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Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes The city of Ephesus, nestled in the western coast of Asia Minor, was a bustling metropolis in the 1st century AD during the early years of...
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Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes The city of Ephesus, nestled in the western coast of Asia Minor, was a bustling metropolis in the 1st century AD during the early years of...
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Merhaba (Hello) everyone, and welcome to Ephesus! I’m Hasan Gülday, your local tour guide, and I’m here to ensure you have the most comfortable and enjoyable...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Ayasuluk Hill, also known as Ayasuluk Höyük, is an ancient mound located in İzmir Province, Turkey. It holds a special place within the Ephesus UNESCO World...
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes The Ephesus Prytaneion, often referred to as the Town Hall, was more than just a center of governance. It served as a vibrant and symbolic hub...
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The city of Ephesus was one of the most important cities in the ancient world, and a complex system of aqueducts was developed to meet its...
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Ancient Ephesus, situated on the most west point of Asia Minor (modern-day Selçuk, Turkey), was strategically positioned for trade and obviously when Ephesus was founded, this...
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Early Christianity blossomed in Ephesus thanks to the apostle Paul’s transformative ministry. The Epistle to the Ephesians, which stands as a biblical cornerstone, reflects the city’s...
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes The ancient Ephesus witnessed the rise and fall of several remarkable civilizations, two of the most important being the Hellenistic and Roman cultures. While both the...
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Ephesus, an ancient Greek city located in present-day Turkey, stands as a testament to the rich tapestry of cultures and religions that intermingled in the ancient...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Callinus is a poet from Ephesus, who lived in the seventh century BC. We don’t know much about his life. As we know, Callinus witnessed the...
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Selcuk, which has a history of 8 thousand years, is one of the most important centers of the world in terms of archeology, history, religion, and...
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Arcadian Street of Ephesus or Arcadian Road of Ephesus, which stretches from the theater to the port, connects the port gate to the center of Ephesus....
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Ephesians in their early years generally did not have apartments. Apartment type which was known as insula blocks, which were built due to the overpopulation explosion...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Before or after your tour of Ephesus, you’ll enjoy reading these eight stories in an amazing new book about Ephesus by Finlay McQuade. They are all...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The Sixth International Ephesus Opera and Ballet Festival is waiting for you! The International Ephesus Opera and Ballet Festival will take place between 7th and 21st...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes 6th of May is considered the birthday of the Ephesian goddess Artemis, and festivals were held in her name. The festival for Artemis during the month...
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Ephesus Experience Museum is an exhilarating attraction which is located in Ephesus Ancient City and brings visitors back to the old city of Ephesus when...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Discover amazing Ephesus with this free virtual tour. The ancient city is waiting for you! To know the city of Ephesus, start the tour in the...
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Here are 25 things you can do when you visit Ephesus Ancient City;
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute During the archaeological excavations near the ancient city of Ephesus, a 3,200-year-old Mycenaean statuette was found. This new discovery could change the perspective of the Hittite,...
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute The ancient city of Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For travelers and tourists, it offers a rich history, as well as one of the...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The Ancient City of Ephesus was featured in the list of the 17 best destinations recommended by CNN’s travel edition*. CNN drew attention to the care...
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes The custom of eating while lying down, which was adopted as a luxurious, extravagant tradition since the 6th century BC, was taken from Lydia or Persians...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Work continues at full speed on the ‘Ephesus Ancient Canal Project’, which will bring the Ancient City of Ephesus, one of the important historical values of...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes A Shocking Revelation About Ephesian Gladiators was made. Analysis of the bones of Roman gladiators buried in the ancient city of Ephesus shows that these warriors...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes I recently had the privilege of leading a tour of my favorite ancient city which is Ephesus. This tour was specially organized by Tekfen Foundation which...
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Leto, the mother of Artemis and Apollo, went into labor which too for 9 days. On the eighth day, on May 6th, Artemis was born, and...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Update – As of today (February 6th 2023) 37.185* people in Turkey was diagnosed with corona disease. Less than 100 people had corona related deaths thanks...
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute I recently had the chance to be the tour guide of a famous Indian actress Karunya Ram and her beautiful sister. We had a great private...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes I was recently contacted by Judith Sudilovsky from Jerusalem Post newspaper which is the most read English newspaper in Israel and asked to contribute to an...
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Today I had an amazing experience in Ephesus ancient city during my tour. It was not a crowded day indeed me and my guests were the...
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Unfortunately, most of the Philadelphia ancient city remains under the modern settlement called Alaşehir today. In the Roman Period, Philadelphia was called “Little Athens” due to...
Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes The ruins of the ancient city of Sardis, the capital of the Lydian Union, are in the Sart town of Salihli District in today’s Turkey. It...
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes You may have started to hear the name of Hecate when things such as spells and witchcraft are mentioned from time to time in today’s popular...
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Literacy goes back thousands of years, but the popularity of literacy in the world is a very new phase. Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, the cheapening...
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Cats have been beloved companions of humans for thousands of years, and the ancient city of Ephesus in modern-day Turkey was no exception. The cats of...
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Sultanahmet Square remains to be one of the most visited spots in Turkey. Sultanahmet Square is situated in the center of the Historic Peninsula of Istanbul...
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Tourism was one of the sectors that suffered the most in 2020 due to the global pandemic. With the measures taken and the acceleration of the...
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Philosophy is the study of fundamental truths. For this purpose, philosophy opens up ways to deal with the views and concepts of daily life, science, art,...
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes In the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., the Anatolian economy was in very good condition and was experiencing its golden age in almost every field. With...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Menorah has many symbolic meanings. Its first meaning is to symbolize the “Perpetual Light”. After God created heaven and earth, he first said “Yehi ‘Or –...
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Wherever we are in the world, low incomes and low living standards have taught people little survival tactics and tourists are always the easiest prey! Here...
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Zerzevan Castle, which was built by the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) as a military base on the ancient trade route between Diyarbakır and Mardin, and...
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Greek and Roman theaters are the most commonly seen ancient theaters in Anatolia. There are also some Greco-Roman theaters that are hybrids of these two styles....
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Julius Caesar was born in Rome in 102 BC. His mother was Aurelia Cotta and his father was Gaius Julius. It is claimed that Caesar took...
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Et tu, Brute? (You too, Brutus?) Roman Emperor Caesar Founded in the 1st century B.C. under the leadership of Augustus, the Roman Empire ruled in the...
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Nightingale Mountain is 12 km from Selcuk district. The importance of Nightingale Mountain in terms of archeology and religious history is that the ancient city of...
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes UPDATE October 14, 2021 Today Viking Cruise made its 3rd visit to Kusadasi Cruise Port. News sources confirmed that several other cruise liners such as Norwegian,...
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes A brief look at the life of Nasreddin Hodja, who was a Turkish satirist and he is thought to have lived in the 13th century, during...
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Seeing a world heritage site is not an everyday adventure for many of us. Ephesus Ancient City and surrounding...
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