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With the addition of the 8,000-year-old Arslantepe Mound in Malatya, the number of sites from Turkey in the UNESCO’s list has grown to 19.

The UNESCO Committee has said that it "deeply regrets the lack of dialogue and information" on Turkey’s intention to change the status of Hagia Sophia and Chora museums. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has lashed out at the statement in a press release.

Amid plans and works to build a ‘Nation’s Garden’ around the lake, Lake Salda Preservation Association Chair Gazi Osman Şakar has made an application to UNESCO, requesting that the lake and its vicinity be declared a Natural World Heritage Site.