"Borne of Stone and Faith… "

Mardin is one of the Southeast region’s poetic cities with rich architectural, ethnographical, archeological, historical and visual wealth giving the impression of a city where time stood still. Mardin’s culture carries traces of civilization which has been established for many centuries and the city boasts important historical and cultural architecture. In recent years Mardin has being attracting attention from all over the world as well as Turkey itself and its history and culture has made it a candidate for the UNESCO “City of World Heritage List”. Visitors flock to the city and, according to official records, 48.852 passport-holding tourists have visited Mardin in 2001 alone.