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Kemer Palace

In the narrow streets of Ürgüp stands a mansion, a silent witness to the art of stone craftsmanship. Leaning against the shade of two walnut trees, with its back to Ürgüp Square, the mansion whispers its own history through its natural stone columns and cave rooms.

In 1953, the Akuzun family settled here. Hatice Akuzun became the new soul of the mansion. A strong woman who held the family together, uniting them with love, she turned the mansion into more than just a house – she made it a home.

In the 1970s, two elderly Greek women knocked on the mansion’s door one day. Having traveled a long way, these women came to take a handful of soil from the land where their mothers had lived and were buried, to sprinkle it on their graves. As they passed under the stone arches, their childhood memories came alive. With misty eyes, they said, “This is the house of Yohannes and the angels.” They caressed the mansion’s stone columns, sharing sweet stories of their childhood days. Their tale added another layer of depth to the mansion's history.