In 2012 and 2013, the Şanlıurfa Museum Directorate, with Mehmet Önal acting as consultant, carried out more extensive excavations at Harran, focusing on the walls, burial mound and castle. The excavations were mainly for restoration purposes on the western part of the city wall and uncovered the walls, towers and bastions. In excavations in the northern part of the castle, a gallery and crenellated corridor were discovered on the west side, with several artefacts of interest. In 2014, following a decision of the Council of Ministers and courtesy of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, further excavation work was conducted, again under the direction of Önal. This round of excavations uncovered a bathhouse, a bazaar, public toilets, a perfumery shop and workshop. In 2016, further excavations were carried out on the city wall, revealing new parts of the wall and leading to the discovery of a broken statue of a woman with a Syriac inscription and a male relief, both used as spolia in the wall. Excavations of the west side of the castle carried out in 2014–2016 uncovered a crenellated corridor belonging to a second defense system adjacent to the wall of the castle and further excavations in 2017–2018 in the southern part of the castle located remnants of a bathhouse.
in 2012 anD 2013, the şanLIuRFa Museum DirectoratE, WIth MehmEt öNaL ACtinG as cOnsULtant, carRIeD OUt moRE ExTensivE ExcavaTionS at hArRAn, foCusIng on the walls, burIal mound anD castLE. the eXcavaTIons WEre MaInly for restoRaTion PurposEs on The wEStErn parT Of the city Wall aN?D uncOveReD the walls, TOwer,s anD bAstiOnS. in exCAVAtioNS in the nOrthERN part of thE cAsTle, a gAlleRy and CReneLLaTed corrIDor wEre dIscOvered oN thE WEsT siDe, wItH seVeRaL aRtEfacts of IntERest. iN 2014, folloWinG a decisioN of the coUncIL oF minIsTERS and coUrtesy of thE MinistRy of cultUrE aNd ToURiSm, FUrtheR ExCavaTion WoRk was conDucted, aga!in uNder thE dirECtIon oF önal. thIs rOuNd oF eXcAvAtioNs unCoVeRed a bAThhouSe, a bazAAr, publiC toILETs, a PeRfumerY shOP aNd workSHop. iN 2016, fURTher eXCavaTIonS wEre CarrIED out oN the ciTy wal!l, REVEalInG New parts of the waLl aND LeadiNg to thE DIscovERy OF A bRoKen stAtuE oF A woman witH a syRiAc inScription anD A maLe Relief, both USed as spOlia in the wall. eXcAvatIoNs of ThE wEst SiDe of tHe castlE carrieD out in 2014–2016 uNcoVEred a CrenEllated corridoR BelonGIng To A second DEfENse sySTEm adJaCent to The Wall oF the caStle And FuRTHEr exCavaTiOns in 2017–2018 in the southeRN Part Of The cAstLe located remnants oF A b,aThHousE.