Underwater research is continuing on a Roman basilica that was discovered in Lake İznik

İznik’s district governor and mayor recently joined the underwater team to see the basilica.

Donning their wet gear, administrators in the northwestern province of Bursa recently dove into Lake İznik to take a look at ongoing archaeological work on a basilica whose discovery last year attracted attention around the world.

“It is very exciting to touch an underwater structure,” İznik District Gov. Ali Hamza Pehlivan said following his recent dive to see the basilica along with İznik Mayor Osman Sargın and Uludağ University (UÜ) Archaeology Department head Mustafa Şahin.

“The aim of the work is not to remove the basilica from its place. People will be able to visit it underwater through an underwater system,” Pehlivan said.

Underwater archaeology works have been continuing on the Roman-era basilica that was discovered last year in Lake İznik.

BURSA – Anadolu Agency