Volkan Canalioğlu

Construction for Sümela Monastery cable car project to start in March

Construction works for a cable car planned to be built in the area where the historic Sümela Monastery in Turkey's Black Sea province of Trabzon's Maçka district is will start in March, authorities have announced. Companies will tender for the project on Feb. 19, Trabzon Mayor Orhan Fevzi Gümrükçüoğlu has said.

Monastery restoration nears end

Trabzon's famous K?zlar Monastery has been undergoing a restoration process for nearly a year. The work is almost done and the monastery will soon open to tourism The restoration of the K?zlar Monastery, one of the most important tourist spots in the Eastern Black Sea region, will soon come to an end and local officials are confident the site will boost local tourism.