Earthquakes also hit some of TR's most important historical sites. Nemrut, Zeugma and Göbeklitepe survived two earthquakes with little damage. Unfortunately, the Hatay Archeology Museum was partially damaged. The historic Hatay Parliament Building and Habib-i Neccar, the oldest mosque in Anatolia, collapsed.
The teams that reached Mount Nemrut, where the magnificent monuments of the Commagene Kingdom in Adıyaman's Kahta district are located, determined that there was no damage to the statues after examining the snow-covered area.
Göbeklitepe, which is estimated to have been built between 9600-10000 BC and is on the UNESCO World Heritage list, is in good condition.
Museums in Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Kilis, Osmaniye, Diyarbakır and Adana were not damaged.
The ancient city of Zeugma near the Nizip district of Gaziantep also survived the earthquake with little damage. However, Gaziantep Castle was one of the buildings that suffered heavy damage in the earthquake. Some historical houses in Antep were also damaged.
Hatay Parliament Building, one of the symbolic buildings of the city, could not withstand the earthquake. The parliament building had gone down in history as the building where the Hatay State was established and the decision to join Turkiye was taken.
The Habib-i Neccar Mosque, the oldest mosque in Anatolia, which was built on a Roman pagan temple, was also destroyed by the earthquake.
The historic Greek Orthodox Church in Antakya was also heavily damaged in the earthquakes. The roof and some walls of the building completely collapsed.
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Iskenderun was also one of the buildings heavily damaged by the earthquake.
The 5,000-year-old walls of Diyarbakır, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were also damaged by the 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes.
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