The Gaziantep Museum The Gaziantep Museum had its first place in 1944 and then moved to Nuri Mehmet Pasa Mosque and finally to current Archaeological Museum in 1969. An annex building, which is just adjacent to it, was put into operation in 2005 in order to exhibit mosaics and frescos in Zeugma. In the former building, which is accessed by means of a gallery, art Works belonging to ones coming from prehistoric eras up to the Islamic period. ADDRESS:Şehit Kamil, Kamil Ocak Caddesi         Hasan Süzer Ethnography Museum Museum building is a traditional Gaziantep house, which was building in the beginning of 19th century having cut stonewalls and jerkin roof with tiles. It was restored and transferred to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 1985 provided that it is used as ‘‘Hasan Süzer Ethnography Museum” ADDRESS:Şahinbey,Eyüpoğlu Mahallesi, Hanifioğlu Sokak No 64         Duluk (Doliche) Duluk Grand Cave and Its Environment It is one of the most ancient residence locations in Anatolia. Flintstone tools, made by Ancient Stone Age people in researches conducted in neighbourhood. In order to process the quality Flintstone in the region, hills around village and grand cave were used as workshops. Palaeolithic tools and ruins present here are called as Doliche.         Duluk (Doliche) Doliche village and its neighbourhood is located 11 kilometres north of Gaziantep have witnessed all major houses of humankind history and have caused their traces to reach up to today. It is almost open-air museum by means of stone tools used by people who had lived 30-40 thousand years ago, of Mithras underground temple, splendid rock graves, stone quarries from which giant rock blocks are produced. ADDRESS: It has a distance of seven kms from Gaziantep.         Doliche Mithras Temple It is the first Mithras underground temple found in Anatolia. Such temple has two halls and in central niche, which is in position of being the altar of temple, bull-killing scene called as Tauroktoni was ornamented in form of a relief. A Picture showing the scene where God Mithras kills a bull was made and there are figures such as scorpion, snake and dog etc, which symbolize starts, constellations and planets. The Mithras culture, which started to get widespread from Tarsus in 1st Century, had reached up to Scotland and Grand Sahara in 3rd Century. Blood of bull, which is victimized in Mithras ceremonies, was drunk and baths were taken with such a blood.Thus, it was believed that power and immortality of bull symbolising a disappearing era would be obtained. ADDRESS: South foot of Keber Hill in Doliche.         Doliche Ancient City Doliche, which used to be holly cities since the era of Hittites lost its position of being a religious centre upon the fact that archbishopric was moved to Zeugma in 7th century. Ayıntap, which was a new city, was established around Gaziantep castle since such a date started to replace Doliche city and finally it became a village reporting to Ayıntap. Doliche holly area moved its holly area identity up to our modern day by means of Dülükbaba (Doliche Father) (davut ejder) tomb. ADDRESS:Duluk         Doliche Rock Graves The room in necropolis of Ancient Doliche city is one of the most beautiful graves. The grave consisting of one hall and three chambers belongs to 3rd century. It is seen from ornaments in central section that the most important people of family and group had taken place in these places.       Doliche Cemetery Rocky section in Doliche village residence is necropolis of ancient city. Arched niches in graves with several rooms engraved in underground or in surface rock through the idea that rock is eternal represent sky that is to immortality. There are architectural decorations and religious symbols in grave rooms. Necropolis was used between BC 4th and 6th centuries in Hellenistic, Roma and early Byzantium era.         Doliche Stone Quarries Initially stones were taken from stone quarries for important buildings of Doliche ancient city and later on, building stones were brought to castle and other important buildings in Gaziantep city. Such quarries were also used up to the end of Ottoman era. Some marks belonging to masters and religious symbols are also met in upper parts of deepening surfaces.       Kendirli Church The Church was built in 1860 by means of assistance of French missionaries and Napoleon the Third. It is a catholic Armenian Church. It has a rectangular plan and was built through white cut stones on a foundation of black cut stone within a large garden. By three steps, its &cc is wooden, its top has a triangle facing and its sides are of column with ornaments. Floorings with chase platform motive made up of marble with red and white colours on the ground draw attention. In our modern days, it has been used as meeting hall. ADDRESS: Şahinbey, Bey Mahallesi         Municipality (Şire) Inn It is possible to obtain information on building from epitaphs taking place in three fronts of the Inn.Its Architect was stated as Kirkos. The artwork, which bears many properties of Classical Ottoman Inn architecture, it has rectangular plan. It was built with even cut stones and pitched roof is covered by tiles. Its feature, which