The Grand Bazaar

June 29, 2026June 29, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutesGrand Bazaar Istanbul, Kapalıçarşı, covered market, Turkish carpets, shopping in Istanbul, Grand Bazaar guided tour, bargaining tips, Grand Bazaar opening hours, private Istanbul tour, Grand Bazaar, Kapalıçarşı, Grand Bazaar Istanbul, Grand Bazaar tour, covered market, Turkish carpets, kilim, shopping in Istanbul, bargaining, haggling, Ottoman, Mehmed the Conqueror, jewellery, spices, İznik tiles, hans, Istanbul tour guide, private Istanbul tour, things to do in Istanbul, Turkey travel

Bosphorus Bridge of Istanbul connects two continents to each other. One side is on Asia and the other one on Europe.

The Bosphorus

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes The Bosphorus, The Bosphorus Istanbul, Bosphorus cruise, Bosphorus tour, Europe and Asia, Dolmabahçe Palace, sunset cruise Istanbul, private Bosphorus tour, Bosphorus boat trip, yalı, Bosphorus, Bosphorus cruise, Bosphorus tour, Bosphorus Istanbul, private Bosphorus tour, sunset cruise Istanbul, Europe and Asia, Dolmabahçe Palace, Ortaköy, Rumeli Hisarı, Beylerbeyi Palace, yalı, ferry, Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Istanbul tour guide, boat tour, things to do in Istanbul, Istanbul shore excursion, Turkey travel

Saint Jerome

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesSaint Jerome, the Vulgate, Latin Bible, Doctor of the Church, Bethlehem, early Church Fathers, Saint Jerome, Jerome, the Vulgate, Latin Bible, Bible translation, Doctor of the Church, Church Fathers, Bethlehem, early Christianity, Christian history, Hebrew, Greek, Book of Revelation, Seven Churches, biblical scholar

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Cicero

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesCicero, Roman orator, Roman Republic, governor of Cilicia, Mark Antony, Roman law, Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator, Roman Republic, governor of Cilicia, Cilicia, Mark Antony, Catiline, Roman law, philosophy, rhetoric, ancient Rome, Roman history, Turkey

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A Roman coin from the era of Emperor Nerva of the Roman Empire

Nerva and the Christians After Domitian

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesNerva Roman emperor, after Domitian, persecution of Christians, fiscus Judaicus, Apostle John Patmos, Five Good Emperors, Nerva, Roman emperor Nerva, Domitian, persecution of Christians, early Christianity, Apostle John, Patmos, Book of Revelation, Seven Churches, fiscus Judaicus, Jewish tax, Trajan, Five Good Emperors, Ephesus, Roman Empire, Christian history

The Blue Mosque

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutesBlue Mosque Istanbul, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, İznik tiles, six minarets, Sultanahmet, Blue Mosque guided tour, Blue Mosque dress code, Blue Mosque opening hours, private Istanbul tour, Blue Mosque, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Blue Mosque Istanbul, Blue Mosque tour, Blue Mosque guided tour, İznik tiles, six minarets, Sultanahmet, Ottoman architecture, Sinan, Sedefkar Mehmed Aga, Hagia Sophia, mosque dress code, prayer times, Istanbul tour guide, private Istanbul tour, things to do in Istanbul, Istanbul shore excursion, Turkey travel, Sultan Ahmed I

How John Wrote Revelation in Exile on Patmos

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 13 minutesHow does an old man on a Roman prison island write one of the most complex books ever? Let me walk you through how John wrote Revelation on Patmos — cave, scribe, and all.

Illustration of Early Restorations at the Celsus Library of Ephesus

The Legacy Of Celsus Library Excavations and Restorations

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Valeriya Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Legacy Of Celsus Library Excavations and Restorations, history of Celsus Library, Celsus Library of Ephesus Pictures, Information about Celsus Library, Tour of Ephesus

Nicolaitans and Nicolaitanism

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesNicolaitanism, Book of Revelation, Seven Churches, Ephesus, Pergamon, Nicolas of Antioch, Nicolaitans, Nicolaitanism, Book of Revelation, Seven Churches of Revelation, Ephesus, Pergamon, Nicolas of Antioch, Balaam, heresy, sect, apocalypse, Asia Minor, early Christianity, Christian history, Bible

Entrance of the Cave of Apocalypse at the Patmos Island on the Aegean where Saint John had his visions

Prochorus of Patmos

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesProchorus of Patmos, scribe of John, Book of Revelation Patmos, seven deacons, disciple of Saint John, Prochorus, Prochorus of Patmos, Saint John, Apostle John, Patmos, Book of Revelation, Cave of the Apocalypse, seven deacons, scribe of John, early Christianity, Seven Churches of Revelation, Ephesus, Aegean, Christian history, Bible

The last supper fresco on the ceiling of the Saint Poplycarp Church in Izmir (Smyrna)

Irenaeus of Lyon

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesIrenaeus of Lyon, Against Heresies, disciple of Polycarp, Smyrna, Quartodeciman controversy, Irenaeus, Irenaeus of Lyon, Against Heresies, Polycarp, Smyrna, Izmir, Gnosticism, Apostle John, early Church Fathers, Quartodeciman controversy, apostolic tradition, Seven Churches, early Christianity, Christian history

Apostle Gaius of Ephesus

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesGaius companion of Paul, silversmiths riot Ephesus, Great Theatre Ephesus, Acts 19, Aristarchus, Gaius, Gaius of Ephesus, Apostle Paul, Saint Paul, silversmiths riot, Great Theatre, Ephesus, Acts 19, Aristarchus, Artemis, New Testament, Bible, early Christianity, Christian history

