The World Heritage Committee welcomed Ephesus in Aegean coastal Izmir province as the 15th property from Turkey onto the list during the 39th session held in the German city of Bonn on Sunday afternoon.
It followed Saturday's inauguration of Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakir province as new entries into the list.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Permanent Representative of Turkey to UNESCO Ambassador Huseyin Avni Botsali -- who headed the Turkish delegation at the session -- described the unanimous approval of Ephesus as a great success.
"In fact, we have a great responsibility on our shoulders in terms of cooperation of the international community in this field. We will make significant efforts for protection of civilization values and cultural properties," he added.
Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Omer Celik celebrated the development in a series of Twitter posts.
"We have just received the second good news from Germany. Ephesus is now officially a world heritage," he wrote.
The minister stressed that Ephesus had always been a key port city, as well as being a cultural and commercial center, throughout history.
"A principal city of science, culture and art of its era, Ephesus had been a residential area starting from the pre-historic era and through the Hellenistic, Roman, Eastern Roman periods and also under the Ottoman Empire for about nine millennium without interruption.”...
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6/7/15
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