distinguishes it from other inns, is the fact that it has monumental crown doors on its three fronts. It has just been restored. ADDRESS:Şahinbey, Belediyesi Caddesi           Kürkçü Inn In its epitaph, it was written that it was built in the year of 1890. It succeeded in arriving our day in a sound manner by means of consecutive amendments. It is included in Inns with single courtyard and with two floors inside Ottoman Inn architecture. On the ground floor, there are warehouse and stables, upstairs there are rooms made for accommodation of passengers. Six handed staff motive made up as a light relief is present in the middle section of sharp barrel vault extending in east-west direction of Courtyard passage. ADDRESS:Şahinbey, Boyacı Mahallesi         Tahmis Coffee House It is understood from its epitaph in Persian Language with 1638 date on semahane door of 1635 dated Act of Foundation and Mevlevihane that it was caused to be built by Turkmen Mustafa Ağabin Yusuf, Ayıntap Flag Official. When all buildings were burnt in fire occurring between 1901 and 1903 years, it was built by Feyzullahoğlu Şeyh Mehmet Muhip Efendi. Tahmis means “the place where the coffee is beaten”. Tahmis Coffee House was also called as "Lokuslu kahvehane", "Tömbekici Kahvehanesi" for long years as well. In the years when the Republic is proclaimed, since it was the greatest hall known after Halkevi, it was used as meeting hall. ADDRESS: It is next to Tekke Mosque.         Kavaklık Kasrı (Country Coffee House) Kavaklık Kasrı which has rendered service to people of Gaziantep for more than one century and which becomes the symbol of Kavaklık was caused to be built by İsmail Fevzi Paşa between 1897 and 1899 years. The stone building built by an Armenian master after being subject to various amendments and by giving various services succeeded in standing on its feet up to our modern days.Today it renders as picnic area and local.         Burç Forests Trip and Excursion Area Burç Forests covered by a pine tree forest of 350 hectares is one place which is visited by people of Gaziantep for resting, entertaining, making sport and picnic. Since it is easily accessible from the city, it is also used as a picnic area. ADDRESS: It is two kms from centre.         Natural Zone Protection Area and Zoo Zoo works in Burç Forests were started in the year of 1998 and they were completed in the year of 2002. Currently it is a zoo, which has the widest area in Turkey. Totally, it hosts 250 species and 4000 animals.         Rumkale Rumkale is an ancient castle near to Kasaba Village. The castle, which took shape of a peninsula due to the Birecik Dam, may be accessed from Kasaba village and Halfeti by boats. It is located on a hill covered by steep and high rocks where the Firat (Euphrates) River and Merziman stream meet. It is believed that settlement on it started since the era of Assyrians due to its strategic position. Its name during the ancient period was Hromglia and this was changed as Hromklay by Armenian People and as Kala Rhomata by Assyrians, it took name of Kal-at el müslimin, which was conquered by Memluklu people at the end of 12th century. Rumkale, which was conquered by Ottoman people after Mercidabık war, was made a county reporting to Birecik district of Aleppo state. Johannes who was one of the Apostles is believed to copy the rough copy of Bible here. ADDRESS: It is 25 kms far from Yavuzeli County.         Dülükbaba Forests Trip and Excursion Area It is one of the greatest coppice forests of Turkey with its area of 40 kilometres surrounding the north and northwest of Gaziantep. Dülükbaba Forests excursion area is covered by black pine and cedar trees.Today it is used as picnic area. In addition, Doliche Rock Graves are here. ADDRESS: It is four kms from centre.         Belkıs / Zeugma Belkis/Zeugma ancient city is located on the shore of the river Euphrates within the boundaries of Belkıs Village, Country Nizip of Province Gaziantep. Belkis/Zeugma ancient city which was established on a land of about 20 million kilometres, due to the fact that it is at the shallowest passable part of Euphrates and since it is very strategic region in terms of military and commerce, it protects its importance in each period of history. Belkıs/Zeugma, which was one of the biggest cities of its period, through its population of 80 thousand people, was called with various names in various periods of history. Seleukekia Nikador, one of the Generals of the Alexander the Great, and who also became King of Syria later on, by combining his name with Euphrates river and established a city named as Selevkeya Euphrates in 300 B. C here. Then it was conquered by Roman Empire in 100 B.C. and its name was amended as Zeugma, meaning passage or bridge, which is known throughout the world upon the conquest. In Zeugma of which population had reached 80 thousand person as population in a short time due to the fact that 4th Skitia Legion garrison was positioned by Roman Empire and due to the trade, some villas were built on the feet with Euphrates view. Its population of 80 thousand people made Zeugma as one of the biggest cities of the world. For example, Zeugma was smaller than Antakya (Antiokheia), which was considered as its neighbour and İskenderiye (Alexandria) in Egypt and had a same size as Atina (Athena). It was several folds of Pompeii and London (Londinum) which is currently a giant metropolis. Strabon, a famous geographer, also mentions about Zeugma. It is known that considerable development activities were conducted in Zeugma during Hellenistic era and in time of Seleukekia Nikador. A temple for Thyke, a goddess of destiny, was built on Acropolis in the city. Such temple is still under the soil. Belkis/Zeugma ancient city is one of the Roman Cities, which also issued its own city coins. On one side of coin Thyke temple was printed and on the other side of coin, Roman Eagle motive, as a symbol of strength, was printed.         