Istanbul's Land Walls Being Restored...

Through an event organized under the chairmanship of Dr. Şengül Altan Arslan, Director of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Tourism Platform, representatives of tourism sector organizations inspected on-site the restoration work on Istanbul's Land Walls. Carried out by İBB Miras within the Cultural Heritage Department of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the walls were built in three sections during the Eastern Roman period — a moat, an outer wall and an inner wall — and are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. İ

Müberra Eresin, President of TÜROB - the Association of Turkish Hoteliers, and Board Member Kasım Zoto attended the event on behalf of TÜROB.

Built in 408 AD during the reign of Theodosius II (408-450), Istanbul's walls extend 22 km from Sarayburnu along the Golden Horn shore to Ayvansaray, and on the other side along the Marmara shore to Yedikule, from Yedikule to Topkapı, and from Topkapı to Ayvansaray. Istanbul's Land Walls, whose construction began in the 5th century, are known to have been repaired four times following collapses that occurred over time.<

We thank everyone who contributed to this work, which will make significant contributions on behalf of the tourism sector.