UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey)
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The UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey) is a register of Turkish cultural and natural sites proposed by Turkey for potential future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
All labels observed (4)
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey) Context triple: [Kültepe, heritageStatus, UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey)]
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A.
Historic Areas of Istanbul
The Historic Areas of Istanbul comprise a UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the city’s most significant Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, including landmarks such as Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace.
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B.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey is the national government body responsible for preserving the country’s cultural heritage and developing its tourism sector.
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C.
Zeyrek Conservation Area
Zeyrek Conservation Area is a historic neighborhood in Istanbul renowned for its well-preserved Ottoman-era wooden houses and the Byzantine Zeyrek Mosque (former Monastery of the Pantokrator), reflecting the city’s layered architectural heritage.
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D.
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a historical region in central Turkey famed for its otherworldly rock formations, underground cities, and early Christian heritage.
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E.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey) Target entity description: The UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey) is a register of Turkish cultural and natural sites proposed by Turkey for potential future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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A.
Historic Areas of Istanbul
The Historic Areas of Istanbul comprise a UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the city’s most significant Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, including landmarks such as Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace.
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B.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey is the national government body responsible for preserving the country’s cultural heritage and developing its tourism sector.
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C.
Zeyrek Conservation Area
Zeyrek Conservation Area is a historic neighborhood in Istanbul renowned for its well-preserved Ottoman-era wooden houses and the Byzantine Zeyrek Mosque (former Monastery of the Pantokrator), reflecting the city’s layered architectural heritage.
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D.
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a historical region in central Turkey famed for its otherworldly rock formations, underground cities, and early Christian heritage.
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E.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
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heritage site register ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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linked to:
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Centre ⓘ
linked to:
World Heritage Centre
|
| appliesTo | sites within the internationally recognized territory of Turkey ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Turkey ⓘ |
| category |
international cultural policy instrument
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international environmental policy instrument ⓘ |
| conditionForNomination | a site must be on the Tentative List before it can be nominated to the World Heritage List ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| criterionType |
cultural
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mixed ⓘ natural ⓘ |
| endAction | possible inscription of a tentative site on the UNESCO World Heritage List after nomination and evaluation ⓘ |
| governedBy | Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| hasComponent | individual tentative sites with descriptions and justifications ⓘ |
| hasFormat | online database entry on UNESCO World Heritage Centre website ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ |
| includesInformationOn |
World Heritage criteria proposed for each site
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location of each tentative site ⓘ proposed Outstanding Universal Value of each site ⓘ protection and management of each site ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
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linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
|
| maintainedBy |
Republic of Türkiye
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linked to:
Turkey
Turkish National Commission for UNESCO ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Centre ⓘ
linked to:
World Heritage Centre
|
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Convention framework
ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
UNESCO World Heritage Tentative Lists ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
|
| purpose |
to identify Turkish cultural and natural properties for potential future nomination to the UNESCO World Heritage List
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to serve as an inventory of sites that Turkey may nominate to the World Heritage List ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Outstanding Universal Value
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cultural heritage protection ⓘ natural heritage conservation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
UNESCO World Heritage List
ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Programme
World Heritage nomination process ⓘ |
| requires | submission by the State Party of Turkey to UNESCO ⓘ |
| scope |
cultural heritage sites in Turkey
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mixed cultural and natural heritage sites in Turkey ⓘ natural heritage sites in Turkey ⓘ |
| startAction | submission of tentative sites by Turkey to UNESCO ⓘ |
| status | preliminary step before formal World Heritage nomination ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Turkish cultural heritage management policies
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Centre documentation ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage documentation
|
| updateFrequency | periodically updated by the State Party of Turkey ⓘ |
| website | https://whc.unesco.org ⓘ |
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Subject: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey) Description of subject: The UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey) is a register of Turkish cultural and natural sites proposed by Turkey for potential future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey)
Byzantine church of Saint Nicholas
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heritageStatus
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UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites in Turkey
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linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Turkey)