Sıt is the Turkish word for archaeological site. The governmental committees named Cultural Assets Conservation Committees determine the archaeological sites. As of 2015 there were 14861 sit areas in Turkey. With a history including Hittites, Hellenistic Age, Roman and Byzantine Empires, Seljuks and the Ottoman Empire, Turkey is full of archaeological sites [1] Below is the number of Sıt areas in Turkey classified according to the Turkish provinces (il).
| Province (il) | Number of Sıt areas | |
|---|---|---|
| 346 | ||
| 149 | ||
| 419 | ||
| 47 | ||
| 164 | ||
| 239 | ||
| 527 | ||
| 761 | ||
| 31 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 205 | ||
| 232 | ||
| 45 | ||
| 26 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 83 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 34 | ||
| 82 | ||
| 210 | ||
| 241 | ||
| 339 | ||
| 109 | ||
| 92 | ||
| 217 | ||
| 287 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 191 | ||
| 82 | ||
| 61 | ||
| 107 | ||
| 513 | ||
| 279 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 22 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 368 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 211 | ||
| 98 | ||
| 654 | ||
| 217 | ||
| 67 | ||
| 116 | ||
| Kars Province | 44 | |
| 97 | ||
| 389 | ||
| 40 | ||
| 64 | ||
| 211 | ||
| 127 | ||
| 82 | ||
| Konya Province | 851 | |
| 291 | ||
| 126 | ||
| 321 | ||
| 168 | ||
| Mersin Province | 533 | |
| 864 | ||
| 56 | ||
| 154 | ||
| 139 | ||
| 36 | ||
| Osmaniye Province | 111 | |
| 10 | ||
| 34 | ||
| 129 | ||
| 22 | ||
| 128 | ||
| 290 | ||
| 634 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 181 | ||
| 149 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 21 | ||
| 165 | ||
| 80 | ||
| 17 | ||
| 234 | ||
| 65 | ||
| 14861 |