{ "_readme": "Single source of truth for every page. Edit facts here, set 'checked' on each fact you re-verify, bump meta.lastChecked. Every fact needs a 'source' {label,url}. Optional 'tier' on a fact/stat/news item places it on the sourcing ladder (1 official, 2 news, 3 forum or blog); if omitted the renderer infers it from the label. Per site: 'statusShort' (board chip), 'glance' {tickets[] = prices.items ids; hours = fallback text when the site has no fact labelled \"Hours\"}, optional 'action'. Per price item: 'id', 'short', optional 'flag', optional per-item 'source'. prices.items is the tariff in force now; prices.upcoming holds the tariff that takes effect on a later date. 'faq' feeds both the visible FAQ and the FAQPage JSON-LD (build step); tokens {price:ID} and {up:ID} are replaced with the price items' amounts at build time. The board's 'next opening' readout is computed in the browser from the fact labelled \"Hours\" and is shown only for sites with status 'open'.", "meta": { "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "timezone": "Europe/Istanbul", "timezoneLabel": "UTC+3", "newTariffFrom": "2027-04-01" }, "sites": [ { "id": "gobekli-tepe", "name": "Göbekli Tepe", "alt": "Göbeklitepe", "status": "open", "statusLabel": "Listed as open", "summary": "The Ministry page lists it open every day. Summer hours (to 19:00) ended on 1 Oct 2026, so standard hours apply now.", "facts": [ { "label": "Hours", "value": "08:30–17:30 daily; ticket office closes 17:00", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Göbeklitepe", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?distId=SGT§ionId=SGT01" }, "tier": 1 }, { "label": "Summer extension ended", "value": "08:30–19:00 (ticket office 18:30) applied 25 Apr – 1 Oct 2026 only", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "KTB DOSİM announcement", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-451008/sanliurfa-muzesi-ve-gobeklitepe-orenyeri-ziyaret-saatleri-hakkinda.html" }, "tier": 1 } ], "statusShort": "Listed open", "glance": { "tickets": [ "gt-site", "visitor-centre" ] } }, { "id": "karahan-tepe", "name": "Karahan Tepe", "alt": "Karahantepe", "status": "conflict", "statusLabel": "Check before you go – reports conflict", "summary": "Sources disagree. The Ministry page says “Kapalı” (closed) but still lists hours. A Tripadvisor forum post from 16 Oct 2026 says it is open with limited access while roof works continue. A local news report said it reopened on 5 March 2026 after a 10-day weather closure. We can't tell you which is right today.", "facts": [ { "label": "Ministry page", "value": "Status text: “Kapalı” (closed). Hours listed anyway: 08:30–17:30, ticket office 17:00", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Karahantepe", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?DistId=MRK&SectionId=KRH01" }, "tier": 1 }, { "label": "Forum report (unofficial)", "value": "Open, but only the main special structure and the phallic-pillar structure from the first excavations can be visited while roof works continue (posted 16 Oct 2026; poster unverified)", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Tripadvisor Türkiye Forum", "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowTopic-g293969-i367-k15594976-TAS_TEPELER_PROJECT_Important_Visitor_Update_Site_Access-Turkiye.html" }, "tier": 3 }, { "label": "Local news (older)", "value": "Reported reopened on 5 March 2026 after a roughly 10-day closure caused by rain damage", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Urfabir, 5 Mar 2026", "url": "https://www.urfabir.com/karahantepe-yeniden-ziyarete-acildi/15744730/" }, "tier": 2 } ], "statusShort": "Reports conflict", "action": "Call the Şanlıurfa Museum Directorate on +90 414 313 15 88 before you drive ~55 km.", "glance": { "hours": "Listed 08:30–17:30 · but the page says “Kapalı”", "tickets": [ "karahan-free" ] } }, { "id": "sanliurfa-museum", "name": "Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum", "alt": "Şanlıurfa Müzesi", "status": "open", "statusLabel": "Open", "summary": "The Ministry page says “Ziyarete açıktır” (open to