28.04.2025 14:52
The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, announced that Ankara has been added to the UNESCO Tentative List with the file titled 'Planning and Construction of a Modern Republic.' With this development, the number of sites on Turkey's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List has increased to 80.
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The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, announced that Ankara has been registered in the 'UNESCO Temporary Heritage List' with its planned urbanism approach and modern architecture.
Minister Ersoy stated in a post on his social media account, "Ankara's modern heritage is now in UNESCO. With its planned urbanism approach and modern architecture, the capital of our Republic, Ankara, has been registered in the 'Planning and Construction of a Modern Republic' file in the UNESCO Temporary Heritage List. Many symbolic structures, from the TBMM buildings to Gençlik Park, from Güvenpark to Kızılay, reflect Ankara's exemplary urbanization model to the world. I congratulate everyone who contributed to this journey to UNESCO. The goal is to enter the UNESCO World Heritage List," he expressed.
THE NUMBER OF SITES IN TURKEY'S LIST HAS INCREASED TO 80 According to a written statement from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; the file titled 'Ankara: Planning and Construction of a Modern Republic' was prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the UNESCO Turkey National Commission and included in the list. With this development, the number of sites in Turkey's UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List has increased to 80. The application file was prepared with the contributions of the sub-working group established within the UNESCO Turkey National Commission in 2021. The coordination of the process was carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, while Prof. Dr. Elvan Altan, Prof. Dr. Savaş Zafer Şahin, and Dr. Zeynep Tuna Yüncü contributed to the candidacy process.
The file titled 'Ankara: Planning and Construction of a Modern Republic' was included in the temporary list under UNESCO's ii, iv, and vi cultural heritage criteria due to the capital's public buildings, cultural areas, and open public spaces, which were planned and shaped between 1920-1970, serving as a symbol of a newly established nation-state and exemplifying modern capitals of the 20th century. The axis extending north-south along Atatürk Boulevard and the regions of Ulus and Kızılay were included as main components in the file. Symbolic structures such as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd buildings of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Presidential Palace, Güven Park, Gençlik Park, Ulus Square, Ankara Train Station, İş Bankası building, various ministry buildings, and Kızılay Square were highlighted as important elements reflecting Ankara's planned development and modernization process.
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