EGETÜRKİYE

Open marble-like white alunite quarrying area on a mountain slope.
Historic Alunite (Alum) Mines and Natural Dye Workshops at Şaphane, Kütahya

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Roman eraCulture and memory

From Şaphane Alunite Mines to Emet Thermal Springs and Dumlupınar Victory

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Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Linking Şaphane's ancient alunite alum mines with Emet's boron thermal springs and Dumlupınar's August 30 victory monument, Kütahya created a pinnacle of heritage.

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Long-form story · Culture and memory · A link to today · deniz-doga

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Periods

  • Roman era
  • Ottoman era
  • National Struggle & Republic
  • The Aegean today

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