visitors). Göbekli Tepe finds are displayed here, so it works as a first stop, or as a fallback if a dig site is shut.", "facts": [ { "label": "Hours", "value": "08:30–17:30 daily; ticket office closes 17:00", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Şanlıurfa Museum", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?DistId=SUM&SectionId=SUM02" }, "tier": 1 }, { "label": "Phone", "value": "+90 414 313 15 88", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Şanlıurfa Museum", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?DistId=SUM&SectionId=SUM02" }, "tier": 1 } ], "statusShort": "Open", "glance": { "tickets": [ "museums" ] } }, { "id": "haleplibahce-mosaic", "name": "Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum", "alt": "Part of the Şanlıurfa museum complex", "status": "open", "statusLabel": "Listed as open", "summary": "Listed as open every day. The page gives an odd order of times (museum 17:00, ticket office 17:30), so treat the closing time as approximate and arrive early.", "facts": [ { "label": "Hours", "value": "08:30–17:00 daily; page lists ticket office 17:30 (likely a typo – confirm on arrival)", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?DistId=SUM&SectionId=SUM01" }, "tier": 1 } ], "statusShort": "Listed open", "glance": { "tickets": [ "museums" ] } }, { "id": "sayburc", "name": "Sayburç", "alt": "Open-air museum (planned)", "status": "closed", "statusLabel": "Not open yet – planned", "summary": "On 19 Aug 2026 the Culture and Tourism Minister announced plans to turn the excavated settlement (about 70 structures) into an open-air museum and to restore village houses as a village museum. No opening date or visitor arrangements have been published.", "facts": [ { "label": "Announcement", "value": "Plan announced 19 Aug 2026; “we are planning” – no date given", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Anadolu Agency, 19 Aug 2026", "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur/sayburcta-acik-hava-muzesi-kurulacak/4031310" }, "tier": 2 }, { "label": "Coverage", "value": "Confirms announcement; no opening timetable", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "CNN Türk, 19 Aug 2026", "url": "https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/kultur-ve-turizm-bakani-ersoy-acikladi-sanliurfada-yeni-bir-doneme-hazirlaniyoruz-3456446" }, "tier": 2 } ], "statusShort": "Not open yet", "action": "Do not travel there expecting a visit.", "glance": { "hours": "No visitor hours published", "tickets": [] } } ], "prices": { "note": "Foreign-visitor tariff in euros, as listed now on the Ministry's ticket list (DÖSİMM). T.C. citizens: MüzeKart accepted. A different tariff is scheduled from 1 April 2027 (below). Prices change, so check the source.", "source": { "label": "DÖSİMM ticket list (Ministry)", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-218202/muze-ve-oren-yeri-ucretleri.html" }, "tier": 1, "items": [ { "id": "gt-site", "name": "Göbeklitepe Örenyeri (Göbekli Tepe site)", "price": "€20", "short": "Göbeklitepe site", "detail": "Listed as “Göbeklitepe Örenyeri” on the Ministry ticket list. In the tariff valid from 1 Mar 2024 the same €20 is one line named “Göbeklitepe ve Karahantepe Örenyeri (Taş Tepeler)”, with Karahantepe Örenyeri also listed separately as free. Audio guide included where offered (tariff footnote).", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "DÖSİMM ticket list (Ministry)", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-218202/muze-ve-oren-yeri-ucretleri.html" } }, { "id": "visitor-centre", "name": "Göbeklitepe Visitor Centre / Replica (Canlandırma Merkezi)", "price": "€3", "short": "Visitor Centre / Replica", "detail": "Separate ticket line; not part of the €20.", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "DÖSİMM ticket list (Ministry)", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-218202/muze-ve-oren-yeri-ucretleri.html" } }, { "id": "museums", "name": "Şanlıurfa Museum + Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum", "price": "€10", "short": "Şanlıurfa Museum + Mosaic Museum", "detail": "One line in