Nerik-Oymaağaç Höyüğü

I recommend you to see the holy city of the Hittites.

A place that smells of history from my own hometown, the religious center of the hitites

It's covered. The working friends are courteous and trying to help. But when we went, we could only see the entrance tunnel.

Oymaağaç Höyük, which is 4-5 hectares in Vezirköprü District, is the most important settlement of the Vezirköprü Plain. Due to a suitable climate, fertile fields, sufficient water resources, copper deposits of the Rabbit Mountains and the passage of Kızılırmak, the first people started to settle in Oymaağaç Höyük from the Chalcolithic period. It is estimated that the Middle Bronze and Late Bronze Age Oymaağaç Höyük is "Nerik", the religious center of the Hittites.

A must-see for anyone interested in history and archeology.

These are probably the remains of the ancient Hittite city of Nerik

Nerik, the holy city of the Hittites, is a holy city that existed around 2500 BC. Before the Hittite kings ascended the throne in Hattusas, they would come to the city of Nerih and get the permission of the religious leaders who were here, and a coronation ceremony was held. Then the king would pass to the administration of the country in Hattusha. Excavations are ongoing at the moment, but it's a bit slow moving. It will probably take years to bring it to tourism. However, since it is on Şahinkaya Canyon, it is very bad that it progresses so slowly while there is a great tourism potential. Excavations should be completed as soon as possible and contribute to the development of the region.