Open Data & Sources
Kahve Tabela is an independent atlas that compiles Türkiye's cultural heritage from public sources into one map. No data is hidden; every record cites its source on its own page. This page gathers, in one place, what we take and from where, under which license, and how you can access the data.
What the atlas covers
- 32,015
- brown-sign / heritage points
- 81
- provinces
- 4,077
- regional dishes (Yöre Sofrası)
- 1,655
- geographical-indication products
- 1,528
- coast & cove points (Mavi Koy)
Sources
The compilation layer is ours; the raw data comes from the public sources below. When you reuse our data, you must honour each original source's license.
| Source | What we take | License |
|---|---|---|
| T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı | Brown-sign / registered heritage points | Public |
| Kültür Envanteri | Heritage records and metadata | Attribution (CC BY) |
| OpenStreetMap | Coordinates, coast and cove data | ODbL |
| Wikimedia Commons | Place photography | CC (per file) |
| Wikidata | Identifiers and links | CC0 |
| TürkPatent · Coğrafi İşaretler | Regional-product GI registrations | Public registry |
For developers
Programmatic access is open and free. No key required; we simply ask for reasonable use.
- /openapi.jsonOpenAPI definition
- /api/locationsHeritage points API
- /api/nearbyNearby places API
- /llms.txtLLM / assistant guide
- /.well-known/api-catalogAPI catalog
Bulk downloads
Bulk data files for research and press use. The version in each filename (record count + content hash) changes only when the data changes; verify integrity against the SHA-256 in /dumps/index.json. Licenses and citation format: /dumps/README.md.
- yore-sofrasi-gi-1655-dec7bb83.csvYöre Sofrası GI-registered dishes (TürkPatent registry) · 1,655 records
- yore-sofrasi-gi-1655-7db7c231.jsonYöre Sofrası GI-registered dishes (TürkPatent registry) · 1,655 records
- heritage-lite-32015-c78636ec.csvHeritage points, light fields · 32,015 records
How to cite
If you use or quote our data, you can attribute it as: “Kahve Tabela · Türkiye Cultural Heritage Atlas, kahvetabela.com”. When republishing raw data you must also honour the original source's license (OpenStreetMap ODbL, Wikimedia CC, etc.).
Persistent identifier and archival mirrors for academic citation:
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21532565