Celal Şimşek

The launch of the "Museum by Night" project, which will bring Türkiye's unique historical sites and rich cultural heritage to visitors in a completely different atmosphere after sunset, was held on March 8 at the Pamukkale Hierapolis ancient city in the western province of Denizli with the participation of officials from the Culture and Tourism Ministry and state protocol.

The 2,200-year-old theater in the ancient city of Laodicea, which is located in the western province of Denizli's Pamukkale district and is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, has been restored with the support of the metropolitan municipality

The restoration efforts on a 2,200-year-old ancient theater in the southwestern province of Denizli have been completed, according to an official's statement.

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A statue of a priest's head, which is believed to be 2,000 years old, has come to light in the ongoing excavation and restoration works in the ancient city of Laodicea, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List.

The statue of a Roman emperor, which was found during archaeological excavations in Laodicea ancient city in the western province of Denizli last year, will be put on display at the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum soon.

The statue is a one and only in the world in terms of its symbols and features.

The Western (Hellenistic) Theater in the Ancient City of Laodicea, which dates back 2,200 years and was found to have been entered with a ticket system like today's theaters, is preparing to open on Aug. 30 with a capacity of 10,000 people.

In southwestern Turkey, fresco travertine rock formations dating back 1,750 years and believed to have been buried underground after an earthquake in AD 494, have been recovered from seven meters underground.

Excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea in the western province of Denizli have found the historic settlement was established by Anatolian people, not Roman or Greeks as previously believed, Celal Şimşek, the head of the archaeology department at Pamukkale University (PAU) who leads the excavations, has said.

Works have been initiated this summer to unearth a stadium in the ancient city of Laodicea, a property on UNESCO's tentative list for World Heritage Sites. The stadium was a venue for sports competitions and gladiator fights in ancient times and is located in the western province of Denizli.

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea, located in the Eskihisar neighborhood in the western province of Denizli and added to the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary list in 2013, are continuing at a 10-meter-long sacred Agora on an area of 35,000 square meters.