Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay stated that they are working to make Çatalhöyük, one of the oldest known settlements in the world, better known all over the world, and that they are nearing the end of the construction of Çatalhöyük Promotion and Welcome Center, which they started to build in this context. The center, which will be Turkey's largest wooden public investment, will have indoor and outdoor areas, bus and vehicle parks. There will be exhibition areas and visual works describing Çatalhöyük in the interior.
Konya Metropolitan Municipality has come to an end in the construction of Çatalhöyük Promotion and Welcome Center, which will contribute greatly to the promotion of Konya.
Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality Uğur İbrahim Altay stated that the construction of the "Çatalhöyük Promotion and Welcome Center", located next to the Çatalhöyük Neolithic City on the UNESCO World Heritage List, dating back 9 years, is continuing at full speed, and that they will complete the construction as soon as possible.
Stating that they aim to increase the recognition of Çatalhöyük, one of the oldest known settlements in the world, Mayor Altay said, “The aim of our work is to increase Konya's share of tourism. In this context, it will make a great contribution to the promotion of Çatalhöyük; We have come to an end in our promotion and welcome center, which has an area of 28 thousand 500 square meters and has the characteristics of a museum, within a 4 thousand 500 square meter plot. This center, which will have the title of Turkey's largest wooden public investment when completed, will have indoor and outdoor areas, bus and vehicle parks. There will be exhibition areas and visual works describing Çatalhöyük in the interior. We will complete our Promotion and Welcome Center in Çatalhöyük in a short time and put it at the service of our country.”