the 1 Mar 2024 tariff (“Şanlıurfa Müzesi ve Haleplibahçe Mozaik Müzesi”). The Ministry ticket list splits it into “Haleplibahçe Müzesi” €10 and “Şanlıurfa E Mozaik Müzesi” €10 marked KAPALI (closed); we cannot tell what that second line refers to.", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "DÖSİMM ticket list (Ministry)", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-218202/muze-ve-oren-yeri-ucretleri.html" } }, { "id": "karahan-free", "name": "Karahantepe Örenyeri (Karahan Tepe site)", "price": "Free", "short": "Karahantepe site", "detail": "Listed ÜCRETSİZ (free) for foreign visitors on the Ministry ticket list and in the 1 Mar 2024 tariff. Free to enter does not mean open: the muze.gov.tr page says “Kapalı”. See status.", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "DÖSİMM ticket list (Ministry)", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-218202/muze-ve-oren-yeri-ucretleri.html" } } ], "upcoming": { "from": "2027-04-01", "title": "New tariff from 1 April 2027", "note": "The tariff table the Ministry sent to TÜRSAB (board decisions of 27 Aug and 4 Sep 2026) carries 1.04.2027 in its validity column. The Ministry's own III Sayılı table is headed “01.04.2027 Tarihinden itibaren geçerli ücretler” (valid from), and Turizm News reports 1 April 2027 as the start date, so we read it as the date these prices start, not the date the current ones end. Not in force today.", "source": { "label": "Tariff table dated 1 Apr 2027 (PDF)", "url": "https://www.tursab.org.tr/apps/Files/Content/e4f4bdd9-e4f6-4533-87e0-f6df44ff1f86.pdf" }, "items": [ { "id": "up-two-sites", "name": "Göbeklitepe ve Karahantepe Örenyeri (Taş Tepeler)", "price": "€22", "short": "Göbeklitepe + Karahantepe", "detail": "One line item for both sites; audio guide included where offered. The new table has no separate Karahantepe line.", "checked": "2026-10-18" }, { "id": "up-museums", "name": "Şanlıurfa Müzesi ve Haleplibahçe Mozaik Müzesi", "price": "€11", "short": "Şanlıurfa Museum + Mosaic Museum", "detail": "One line item covering both museums.", "checked": "2026-10-18" }, { "id": "up-vc", "name": "Göbeklitepe Canlandırma Merkezi (Visitor Centre / Replica)", "price": "€5", "short": "Visitor Centre / Replica", "detail": "Separate line item.", "checked": "2026-10-18" }, { "id": "up-combined", "name": "Göbeklitepe + Karahantepe + Canlandırma Merkezi (combined)", "price": "€23", "short": "Göbeklitepe + Karahantepe + Visitor Centre", "detail": "Line 330 of the main table, and combined ticket no. 8 in the II Sayılı Cetvel, which says combined tickets are valid 72 hours from first use. Does not include the museum.", "checked": "2026-10-18", "flag": "Not a museum ticket", "source": { "label": "II Sayılı Cetvel, combined tickets (PDF)", "url": "https://www.tursab.org.tr/apps/Files/Content/ad471523-2091-4c46-b823-06822600b863.pdf" } } ] }, "conflictTitle": "What the sources say. ", "conflictNote": "Third-party sites quote €20 (Göbekli Tepe), €3 (replica) and €10 (museums). Those are the tariff in force today, not an error. The €22 / €5 / €11 / €23 figures are the new tariff from 1 April 2027, and we previously showed them as current. Two real disagreements remain: some sites describe the €20 as Göbekli Tepe alone while the 2024 tariff names that line for both Taş Tepeler sites (and lists Karahantepe as free), and the Ministry list's “Şanlıurfa E Mozaik Müzesi: KAPALI” line is unexplained. muze.gov.tr's site pages carry no prices. If you see different numbers at the gate, tell us." }, "stats": [ { "label": "Göbekli Tepe visitors, 2025", "value": "≈781,000", "detail": "Anadolu Agency reports “781 bin” (781 thousand). The exact figure 781,381 appears in a secondary source (yournext.tours) and is not matched to an official release.", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Anadolu Agency, 8 Jan 2026", "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur/tarihin-sifir-noktasi-gobeklitepe-2025te-781-bin-ziyaretci-agirladi/3793137" }, "tier": 2 }, { "label": "Şanlıurfa 2026 visitor target", "value": "1M+", "detail": "Provincial culture & tourism director