What is the oldest human site in Turkey?
The Discovery of Göbekli Tepe More than 11,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers built a monumental stone complex that is thought to be the world’s first temple. Known as Göbekli Tepe, the megalithic settlement is perched on a mountain ridge in Upper Mesopotamia, what is now southeastern Turkey. Known as Göbekli Tepe, the megalithic settlement is perched on a mountain ridge in Upper Mesopotamia, what is now southeastern Turkey.