Since the Turkish government, however, has stated its firm intention to open the dam on schedule, archaeologists have launched a massive effort to salvage artefacts discovered at the site before it is submerged.
Međutim, od kada je turska vlada izrazila svoju čvrstu nakanu otvoriti branu prema predviđenom planu, arheolozi su pokrenuli veliku inicijativu za spašavanje artefakata otkrivenih na toj lokaciji prije nego se ona potopi.