Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality

Gaziantep Mertopolitan Municipality is a local government of a city named Gaziantep in Turkey. City of Gaziantep is the 6th biggest city of Turkey with a population of 2 million, and proud of having a very remarkably developed industry. The city’s export capacity is now exceeding 7 billion dollars per year towards one hundred and seventy different countries of the world. Being one of the first regions for human settlements, many civilizations have been influenced by each other here and left behind a very rich historical and cultural heritage. Our city was the gate for the antique Mesopotamia and was one of the important destinations on the Historical Silk Road. Also, the historical and cultural heritage remaining from many civilizations of Mesopotamia, arts, mosaics, handcrafts, musical diversity, and a very merited gastronomical reputation make our city the most important gate of the region for the world tourism. We are the gastronomical capital of Turkey. With 22 caravanserais, 9 mosques, Turkish baths and many more cultural assets, Gaziantep is also a cultural center in traditional Silk Road.