankırı Underground Salt City. A business dating back to the Hittites period. A business that was subsequently transferred to Tekel during the French, Ottoman and Turkish Republic periods. It was transferred to Çankırı Municipality in 2003. I have been trying my best since I took office. We are 150 meters under the ground in 18 acres of closed area. It is filled with salt mines up to 200 meters below the ground we are in. We are in the middle of Anatolia. It is a region that we want to bring to Çankırı, our country and the world in terms of alternative tourism. This is one of the most untouched areas in the world in terms of alternative tourism. Çankırı, with its districts and villages, is a must-see place in terms of alternative tourism. The locomotive of Çankırı tourism is Çankırı Underground Salt City”. “This year, the number of visitors exceeded 700 thousand with the festival” Noting that the Salt Cave was introduced to thousands of people with the festivals and organizations organized, Esen said, “About 150 thousand in 2019, 200 thousand in 2020, and the number of visitors approaching 300 thousand, excluding the festival we organized this year. When we took office, our goal was to reach 1 million visitors. We will achieve this in 5 years. In August, we organized a festival called International Salt Fest. During that festival, this place was flooded with visitors. We hosted 500 thousand visitors in 3 days. We organized a cooking competition, 120 international chefs participated. As part of our initiatives in terms of promoting our local products, many visitors who did not see our cave came. They toured in awe. I believe that next year we will attract 1 million visitors at the festival we will organize. This is going exponentially. We do studies and productions here from time to time. For this reason, there was excellent demand even though it was closed for a period. We haven't talked to tour companies yet. They also have demands. We said, 'Do not rush, we are not ready'. This year, with the festival, the number of visitors has exceeded 700 thousand.” “We will open this place to health tourism” Expressing that Çankırı Underground Salt City is an important area for health, Esen said, “Our National Boxing Team trained here with the Cuban National Team. They reported to us the progress of the camp process where they started and finished training. Hopefully, we will open this place to health tourism. We will do good events. In terms of tourism, we think that it will make a great contribution to the tourism of Turkey as well as Çankırı.” 'Çankırı can be a touristic facility where salt therapy can be done because it has a large salt mine' Noting that Çankırı salt city can be an important salt therapy center with the benefits it provides, Ercoşkun said, “Salt therapy has been of great importance in recent years. Salt mine therapies are carried out in many countries against the pollution of the lungs, especially due to lung diseases, asthma and cigarette consumption. While breathing in the salt mine, micron particles enter our lungs with the air and draw water in the area they come into contact with, ensuring that that area is washed. Then, by coughing, we can get that scum out of our lungs. In order for this activity to be carried out effectively, we must do some exercises in the salt cave and ensure that more air enters our lungs. Such applications exist in many parts of the world. It is carried out in 2 mines in Poland, 1 mine in Ukraine, 1 mine in Pakistan and 1 mine in Nakhchivan. However, there is no tourist facility in our country where salt therapy can be done. In this sense, Çankırı is important because it has a large salt mine.”

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