The ancient artefacts have been transported to a nearby location and the inhabitants have been forcibly relocated to a newly built town, made up of rows of identical houses. Today, Hasankeyf is lost. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of IFAIR e. Anna Klein is a researcher with an M. Her interests include the political history of the Middle East, particularly Turkey. Anna Klein Anna Klein is a researcher with an M.
After years of setbacks, the dam started filling last July. Water levels in and around Hasankeyf have already risen some 15 meters and continue to rise by around 15 centimeters per day. Residents have left Hasankeyf, many of them moving to a new town, Yeni Hasankeyf, on a nearby hill which will sit on the shores of a newly created lake once the dam is completely filled.
For now, they can see the stone pillars of an ancient bridge which once spanned the Tigris, and the concrete arches of its modern equivalent, both being slowly subsumed.
Dirt has been piled at both ends of the modern bridge, which leads into Hasankeyf, to prevent entry to the town. Village guards wait at the end of it. Cetin Cile watches his mother's body being relocated from the old Hasankeyf cemetery to the new one on September 15, Cetin Cile watches as his mother's coffin is buried in the new Hasankeyf cemetery on September 15, A man stands in front of caves on the steep hills overlooking the Tigris River in Hasankeyf on March 22, A man rows along the Tigris River toward the village of Mardin, which will soon be partially submerged by the waters of the nearby Ilisu Dam, on July 29, Hasankeyf, photographed at night, on October 1, Children play along the Tigris River in Hasankeyf on July 29, People enjoy the shallow water on the banks of the Tigris in Hasankeyf on October 2, An old village near the ancient Hasankeyf fortress, photographed on October 3, The ancient town of Hasankeyf is seen from above, with visible earthworks and road construction to accommodate relocation efforts, on October 1, The shrine section of Imam Abdullah Zawiya is relocated to a new site on September 10, Women take a selfie as the Artuklu Hamam, a centuries-old bathhouse, is loaded onto a wheeled platform to be relocated on August 6, The vacant village of Celikkoy, about 12 miles upstream from the Ilisu Dam, photographed in the early stages of submersion, as the reservoir rises, on October 4, We want to hear what you think about this article.
Moreover, Ayboga says, "We will lose cultural heritage on the highest level, not just local heritage, but world heritage. In late , the European members of the Ilisu Dam consortium put a six-month freeze on financing because the project failed to meet World Bank standards for environmental and cultural protection—thereby temporarily halting construction. For its part, the Turkish government has proposed moving 12 of Hasankeyf's monuments to a newly created cultural park about a mile north of the city.
But the plan has not mollified protesters. Many of the monuments are made from ashlar masonry, he notes, which are uniform stone blocks carefully sculpted to fit together; they cannot simply be taken apart and reassembled.
The monuments would lose some of their original details as some blocks break and crumble, and recreating the proper alignment is difficult. Professor Ahunbay agrees: "It is impossible to transfer and 'save' Hasankeyf at the same time.
Many of the features of the old city were brought to light by excavation, yet there is still more to be revealed.
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