In 1988, the ghost town was declared an archaeological site by the Turkish government, but the authorities have since opened it up to developers in return for its restoration. Mirroring Craco somewhat, the remains of the community, which include two crumbling Greek Orthodox churches and several hundred roofless homes, attract a fair number of tourists and were used as a film location for the Russell Crowe movie The Water Diviner.

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Ash to Ashes: How a Californian Tourist Village Turned Into a Ghost Town