Amazing footage shows divers' walking on submerged ancient road on bottom of Lake Van in Türkiye

VAN,TÜRKİYE - RECENT, NOVEMBER, 2023: Underwater documentary producer and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan and his team walked on a submerged ancient road which was built to provide access to Carpanak Island in Lake Van, in the east of Türkiye, most of which remained underwater due to the elevation many years ago.Carpanak Island, located off the Citören neighbourhood of Tusba district, hosts many visitors at all times of the year with its Ktouts Monastery and nature.Ceylan and his team walked on the 1-kilometer-long road that connects the island to the land, most of which was under water due to the rise years ago, with lead plates tied to their feet.At the event, which was also attended by Coast Guard Van Lake Group Command and Van Diving Diving School divers, Ceylan and his entourage recorded the ancient road.Ceylan told Anadolu that Carpanak Island, one of the 4 largest islands in the lake, hosts many visitors of its nature.Explaining that Armenians once came to worship at the Ktouts Monastery on Carpanak Island, one of the important islands of Lake Van, Ceylan said, "In the past, this island was connected to the land. People walking on this road would come, perform their prayers and return.(Footage by Tahsin Ceylan /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)