The West coast of Turkey was hit by a strong earthquake on 30th of October at 14:51. Earthquake was strongly felt in Izmir (Smyrna), Kusadasi and...
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Basilica of Saint John Nearby Ephesus
Saint John came to Ephesus after he was given the work of spreading words of Christ to Anatolia. He spent several years in Ephesus performing many...
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Anna Katharina Emmerich lived between 1774 and 1824. She was a nun who was bedridden for years in the town of Dülmen which is in Germany....
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People of all nations and religions visit the House of Virgin Mary in Ephesus. I love how Muslims, Christians and people of all world stand together...
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Jewish Community of Ephesus It is a known fact that there was a massive local Jewish population in Asia Minor. Ephesus, being the largest city of...
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Saint John the Evangelist spent a significant amount of time in the city of Ephesus. Ephesus is in Anatolia today. Saint John performed several miracles and...
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A giant mosaic from the 2nd century AD Roman period was found under the historical building which was used as a military hospital in the Ottoman...
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Via Sebaste was built about 2000 years ago. The main function of “Via Sebaste”, which was built by Cornutus Agulia in the time of Augustus was...
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The Roman road in Cilicia is located in Mersin city of modern Turkey. We believe Roman Province of Cappadocia was connected to the Roman Province of...
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First Roman roads started to be built with the beginning of the Roman Republic. Roads were built and maintained during the Roman Empire era too. 372...
Continue reading...Can Hasan Prehistoric Site
Can Hasan Prehistoric Site is located 15 kilometers northeast of Karaman city center. 3 separate mounds were found in the settlement area. Settlement in Can Hasan...
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Domitian, the Roman Emperor between 81 and 96, was remembered for peace and stability, but was also under the influence of fear and serious paranoia. Some...
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Roman Road in Ankara was discovered in 1995 during excavations in the Turkish capital city of Ankara. Greater excavations were made in 2007 and some surprising...
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Official flights with a hot air balloon started over Gobeklitepe. Gobeklitepe, located in Urfa city of Turkey, is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and...
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Saint John the Evangelist spent a significant amount of time in the land of Asia Minor what is called Anatolia or Turkey today. He performed several...
Continue reading...Another 7 Interesting Facts About Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul spent three years studying the Jewish scriptures after his baptizing and becoming a Christian. He tried to find explanations for the Christian teachings in...
Continue reading...Important Christian People of Anatolia
Land called Asia Minor as mentioned in the Holy Bible or known as Turkey today played a predominant role in early Christianity. Christian martyrs and saints...
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Roots of Saint John the Evangelist Saint John the Evangelist was from Bethsaida, a poor village in Galilee. He was the son of Salome, daughter of...
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Paul thought he was a good content writer, but he didn’t consider himself as a good preacher. Apostle Paul had a sister and a nephew according...
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Turkey or as usually mentioned as Asia Minor in Holy Bible plays a vital role in early Christian history. There are a lot of Christian martyrs...
Continue reading...Cilicia Province of Roman Empire
Cilicia province of the Roman Empire was located on today’s Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The Province held great importance since it was the gateway to the...
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Thracia used to be in the borders of modern Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Thracia was populated by the indigenous Thracian people. Their country was known as...
Continue reading...Roman Province of Bithynia and Pontus
Roman province of Bithynia and Pontus was located on the Black Sea coast of Anatolia, today’s Turkey. The kingdom of Bithynia was made into a province...
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Cappadocia had been an important and reliable client kingdom of the Roman Empire. Ariarathid dynasty, one of the remnant states of the Alexander the Great’s Empire,...
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Roman Province of Armenia occupied some parts of today’s Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Turkey. Armenia province, located next to Parthian Empire and the Sasanian Empire,...
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Galatia was in the hearth of Anatolia during the Roman era. Originally Celtic people’s Galatia Kingdom was located here and emperor Augustus incorporated Galatia Kingdom into...
Continue reading...Lycia et Pamphylia Province of Roman Empire
Lycia et Pamphylia Province of the Roman Empire was located on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor. There were two administrative units called Lycia and Pamphylia...
Continue reading...The Roman Province of Syria
Pompey occupied and annexed areas of today’s Turkey, Syria and Lebanon. This resulted in the creation of the Roman province of Syria in the year 64...
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My lovely country, Turkey, had numerous names throughout history. Every civilization lived here such as Hittites, Greeks, Persians, Romans, Goths, Byzantines and Turks had their ways...
Continue reading...Roman province of Mesopotamia
There had been two Mesopotamia provinces of Roman Empire. The first one created by Emperor Trajan was a very short-lived province and the second Mesopotamia was...
Continue reading...The Roman province of Asia
The Roman province of Asia was an administrative province annexed in the late Roman Republic era. Ephesus, Sardis, Pergamon and Aphrodisias had been the most prominent...
Continue reading...7 Interesting Facts About Saint Paul of Tarsus
Apostle Paul was probably two to six years younger than Jesus Christ. St. Paul’s special position helped him to preach the Jews and Romans in the...
Continue reading...Letters of Paul to the Cities in Asia Minor
Paul taught in his letters that Christians were freed from sin through Jesus’ death and resurrection. When he arrived in Jerusalem in 57 AD, he got...
Continue reading...All Civilizations Lived in Anatolia
There are many civilizations that ruled in Anatolia from prehistoric times to antiquity and from there to the present. All civilizations lived in Anatolia left traces...
Continue reading...Cities Visited by Apostle Paul in Asia Minor
Even though Paul started his life as a Jewish born man of Tarsus and turned into a Christian hunter in his adulthood, he was confronted by...
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