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

http://cf.cdn.unwto.org/sites/all/files/silkroad-map-unwto.jpg

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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