KÜLTEPE

Kültepe is an ancient city and ruins in Kayseri, where the ruins of Kaniş (Kanesh) can be found. It has been on the Temporary List of World Heritage Sites in Turkey since 2014. The site is significant for being the location where the earliest known examples of the Indo-European language family, as well as the earliest known examples of the Hittite language, were discovered. The written findings from Kültepe date back to the 20th century BC.