At Least 2,000 Years Old Underground City Found in Kayseri

A monument found in Kayseri that is at least 2,000 years old. underground city found. The underground city located on the street where the house where Mimar Sinan was born is located. 150 – 200 meters long and some parts of it have been closed in the past.

Central Anatolia is one of the regions where underground cities are concentrated. Especially Cappadociais a very rich region in terms of underground cities. It is already known that there are many underground cities in Kayseri, and most of them have been unearthed. AğırnasThe latest discovery made in has enabled the addition of a new one to the underground cities in the region.

Underground city was found during house renovation

The underground city in Kayseri came to light when a citizen named Mustafa Halıcıoğlu wanted to renovate his house. 5 years ago Halıcıoğlu, who took action and started the renovation process by purchasing 4 houses on the street where Mimar Sinan’s house is located, realized that the place used as a hayloft in the past was actually an underground city. The work was later initiated by the Foundation for the Protection and Promotion of Environmental and Cultural Values ​​(ÇEKÜL). 2,000 years old It enabled the emergence of the underground city.

The person who made a statement on the subject is ÇEKÜL Representative. Prof. Dr. Osman Özsoy happened. Prof. stated that the discovered underground city is very similar to the underground cities in Cappadocia. Özsoy said:

Here, there are independent buildings that can be passed through tunnels. at least 2 layers it seems. Some places are closed due to ownership reasons. If we talk about places that are not closed, the underground city is at least 150-200 meters long. It is as old as the history of the underground cities in the region. We can say that it is at least 2 thousand years old. Over time, as the inhabitants left this place, it was occupied by later people. barn, hayloft and warehouse was used as.

Later, they went up to the surface and the houses above were built. Characteristics of being an underground city all provides. Therefore, with the discovery and measurement of the ‘Halıcıoğlu’ underground city in Ağırnas, a new underground city was added to the literature. The mechanisms, transitions and capping stones are very interesting. There are capping stones that are 50 centimeters and 1.5 meters wide. The capping stone feature, mechanisms, living spaces and passages of the underground cities in Cappadocia exactly the same.

It enabled the discovery of a 150 – 200 meter underground city. Mustafa Halıcıoğlu A citizen named also made some statements. Halıcıoğlu spoke as follows about his discovery:

We didn’t know that there was an underground city under the house. We used these as barns and haylofts. To enter without light we were afraid. As we cleaned up the dirt here, the underground city was revealed. We cleaned these places by getting ideas from my teachers. The superstructure was dead. We also worked there. Our only purpose here is; Leaving a legacy of us for future generations.

This process hurts us both materially and spiritually. worn out. I hope our state will support us in this regard and we will reveal the values. We have been working here summer and winter with our own capital for 5 years. We want the tourists who come here to see something instead of ruins. The underground city we work in, 300 square meters I guess it is. This whole place was full of filth. The rubble and garbage of the last century were filled here. This was what tired us the most. We did superficial cleaning. of this place 3-4 floors We guess it is. This place needs to be brought to light seriously. This is very difficult for individuals. There is a very serious history here.