Derinkuyu Underground City
Although there is no definite information about its history, BC. It is thought that the underground cities of Cappadocia, which were settled in the Proto-Hittite periods in 3000 BC, were used intensively during the Byzantine period. The marble eagle statue dating to the Roman period, located in one of the areas of Derinkuyu Underground City that is not open to visitors, confirms this idea. The arrival of the Turks in the region dates back to the 1071 Battle of Manzikert.
In Derinkuyu Underground City, which also carries the traces of Assyrian Colonies, II. It is known that the first Christians who escaped from Roman persecution in the 16th century and came to Kayseri via Mesopotamia and then to Cappadocia lived. While this secret world, which is not easily entered, although the entrances are not easily found, protects the first Christians from Roman soldiers and Arab raiders, its mysterious architecture does not make time travelers wonder "Is it aliens made"!
Until the 1830s, there was no settlement even above ground in the Derinkuyu region of Cappadocia. Derinkuyu Underground City, which was discovered by chance in 1963 and opened to visitors in 1967, got its name from 52 drinking water wells 60-70 meters deep. Since then, only 8 floors of 2.5 square kilometers of a total area of 4 square kilometers have been cleaned and opened to visitors. While the depth of the 8 floors opened to visitors is 50 meters, it is estimated that if all floors are cleaned, the depth will reach 85 meters and the number of floors will reach 12-13. We would like to remind you that before you start visiting the 8 floors of Derinkuyu Underground City, which is open to visitors, it is sometimes possible to go down to 50 meters deep by passing through narrow tunnels. If you have claustrophobia, you may find it difficult, but remember, you will visit one of the most mysterious underground cities in the world and you will say 'it was worth it' when you leave.