Yesemek Open Air Museum and Sculpture Workshop Yesemek Open Air Museum and Sculpture Workshop, which is working with Gaziantep Museum Management, is located southeast of Islahiye district on a hill on the southeast of Yesemek Village. This hill is also known as "Karatepe Sirti" a southern arm of Hazil (Kurt) Mountain. "Karatepe" on which Stone quarry rely was formed volcanic derivative, "basalt" stone. Basalt stones are very tough to process. Yesemek Open Air Museum is 23 km. from Islahiye and 113 km to Gaziantep. The road providing access is asphalt. Transportation is also provided from the road going to Kilis Province from the road parting of Akbez reporting to Hatay, as it is case from İslahiye district. The most of historical artworks present in this region is still exhibited in Gaziantep Archaeology Museum.                     Katmer Lahmacun Maltıhalı Köfte İçli Köfte Yoğurtlu Kebap Yuvalama                           Ancient houses of Gaziantep have each unique architectural style. These traditional houses were built by soft calcified stones, which are called as havara or keymıh. Such houses that are present in ancient quarters of city are generally either one or two floor, but triple floor houses are also met. They have thick walls. There are cellars engraved in the rock under the ground floors. There are special sections to store food such as grape molasses and olive oil in cellars. When you enter the house by big outside door, you firstly come across an area with wide gardens, which is called “hayat (life)”. There are rooms used for different purposes in different places of usual life course. The houses and their windows open up to courtyard instead of street. There are little windows on the windows, which are called as "kuş tağası" (bird opening). Such windows that are used in ventilation of house are also effective in lighting of rooms. Traditional Antep houses with such type of features are currently present in city centres, Eyüboğlu, Türktepe, and Tepebaşı, Bostancı and Kozluca quarters and Şehreküstü locality and around Kale (Castle).   Copper Working History of Gaziantep Copper working dates back to very ancient times. .Gaziantep Copper working is unique for its manufacturing in form of one-piece. It is not possible to make any integration by means of solder or any other way. In Gaziantep, kitchenware such as frying pans, bowls, tankards, big pots etc and use commodities such as ewer, samovar, vase, and coffeepot, kettles etc are manufactured through Copper working.         Yemenicilik (A special shoe) Yemeni, which was previously worn generally by farmers, is a type of flats manufactured by using natural leather and cotton yarn. Sole of Yemeni (shoe) is made up of both leather of water buffalo or cow and its lining of sheep leather and its turning (corner) of kid leather. It is generally produced in black and red colours. It has some models such as Kelik, little hasbe, big hasbe. It is very healthy shoe type due to the fact that it does not make any bad smell, callus and redness on the foot. Additionally, the clay between lower sole and upper sole by taking all electricity of body out and giving the same into the soil causes human to get relaxed.         Sedefcilik (Nacre Processing) Nacre and Nacre processing art of which raw material is mussel shell, various wires and walnut trees were born in Middle East countries and was adopted by Ottomans after 15th Century. Nacre processing was implemented for centuries in buildings, use commodities and weapon decorations by being enriched with different motives.         Antep Embroidery It is embroidery type with a special technique and is peculiar to Gaziantep. It is processed by means of white, yellow and cream coloured yarns by winding yarn on white cloth and pushing it through various susma and hemstitches. Antep Embroidery has obtained such name since it was initially produced in Antep and its neighbourhood by homemakers. Many beautiful embroidery works are currently carried out by using silver, colour yarns and auxiliary tapestry needles without destroying the embroidery technique         Kutnuculuk (Coarse Cotton Cloth Processing) Coarse cotton cloth of which raw material is floss silk and cotton yarn and which is totally woven in hand looms is an ancient textile type which is only peculiar to Gaziantep in Turkey. It is both possible to make regional cloths from coarse cotton cloth; it is also possible to produce various accessory, touristic cloths, bag, slipper, curtain cloth.