Miras Türkiye (2012)

Some cities are eternal. Even though they date back to 8500 years ago, they flow towards the future. The biggest artists of the world compete with each other to praise their beauty. Some mountains are different than each other. The life that begins on their skirts carries the traces of the first human beings. Sometimes, even a single broken stone is enough to explain the millions of years of humankind. Legends turn into reality in some cities, and you see that sometimes reality is actually within the tales. Think about a thousand year old temple, which embraces all the religions, and millions of people keep praying there through the ages with the same feelings... These places are different than the others. These lands through which humankind transfers his thousands of years of creativity, genius and accumulation, are so valuable that they can't belong to a certain era or a nation. Recognizing, visiting and living in these unique and priceless places is not only our right, the next generations deserve it as much as we do. Since 1972, UNESCO brings the countries together and provides preservation of these sites. There are almost 1000 natural and cultural heritage in the UNESCO World Heritage List. With its special location amongst two big continents and the lands of Anatolia, which was one of the oldest settlement areas for centuries, there are so many historical and cultural values in Turkey that are represented in the UNESCO World Heritage List and a lot more waiting for preservation.