President Büyükkılıç, who examined the rock-carved museum project on site, said, “We both protect our history and break new ground. Indeed, we can describe it as the first carved museum in its field.” President Memduh Büyükkılıç examined the construction works of the rock-cut Kültepe Museum, which will be a first in its field.
Protecting the historical and cultural heritage in Kayseri, the city of civilizations, the Metropolitan Municipality, President Dr. Under the direction of Memduh Büyükkılıç, “150. It continues its efforts to make Kayseri a "City of Museums" within the scope of "150 Projects per Year".
Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality is launching the Kültepe Museum, where works from Kültepe Kaniş-Karum, which has a deep-rooted history of 6 years, will be exhibited.
In this context, Metropolitan Mayor Dr. Memduh Büyükkılıç examined the rock-cut museum project, which is under construction in Bağpınar Neighborhood, on site and received information from Deputy Secretary General Hamdi Elcuman about the latest situation.
Mayor Büyükkılıç, in his statement here, wishing God's mercy to the earthquake victims who passed away and healing to the injured, expressing that in 2023, both project and investment studies are continuing regarding investments and services in the city.
Emphasizing that the works continue in summer and winter, Büyükkılıç said, “Currently, we are in the Kültepe Kaniş-Karum region. As it will be remembered in this region, we are doing and getting our works on the Kültepe Museum, which will include and include around 24 thousand tablets, in the form of carvings in this region. Work continues regardless of summer or winter. Our work continued here without any problems regarding the earthquake," he said.
Expressing that the museum works exceeded 65 percent, Mayor Büyükkılıç continued his words as follows:
“We will of course treat this place as a museum. Our work has exceeded 65 percent. Hopefully, we will implement it in 3-4 months, in line with the information provided by our contractor company and the information provided by our general secretary. In meetings with our Ministry of Culture, we will museumize the tablets found in Kültepe Kaniş-Karum, both in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum and wherever they are in the country, as an important work and present them to the service of humanity. We say good luck to our city. We share it here as a worthy and worthy museum of our Kayseri, the center of trade, the city of charitable people. We both protect our history and break new ground. Indeed, we can describe it as the first carved museum in its field. There are similar ones, maybe smaller ones, but we see here as an important work that will be considered a first by everyone. Good luck, good luck."
Mayor Büyükkılıç was accompanied by the Mayor of Bünyan Özkan Altun, Deputy Secretary Generals Hamdi Elcuman and Bayar Özsoy.
While the excavations in the Kültepe Kaniş-Karum regions continue, the Kültepe Museum Project will be implemented for the tablet-shaped checks, promissory notes and artifacts related to various commercial agreements, and the cultural heritage underground will be exhibited in this museum.