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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Aug 24 2014
Man discovers underground structure while cleaning house in central Anatolia
KAYSERÄ° ` DoÄ?an News Agency
A man in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri's Melikgazi
district has discovered an extensive underground structure while
cleaning a house that he inherited from his family.
Mustafa Bozdemir, 50, spent 80,000 euros and removed more than 100
trucks of soil to bring the underground area to light. `We thought
that it was a single-story house, but it was five stories,' he said.
The house in the AÄ?ırnas neighborhood, where the famous Ottoman
architect Sinan lived, was bequeathed Bozdemir, who is living in
France, five years ago. He came to see the house at the time and
discovered the underground city when cleaning the house. He informed
the Kayseri Governor's Office and the Culture and Tourism Directorate.
Examinations showed that the house probably dated back to the Roman
era. With necessary permissions, Bozdemir continued excavations to
completely unearth the underground city.
`When restoring the house, I decided to clean the lower floors. As we
cleaned it, we reached four more floors under the house. It was a
single-floor house but it was five-stories. Nearly 80 percent of the
excavations have been completed. The soil was removed manually and 10
people worked for the cleaning of an area of 2,500 sqaure meters. We
also found some remains during the cleaning works such as human bones.
They were examined by a team from Erciyes University,' he said, adding
that he would allow tourists to visit the underground city.
August/24/2014
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/man-discovers-underground-structure-while-cleaning-house-in-central-anatolia.aspx?pageID=238&nID=70834&NewsCatID=375
From: A. Papazian
Aug 24 2014
Man discovers underground structure while cleaning house in central Anatolia
KAYSERÄ° ` DoÄ?an News Agency
A man in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri's Melikgazi
district has discovered an extensive underground structure while
cleaning a house that he inherited from his family.
Mustafa Bozdemir, 50, spent 80,000 euros and removed more than 100
trucks of soil to bring the underground area to light. `We thought
that it was a single-story house, but it was five stories,' he said.
The house in the AÄ?ırnas neighborhood, where the famous Ottoman
architect Sinan lived, was bequeathed Bozdemir, who is living in
France, five years ago. He came to see the house at the time and
discovered the underground city when cleaning the house. He informed
the Kayseri Governor's Office and the Culture and Tourism Directorate.
Examinations showed that the house probably dated back to the Roman
era. With necessary permissions, Bozdemir continued excavations to
completely unearth the underground city.
`When restoring the house, I decided to clean the lower floors. As we
cleaned it, we reached four more floors under the house. It was a
single-floor house but it was five-stories. Nearly 80 percent of the
excavations have been completed. The soil was removed manually and 10
people worked for the cleaning of an area of 2,500 sqaure meters. We
also found some remains during the cleaning works such as human bones.
They were examined by a team from Erciyes University,' he said, adding
that he would allow tourists to visit the underground city.
August/24/2014
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/man-discovers-underground-structure-while-cleaning-house-in-central-anatolia.aspx?pageID=238&nID=70834&NewsCatID=375
From: A. Papazian