Turkey and the Silk Road Ministry of Culture and Tourism 8th UNWTO Silk Road Task Force Meeting 26 April 2018, Kayseri
Turkey and
the Silk Road
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
8th UNWTO Silk Road Task Force Meeting 26 April 2018, Kayseri
Presentation Plan
• The Silk Road Map
• The Silk Road and International Institutions
• The Silk Road in Anatolia
• Caravanserai / Khan
• National Activities
• International Projects
• Promotion Activities
The Silk Road Map
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The Silk Road and International Institutions
United Nations (UN)
UNESCO Silk Road Programme
Silk Road Online
Platform
Inscription on the UNESCO
World Heritage List
International Institute for
Central Asian Studies (IICAS)
UNWTO
Western Silk Road Tourism
Initiative
Silk Road Online Platform
Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest
Inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Chang’an-Tianshan corridor / 2014
International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS)
UNWTO Western Silk Road Tourism Initiative
The Silk Road in Anatolia
Anatolian Seljuks – 12th, 13th centuries Ottoman Empire – 14th – 19th centuries
Maritime Silk Routes in Mediterranean beyond Anatolia
Caravanserai / Khan
Menzil and urban (city) khans.
National Activities
• A protocol was signed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the General Directorate of Foundations in 1993.
• Using of 11 caravanserais on touristical purpose
Sultan Khan (1229)
Zazadin Khan (1235-1236)
Horozlu Khan (13. yy.)
Sarı Khan (1249)
«Seljuks Caravanserais Denizli-Doğubeyazıt Route» was inscribed on the UNESCO Tentative List (2000)
Seljuks Caravanserais Denizli-Doğubeyazıt Route
The Foundation for the Protection and Promotion of the Environment and
Cultural Heritage (ÇEKÜL)
Turkey Tourism Strategy 2023
International Projects
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway line
“One Belt, One Road” (BTK) railway line went into operation in 2017.
Doğu Ekspresi (Orient Express)
The 10th Forum of Mayors of the Silkroad
5 - 7 December, Gaziantep, Turkey
Promotion Activities
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