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(Hüriyet Newspaper, 29 June 2025)
History gets tacky in Ayanizi.
In Ayanizi village in the ancient Phrygia region of
Afyonkarahisar province, a café called "Taş Bahçe" (Stone
Garden), set amid the historically protected rock grave rooms,
complete with carpets, couches, pictures hung on the walls,
and electric cables for lights, is serving customers.
In winter months, the rock grave rooms are closed with
transparent doors and heat is provided by a wood and coal-
burning stove. And all of this in contravention of a
prohibition imposed by the Protected Region Council. (!)
Historical reenactments by "Phrygians" are part of the fun.
The 3,000-year-old rock grave rooms have been turned
into a tacky restaurant by people who should know better,
said Akdeniz University archeology Prof. Dr. Nevzat Çelik.
His sentiments were echoed by his colleague Prof. Dr. Havva
İşkan, who bemoaned the rock graves' transformation into
an "amusement park". (!)
Cultural Sites and Museums General Director Biron İnceciköz
stated that he is aware of the problem and that the requisite
remedial actions are being taken.
Get there before they shut it down!
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