Where history and science meet the stars Diyarbakir Zerzevan Sky Observation Event started. The organization held in Zerzevan Castle in Diyarbakır on 9-12 June We joined as ShiftDelete.Net family!
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Inauguration of the organization Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank, Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu and TÜBİTAK President Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal made. In the event held under the auspices of the ministries of Industry and Technology, Youth and Sports, Culture and Tourism, with the support and contributions of Diyarbakır Governorship and Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, Karacadağ Development Agency and Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA), under the coordination of TÜBİTAK; Diyarbakır Governor Ali İhsan Su is with the President of the Presidency’s Digital Transformation Office, Ali Taha Koç, and over a thousand young people with their families.
Organized for the second time this year in Zerzevan, the event will host many events from workshops to telescope observations, astro talks to concerts, and the participants stay in tents to be set up around the castle.
SDN editor Furkan KaracaProfessional and amateur astronomers meet with the stars by examining the sky. Participants can also learn about the astronomy works carried out thousands of years ago at the Mithras Temple. National Space Program With the vision of increasing the interest of young people in space, seminars, competitions and astronomy-related activities are also held during the event.
Zerzevan Castle, which has a history of 3 thousand years, is shown among the 10 places where the best sky observations are made in Turkey. UNESCO by World Heritage Tentative List in 2020The fort and the Temple of Mithras inside the castle attract the attention of not only archeology, but also science, sky and nature enthusiasts.