Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesDilek Peninsula National Park is a unique part of the world and where almost all the plants which can be seen along the coasts from […]
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Kusadasi Town
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesKusadasi town is a district of Aydin province. Kusadasi is located 71 kilometers from the Aydin city center, on the Aegean coastline. Kusadasi town is […]
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Kusadasi Kaleici Mosque
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesKusadasi Kaleici Mosque was constructed by Okuz Mehmet Pasha in 1618 one year before he passed away. Therefore, it was also named as “Okuz Mehmet […]
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Caravansary of Kusadasi
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesThe commercial potential of the cities play an important role in the historical development. The commercial buildings are the most concrete indicators of this potential […]
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Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesThe watch towers and the walls of the Pigeon Island or also known as Guvercin Ada were constructed in the Byzantine period and kept their […]
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Apollos in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesApollos was a first century apostle who was born as Jewish and later converted into Christianity. His name was mentioned several time in the New […]
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Otrera the Mother of Amazons
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteOtrera was the daughter of the god of the eastern winds Eurus. She was the mistress of god of war Ares. As we know Otrera […]
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Heracleides the Sculptor from Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteHeracleides the Sculptor from Ephesus left the world known statue of Ares which is shown today in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The names of […]
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5 Great UNESCO World Heritages Sites in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are nearly 20 UNESCO World Heritages sites in Turkey and also there are more than 100 sites from Turkey in the Tentative list of […]
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Phocaea Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Phocaea district emerged as an Ionian city in Antiquity, it was named Phokaia due to the seals living in the surrounding seas and this […]
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How people used to shave?
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesHow people used to shave? The shaver, which is in everyone’s home today, is actually a very new invention. If we go back a little, […]
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Mount Ararat
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesMount Ararat is a mountain with an altitude of 5,137 meters located in the Eastern Anatolia Region, also known for its volcanic features. Turkey’s Mount […]
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Carians: People living in the garden of the Sun
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesCarians are among the Western Anatolia’s indigenous people, whom Sumerian once called ”Carians: People living in the garden of the Sun”. Carieans lived in an […]
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Carian Labrys Symbols in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesDouble-headed axe ”labrys” was an important symbol in the ancient Mediterranean civilization. As far as we understand labrys axes were commonly used in rituals. Early […]
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Ephesia Grammata: Magic in Ancient Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesAncient and late antique Mediterranean worlds were strange places where magic was a common daily practice believed by millions of people. Believers used several types […]
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