55 km from Şanlıurfa city center. The introductory meeting held at the Karahantepe archaeological excavation site in the Tektek Mountains National Park, away from the city, was attended by the Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Şanlıurfa Governor Abdullah Erin, Şanlıurfa Deputies Zemzem Gülender Açanal, Ahmet Akay and Halil Özşavli, Metropolitan Mayor Zeynel Abidin Beyazgül, and many local residents. and representatives of foreign press organizations, academics and scientists.
Minister Ersoy stated that the interest in Karahantepe increased with the excavations of the structures in Göbeklitepe and gave information about the archaeological findings in the region. Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe excavations were carried out in 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Istanbul University by Prof. Dr. Stating that they were united under the roof of the technical excavation team chaired by Necmi Karul, Minister Ersoy said that the excavation works were carried out by an interdisciplinary team of approximately 70 Turkish and foreign scientists in both areas, they requested additional expert staff and that they would receive 312 technical staff by the end of the year. He said that new staff will be allocated to the excavations in .
Karahantepe Excavation Head Prof. Dr. After Necmi Karul's presentation, Minister Ersoy and the accompanying delegation examined the archaeological finds unearthed in Karahantepe.
