DÖSİMM
DÖSİMM, an acronym for Döner Sermaye İşletmesi Merkez Müdürlüğü ("Revolving Funds Management Central Directory") is a sub unit of Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey.
DÖSİMM has a market chain in Turkey which sell traditional crafts and books. It is also responsible in museum revenue and provides resources for protection, maintenance, and development of cultural heritage, and culture and tourism infrastructure investments.[1]
Statistics[edit]
The total number of visitors to DÖSİMM - controlled locations in 2017 was 20 509 000.[2]
The most visited locations are listed below
| Location or museum | Province | No.of visitors (in 000s) |
World Heritage Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mevlana Museum | Konya Province | 2480 | [a] |
| Topkapı Palace | İstanbul Province | 1932 | [b] |
| Hagia Sophia | İstanbul Province | 1892 | [b] |
| Pamukkale | Denizli Province | 1494 | Main list |
| Ephesus | İzmir Province | 996 | Main list |
| Göreme | Nevşehir Province | 682 | Main list |
| Haji Bektash Veli Complex | Nevşehir Province | 492 | Tentative list |
| Ihlara Valley | Aksaray Province | 386 | |
| Republic Museum | Ankara Province | 360 | |
| Troy | Çanakkale Province | 329 | Main list |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "DÖSİMM page". Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ Statistics page