World Heritage Sites in Turkey Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-08 · 5 entries checked · 3 flagged · 5 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 2 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Ani — The claim that the Cathedral of Ani was completed between 1001 and 1010 is inaccurate; the cathedral was completed in 1001 (or 1001-1005 by some sources), but the date 1010 is not supported by established scholarship.

Ani — The claim that the Turkish government previously attempted to rename the city 'Anı' to give it a more Turkish character is not a widely established or verifiable fact in the historical canon; there is no credible evidence of an official attempt to rename the s

Aphrodisias — The city became the metropolis of Caria in the late Roman period (4th century AD) — this is incorrect; Aphrodisias became the metropolis of Caria in the early 3rd century AD, not the 4th century.

Aphrodisias — The modern Turkish name Geyre emerged as a Turkish adaptation of the Greek name 'Karia' — this is incorrect; Geyre is derived from the ancient name 'Caria' (Karia) via a phonetic shift, but it is not a direct adaptation of the Greek name 'Karia'; the relations

Bin Tepe — The base diameter of the Tumulus of Alyattes is given as 330 m in the 'DID YOU KNOW' section, but the correct figure is approximately 355 m.

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