Ä°znik's submerged basilica to be underwater archaeological museum
ANADOLU AGENCY
BURSA
Published August 16, 2018
The basilica is located at a depth of 1.5 meters and 20 meters from the shore of the lake in the Ä°znik district of Bursa province. The structure, built 1,500 years ago on behalf of Saint Neophytos, will be turned into an underwater archaeological museum.
According to a written statement released by the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, Metropolitan Mayor Alinur AktaÅŸ welcomed UludaÄŸ University Faculty of Arts and Sciences faculty member and head of the university's Archaeology Department, professor Mustafa Åžahin, who evaluated the museum project, where excavations are being carried out jointly with the Metropolitan Municipality, the Culture and Tourism Ministry and UludaÄŸ University around the 1,500-year-old basilica.
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/2018/08/16/izniks-submerged-basilica-to-be-underwater-archaeological-museum
