More than 210,000 people visited the glass terrace in the Incekaya Valley in the Safranbolu district of Karabük province in northern Turkey in 2024.
The glass terrace was built in 2012 over the 80-meter-deep Incekaya Valley.
The 11-meter-long glass terrace overlooks ancient water channels built by the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Izzet Mehmet Pasha, 3 centuries ago.
Ahmet Sozen, head of the General Council of Karabük province, said that the glass terrace in the Incekaya Valley in the Safranbolu district was visited by 210,562 people in 2024.
It is noteworthy that Safranbolu is famous for its distinctive Ottoman houses such as palaces, inns, Turkish baths, mosques, fountains and bridges that were built in the city during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
Safranbolu includes 1,125 buildings out of Turkey’s approximately 50,000 cultural and natural assets, which prompted the city municipality to work on protecting the city’s historical buildings and taking care of its historical and cultural heritage since June 12, 1975.
Safranbolu is one of 20 cities in the world declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the best protected historical cities.
According to official figures, the city has been able to attract large numbers of foreign and local tourists in recent years.
On December 17, 1994, UNESCO included Safranbolu on its World Heritage List as one of the best protected historical cities in the world.
