MEDİNE MAMEDOĞLU
 
Amed- Hasuni Caves, located in the Sivan district of Amed (Diyarbakır) province, are a series of ancient caves including baths and churches from the Mesolithic period but they do not receive sufficient interest despite their magnificent history. Most local people have visited the caves, which are on the list of registered archaeological sites of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Every year, the ministry claims that they will promote the area as “a destination for tourism” but no restoration has been done for the caves for years.
 
They are considered as one of the first Anatolia settlements
 
The caves are located on the highest hill of the district. You have to climb up to the hill to see the amazing view from there. There are more than 300 rooms designed differently from each other in the caves. Remains belonging to the 1000 BC and 13th century (AD) were found in the caves during the first excavation works. The Hasuni Caves have cisterns, a bath, rock stairs, stone pavement paths, a rock church, and a mini-amphitheater next to the church.
 
Few people visit the caves
 
The caves do not receive sufficient interest despite their magnificent history. Every year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism claims that they will promote the area as a “destination for tourism” but no restoration has been done for the caves for years. No works have been carried out in the caves for years. Few people have visited the caves but there is no guide to tell them the history of the caves.
 
History of Hasuni Caves
 
The caves were inhabited from prehistoric times until the Middle Ages (from the Mesolithic period to the early years of Christianity). There are nearly 300 caves in the Hasuni Caves. The Hasuni Caves have cisterns, a bath, rock stairs, stone pavement paths, a rock church, and a mini-amphitheater next to the church.