Paper Title
A HISTORICAL CITY IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION: BITLIS

Abstract
Bitlis is a historical city in eastern Türkiye, near Lake Van. Its surface area including lake is 8,855 km², and its population was 359,747in 2023. Although the city has a high historical, cultural, geological, natural, winter, and summer tourism potential, this potential has not been used so far. Bitlis Eren University is a tourism-focused development university, and many projects, workshops, rastorations and archeological excavations are planning for this purpose. In this article, as an art historian, some suggestions are presented regarding this process of the city. Keywords - Historical Heritage, Urban Transformation, Restorations, Tourism, Projects, Archeology, Art History