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The State of Rumeli Hisari Has Angered the Confederation: a Construction Site Has Occupied a Place that Byzantium Could Not Conquer!

The Istanbul Environmental Council and the Consumer Confederation have protested the restoration work at Rumeli Hisarı Castle, which has been ongoing for 6.5 years without completion. Calling for the historical structure to be opened to tourism as soon as possible, representatives of the organizations stated, "A place that Byzantium couldn't conquer is now occupied by a construction site."
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The fact that restoration work on the historic Rumeli Hisarı Fortress, built by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in just 90 days, has not been completed after 6.5 years has sparked outrage. The Istanbul Environmental Council and the Consumer Confederation have called for the historic structure to be opened to tourism as soon as possible and for the construction site occupation to end.

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The Istanbul Environmental Council and the Consumer Confederation have protested the restoration work at Rumeli Hisarı Castle, which has been ongoing for 6.5 years without completion. Calling for the historical structure to be opened to tourism as soon as possible, representatives of the organizations stated, "A place that Byzantium couldn't conquer is now occupied by a construction site."

The restoration of Rumeli Hisarı has not been completed in 6.5 years. While the closure of the historic Rumeli Hisarı in Istanbul's Sarıyer district to visitors due to restoration work has drawn criticism, the Istanbul Environmental Council and the Consumer Confederation have demanded that the fortress be opened to tourism as soon as possible.

The Istanbul Environmental Council and the Consumer Confederation, reacting to the restoration work at Rumeli Hisarı Castle, which has been ongoing for 6.5 years without completion, called for the historical structure to be opened to tourism as soon as possible. Representatives of the organizations, expressing their disapproval of Rumeli Hisarı, built in 90 days in 1452, remaining a construction site for years, stated, "A place that Byzantium co…

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Akşam broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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