Aydın Aslan: aim to pass 1 million visitors in 2026 across Göbeklitepe and other dig sites.", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Anadolu Agency, 8 Jan 2026", "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur/tarihin-sifir-noktasi-gobeklitepe-2025te-781-bin-ziyaretci-agirladi/3793137" }, "tier": 2 } ], "news": [ { "date": "2026-09-10", "title": "Ministry publishes new foreign-visitor tariffs, effective 1 April 2027", "summary": "Board decisions of 27 Aug and 4 Sep 2026. Göbeklitepe is listed at €22 in the new table. The Ministry ticket list we checked on 18 Oct 2026 still shows the current €20.", "tag": "Tariff", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Turizm News, 10 Sep 2026", "url": "https://www.turizmnews.com/2027-yili-muze-ve-orenyeri-giris-ucretleri-aciklandi/40816/" }, "tier": 2 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "title": "Forum post: only Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe open on the Taş Tepeler circuit; Karahantepe limited by roof works", "summary": "A Tripadvisor forum post says other Taş Tepeler excavation sites are closed until the next dig season, and that Karahantepe visitors can see only two structures. Unofficial and unverified – see status card.", "tag": "Unverified", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Tripadvisor Türkiye Forum", "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowTopic-g293969-i367-k15594976-TAS_TEPELER_PROJECT_Important_Visitor_Update_Site_Access-Turkiye.html" }, "tier": 3 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "title": "Summer extended hours end at Göbeklitepe and the Şanlıurfa Museum", "summary": "08:30–19:00 hours applied from 25 April to 1 October 2026; the Ministry pages now show 08:30–17:30.", "tag": "Visitor info", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "KTB DOSİM", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-451008/sanliurfa-muzesi-ve-gobeklitepe-orenyeri-ziyaret-saatleri-hakkinda.html" }, "tier": 1 }, { "date": "2026-08-19", "title": "Minister announces plan for Sayburç open-air museum and village museum", "summary": "About 70 structures uncovered over 2,700 m² in the 6th excavation season. Plan only; no opening date.", "tag": "Announcement", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Anadolu Agency", "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur/sayburcta-acik-hava-muzesi-kurulacak/4031310" }, "tier": 2 }, { "date": "2026-03-05", "title": "Karahantepe reported reopened after rain-related closure", "summary": "Local agency Urfabir reported the site reopened after being closed for about 10 days following damage from heavy rain.", "tag": "Status", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Urfabir", "url": "https://www.urfabir.com/karahantepe-yeniden-ziyarete-acildi/15744730/" }, "tier": 2 }, { "date": "2026-01-08", "title": "Göbeklitepe welcomed 781 thousand visitors in 2025", "summary": "Şanlıurfa aims to pass 1 million visitors in 2026; TEKNOFEST is also planned in the city that year.", "tag": "Numbers", "checked": "2026-10-18", "source": { "label": "Anadolu Agency", "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur/tarihin-sifir-noktasi-gobeklitepe-2025te-781-bin-ziyaretci-agirladi/3793137" }, "tier": 2 } ], "affiliates": { "disclosure": "Affiliate disclosure: some links on this site are affiliate links. If you book through them we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This never affects what we list as open or closed.", "items": [ { "name": "GetYourGuide – Göbekli Tepe tours", "provider": "GetYourGuide", "baseUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/gobekli-tepe-l163288/", "url": "https://www.getyourguide.com/gobekli-tepe-l163288/?partner_id=YOUR_PARTNER_ID" }, { "name": "Viator – Şanlıurfa tours & tickets", "provider": "Viator", "baseUrl": "https://www.viator.com/Sanliurfa/d50897-ttd", "url": "https://www.viator.com/Sanliurfa/d50897-ttd?pid=YOUR_PARTNER_ID" } ] }, "directory": { "categories": [ { "id": "guide", "label": "Guides" }, { "id": "driver", "label": "Drivers" }, { "id": "hotel", "label": "Hotels" } ], "listings": [ { "id": "example-guide", "category": "guide", "name": "Example listing – Licensed guide", "example": true, "blurb": "Placeholder showing where a vetted, licensed guide would appear: languages, specialties, half-day / full-day tours, how to contact.", "tags": [ "Languages: to be added", "Licence: to be added", "Göbekli Tepe + museum" ] }, { "id": "example-driver", "category": "driver", "name": "Example listing – Driver / transfer", "example": true, "blurb": "Placeholder for a driver offering Şanlıurfa–Göbekli Tepe–Karahan Tepe day trips: vehicle, capacity, English-speaking, insured.", "tags": [ "Vehicle: to be added", "Day trips", "Airport transfers" ] }, { "id": "example-hotel", "category": "hotel", "name": "Example listing – Hotel / guesthouse", "example": true, "blurb": "Placeholder for an old-town Şanlıurfa hotel or guesthouse: location, room types, breakfast, early-start tour help.", "tags": [ "Location: to be added", "Rooms: to be added" ] } ] }, "tiers": [ { "id": 1, "name": "Ministry", "blurb": "Ministry of Culture and Tourism pages and its published ticket lists. The first rung, and the only one that can say “open” without a caveat." }, { "id": 2, "name": "News", "blurb": "Named outlets, dated and linked. Good for what changed, weaker on what is true today." }, { "id": 3, "name": "Forums and blogs", "blurb": "Shown, labelled unofficial, never the final word. Useful as a tip-off." } ], "background": { "age": { "value": "about 11,500 years", "detail": "UNESCO dates the monuments to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, between 9,600 and 8,200 BCE.", "checked": "2026-10-18", "tier": 1, "source": { "label": "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Göbekli Tepe", "url": "https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572/" } }, "pillar": { "value": "up to 5.5 m", "detail": "UNESCO: the limestone T-shaped pillars stand up to 5.50 metres tall; some carry reliefs of belts, loincloths and wild animals.", "checked": "2026-10-18", "tier": 1, "source": { "label": "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Göbekli Tepe", "url": "https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572/" } } }, "distances": { "from": "Şanlıurfa", "approx": true, "note": "Distances as stated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (muze.gov.tr) for each site, measured from Şanlıurfa; we have not measured them. Other sources round differently (Karahan Tepe: 60 km on ktb.gov.tr, 46 km in a 2019 AA report), so treat both as approximate. Checked 18 Oct 2026.", "items": [ { "id": "gobekli-tepe", "name": "Göbekli Tepe", "km": 15, "source": { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Göbeklitepe (\"15 km northeast of Şanlıurfa\")", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?distId=SGT§ionId=SGT01" }, "checked": "2026-10-18", "tier": 1, "address": "Göbeklitepe, Dağeteği Mahallesi, 63290", "nearby": "near Örencik village, 15 km northeast of Şanlıurfa" }, { "id": "karahan-tepe", "name": "Karahan Tepe", "km": 55, "source": { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Karahantepe (\"55 km from downtown Şanlıurfa\")", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?DistId=MRK&SectionId=KRH01" }, "checked": "2026-10-18", "tier": 1, "address": "Kargalı, 63290 Haliliye/Şanlıurfa", "nearby": "in Tek Tek Mountains National Park, 55 km from downtown Şanlıurfa" } ] }, "faq": [ { "id": "hours", "q": "What are the Göbekli Tepe opening hours?", "a": "The Ministry page lists Göbekli Tepe open every day, 08:30–17:30, with the ticket office closing at 17:00. Summer hours (08:30–19:00, ticket office 18:30) applied from 25 April to 1 October 2026 only. Times are Şanlıurfa time (UTC+3).", "sources": [ { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Göbeklitepe", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?distId=SGT§ionId=SGT01" }, { "label": "KTB DOSİM announcement", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-451008/sanliurfa-muzesi-ve-gobeklitepe-orenyeri-ziyaret-saatleri-hakkinda.html" } ] }, { "id": "price", "q": "How much is a Göbekli Tepe ticket for foreign