Özet:

The Göbekli Tepe archaeological settlement was registered as the 18th heritage item of Turkey by entering the UNESCO World Heritage List on 1 July 2018. World Heritage items are made up of natural and human structural heritage that has a distinctive quality at universal level. The Göbekli Tepe is a religious temple area made by human communities, which is believed to be in the Stone Age 12,000 years ago. The result of the Storm Mountains has changed important information about the flow of history. Göbekli Tepe, which is included in the World Heritage List, was included in the article as a soft power element and the public diplomacy activities carried out to increase the reputation of Turkey were discussed in the article with examples. It is estimated as the soft power element in which a country has a number of World Heritage sites. The Göbekli Tepe, which has received this registration, is used as an important cultural element in the promotion of Turkey. Archaeological discoveries and scientific studies are an important example of public diplomacy’s cooperative-based practices, including the establishment of partnership, while the World Heritage List increases its national reputation as an indicator of the country’s value to cultural values.

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