Göbeklitepe undoubtedly provided new perspectives both for understanding the ritualization

processes of the Anatolian geography in the Neolithic age and for the reception of life

practices. Göbeklitepe settlement, which is thought to be the first settlement of

anthropologists and archaeologists dating back to 12.000 years before today, was found to be

one of the oldest known religious shrines in the history of humanity, and it is remarkably

overlapping with Şanlıurfa's centuries lasting old city image. The reason for this is based on

the historical basis of the city in different periods of history is associated with many prophets

like Moses, Adam, Abraham, Noah. Regarding this, the city is known as the City of

Prophets in our country. The findings obtained in the Örencik campus of Şanlıurfa's central

district in recent years are important in terms of preserving the vitality of this collective image

and taking its image to the Neolithic era and placing it on a historical basis. Şanlıurfa

province has the chance to internationalize its image, which has settled into our national

collective consciousness as a point of religious intersection, thanks to these excavations,

which are closely followed not only by our country but also by many others abroad. In this

context, this article will evaluate the Göbeklitepe excavations in the light of recent findings

and the impact of the excavations on the image of the city of Şanlıurfa.