This 3-Level Underground City in Cappadocia Has Something Rare: A Toilet
In Güzelyurt, a district of Aksaray province often called the gateway to Cappadocia, there is a three-level underground city carved into the rock. With its toilet, storerooms and water well, it stands out for features rarely seen in the region and takes visitors on a journey back in time.
Source: İHA (İhlas News Agency)
Excavations that began in 1997 revealed all three levels of the underground city.
Cappadocia has been home to many civilizations, and the underground city in Güzelyurt draws attention with living spaces that date back centuries. Brought to light with its three levels during excavations that started in 1997, the structure was created by hollowing out rock many meters high.
It is also described as the first and only underground city in the area with a toilet.
From storerooms to fire platforms, every space shows how life was organized underground.
Inside the three-level city there is a toilet, storerooms, granaries, alcoves for bedding, a water well, tandoor ovens, dovecotes, hearths and a fire platform. These rooms, carved directly into the rock, show that the spaces were arranged to meet almost every need of daily life.
Visitors walking through them can get a sense of how people lived centuries ago.
According to a local resident, many civilizations lived here over the centuries.
Local resident Bülent Tekeli, who shows visitors around, said the site is Güzelyurt Underground City No. 2 and is considered the first and only underground city in the region with a toilet. According to Bülent Tekeli, the structure has never been restored and remains in its original condition.
Bülent Tekeli said the city was used over time by peoples including the Hittites and the Byzantines, and most recently by Greek residents until 1924. After they left the area, the underground city was used as a storeroom and shelter. He added that none of the many other underground cities he has visited in the region have a toilet.
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