visitors?", "a": "{price:gt-site} for the Göbekli Tepe site on the Ministry’s ticket list; the Visitor Centre / replica is a separate {price:visitor-centre}. A new tariff starts on 1 April 2027 ({up:up-two-sites} for Göbeklitepe + Karahantepe, {up:up-vc} for the Visitor Centre, {up:up-combined} for all three). Turkish citizens can use MüzeKart.", "sources": [ { "label": "DÖSİMM ticket list (Ministry)", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-218202/muze-ve-oren-yeri-ucretleri.html" }, { "label": "Tariff table dated 1 Apr 2027 (PDF)", "url": "https://www.tursab.org.tr/apps/Files/Content/e4f4bdd9-e4f6-4533-87e0-f6df44ff1f86.pdf" } ] }, { "id": "karahan-ticket", "q": "Does the Göbekli Tepe ticket include Karahan Tepe?", "a": "The tariff valid from 1 Mar 2024 names its {price:gt-site} line for both Taş Tepeler sites and also lists Karahantepe separately as free. The current Ministry list shows Göbeklitepe at {price:gt-site} and Karahantepe as free. Some third-party sites describe the {price:gt-site} as Göbekli Tepe only. No extra Karahantepe fee is listed today.", "sources": [ { "label": "DÖSİMM ticket list (Ministry)", "url": "https://dosim.ktb.gov.tr/TR-218202/muze-ve-oren-yeri-ucretleri.html" }, { "label": "Tariff valid from 1 Mar 2024 (PDF)", "url": "https://www.tursab.org.tr/apps/Files/Content/8d3dc2fd-58b6-424a-b4d4-6264129b75a5.pdf" } ] }, { "id": "karahan-open", "q": "Is Karahan Tepe open?", "a": "@site:karahan-tepe", "sources": [ { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Karahantepe", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?DistId=MRK&SectionId=KRH01" }, { "label": "Tripadvisor Türkiye Forum", "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowTopic-g293969-i367-k15594976-TAS_TEPELER_PROJECT_Important_Visitor_Update_Site_Access-Turkiye.html" }, { "label": "Urfabir, 5 Mar 2026", "url": "https://www.urfabir.com/karahantepe-yeniden-ziyarete-acildi/15744730/" } ] }, { "id": "getting-there", "q": "How do I get to Göbekli Tepe from Şanlıurfa?", "a": "Göbekli Tepe is 15 km northeast of Şanlıurfa, near Örencik village (address: Göbeklitepe, Dağeteği Mahallesi, 63290), according to muze.gov.tr. We have not sourced bus, minibus or taxi details or fares, so we do not list any. To check with the Ministry, call the Şanlıurfa Museum Directorate on +90 414 313 15 88.", "sources": [ { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Göbeklitepe (\"15 km northeast of Şanlıurfa\")", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?distId=SGT§ionId=SGT01" }, { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Şanlıurfa Museum", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?DistId=SUM&SectionId=SUM02" } ] }, { "id": "karahan-distance", "q": "How far is Karahan Tepe from Şanlıurfa?", "a": "muze.gov.tr says Karahantepe is 55 km from downtown Şanlıurfa, in Tek Tek Mountains National Park (address: Kargalı, 63290 Haliliye/Şanlıurfa). Other sources round differently: 60 km on ktb.gov.tr, 46 km in a 2019 Anadolu Agency report. Treat all as approximate.", "sources": [ { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Karahantepe (\"55 km from downtown Şanlıurfa\")", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?DistId=MRK&SectionId=KRH01" } ] }, { "id": "age", "q": "How old is Göbekli Tepe?", "a": "UNESCO says about 11,500 years: the monuments date to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, between 9,600 and 8,200 BCE. Its limestone T-shaped pillars stand up to 5.5 m tall.", "sources": [ { "label": "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Göbekli Tepe", "url": "https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572/" } ] }, { "id": "independent", "q": "Is Göbekli Tepe Visit run by the museum or the Ministry?", "a": "No. Göbekli Tepe Visit is independent, unofficial visitor information. It is not affiliated with the Şanlıurfa Museum or the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Check muze.gov.tr before travelling.", "sources": [ { "label": "muze.gov.tr – Göbeklitepe", "url": "https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?distId=SGT§ionId=SGT01" } ] } ] }