Ignatius of Antioch

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesLetter to the Ephesians, Apostolic Father, Ignatius martyrdom, Smyrna, Polycarp
Tags: Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Ephesians, Apostolic Father, Apostolic Fathers, Polycarp, Smyrna, Antioch, martyrdom, Trajan, Eucharist, Ephesus, early Christianity, early Church, Christian history

Hasan Gülday the Biblical Turkey Tour Guide and his guests in the Saint Poplycarp Church in Izmir (Smyrna)

Nestorius of Constantinople

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesNestorius, Nestorianism, Council of Ephesus, Theotokos, Mother of God, Patriarch of Constantinople, Cyril of Alexandria, Christology, Church of the East, heresy, Virgin Mary, ecumenical council, early Christianity, Ephesus, Christian history

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Hippolytus of Rome

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes: Hippolytus of Rome, Hippolytus, antipope, Apostolic Tradition, Refutation of All Heresies, early Church Fathers, heresy, Rome, martyr, liturgy, theology, early Christianity, Christian history, Church history

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Theodosius and Ephesus

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesTheodosius, Theodosius II, Theodosius I, Council of Ephesus, Seven Sleepers, Roman emperor, Byzantine, Temple of Artemis, Church of Mary, Constantinople, late antiquity, Ephesus, early Christianity, Christian history

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Cyril of Alexandria

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesCyril of Alexandria, Council of Ephesus, Theotokos, Mother of God, Patriarch of Alexandria, Nestorius, Christology, Doctor of the Church, Church of Mary, ecumenical council, Virgin Mary, early Christianity, Ephesus, Christian history

The Council of Ephesus of 431 and Mary Theotokos

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutesIn the hot summer of 431, two hundred bishops gathered in Ephesus and named Mary Theotokos. Let me walk you through the Council of Ephesus, and the church where it all happened.

The Seven Churches of Revelation and Ephesus Church from the Churches of Asia Minor

The Letter to the Church of Ephesus in Revelation

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutesThe first of the seven letters goes to the church I know best, just twenty minutes from my door. Let me walk you through the letter to the church of Ephesus, line by line.

at the ruins at the Thyatira Church Ruins Today's at Akhisar of Modern Turkey

Church of Thyatira and the Longest Letter in Revelation

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutesThyatira has the least to see and the longest letter of the seven. Let me show you why the church of Thyatira mattered so much — guilds, Lydia, and all.

Miracles and apostolic wonders in Asia Minor

Miracles in Asia Minor During the Apostolic Age in Turkey

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 25 minutesBy Hasan Gülday — Licensed Professional Tour Guide, Smyrna / Ephesus / Kusadasi When my pilgrim guests walk with me through the marble streets of […]

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Saint Polycarp of Smyrna

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutesSaint Polycarp of Smyrna, Polycarp martyrdom, bishop of Smyrna, Apostolic Fathers, disciple of Apostle John, Martyrdom of Polycarp, Irenaeus of Lyon, early Christian martyrs, Seven Churches of Revelation, Church of St Polycarp, Smyrna, İzmir, Ephesus, Kadifekale, Agora of Smyrna, biblical tour Turkey, Seven Churches tour, İzmir Christian heritage tour, Ephesus tour guide, licensed guide Turkey, Polycarp bishop of Smyrna, martyrdom of Polycarp, Polycarp and the Apostle John, Church of St Polycarp Izmir, Apostolic Fathers

Polycrates of Ephesus

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutesPolycrates of Ephesus was the bishop of Ephesus in the late second century AD and one of the most important Christian leaders of Asia Minor of his day. He is remembered above all for a single bold act: when the bishop of Rome tried to force every church to celebrate Easter on a Sunday, Polycrates wrote a fearless letter defending the ancient tradition of Asia — a tradition he traced all the way back to the apostles John and Philip, who lay buried in his own region. His stand is one of the most revealing episodes in the early history of the Church.

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Following the Footsteps of Early Christian Women: Mary, Thecla, and Lydia in Asia Minor

Persecution of Early Christians in Asia Minor

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 19 minutesThe story of the early Christian martyrs is rarely as simple as it sounds. Let me walk you through the real persecution of early Christians in Asia Minor — site by site.

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Seven Churches of Revelation Order. The Messenger's Route.

How the Letters Travelled Between the Seven Churches

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutesWhy these seven cities, and why in this order? The answer is a road. Let me walk you through the seven churches of Revelation, the way the first messenger did.

The tomb of St Philip in Hierapolis (Pamukkale), Turkey

Martyrium of Saint Philip: Pamukkale’s Hidden Tomb

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutesSaint Philip Pamukkale, Apostle Philip Hierapolis, Tomb of Saint Philip, Hierapolis Christian site, Philip’s daughters Hierapolis, things to see in Pamukkale

The Travels of Saint Paul the Apostle, From Damascus to Rome

Cities Visited by Apostle Paul in Asia Minor

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Hasan Gülday 5 comments

Estimated Reading Time: 25 minutescities visited by Apostle Paul in Asia Minor, Apostle Paul cities in Turkey, footsteps of Apostle Paul Turkey, Paul missionary journey cities, biblical cities in Turkey, St Paul Turkey, Pauline cities Asia Minor, Apostle Paul Bible tour Turkey, Apostle Paul cities, Apostle Paul in Asia Minor, footsteps of Apostle Paul, Paul missionary journeys Turkey, biblical Turkey tour, Tarsus, Ephesus, Antioch Pisidia, Miletus, Lystra, Iconium, Saint Paul Trail, biblical tour guide Turkey

Pagan to Christian Asia Minor

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutesDiscover how pagan Asia Minor transitioned to Christianity. Explore the history of Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and ancient Turkey with Hasan Gülday.