Goebeklitepe, one of the oldest sites of archaeological ruins and one of the oldest temples in the world, located in Turkey's southeasternŞanlıurfa province, is featured on new euro bills printed for commemorative purposes and used for tourism.

Considered the birthplace of human civilizations, Goebeklitepe will define Turkish tourism policy this year. To promote one of the mostimportant and ancient archaeological sites, the government has declared 2019 as the "Year of Goebeklitepe."

Thus, numismatist Oezguer Honça and his teammates İbrahim Goelgeli and Christian Petermann, printed commemorative euro billsin real euro standards at the institution that is licensed by the European Central Bank (ECB) to issue money for tourism purposes. The commemorativeeuro bill features the picture of Goebeklitepe; however, there is also a "0" to avoid its use for trade transactions.

Honça said that they initiated these efforts to promote Goebeklitepe in a more effective way, adding, "The bill has been issued by aprivate institution authorized and licensed by the ECB solely for commemorative and tourism purposes."

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