My article in Jerusalem Post
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesI 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...
April 28, 2022
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A Tour Under the Rain in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday 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...
February 24, 2022
Thyatira the Misled Church
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesLocation and Importance of Thyatira Located on the Izmir – Istanbul road, Akhisar District was founded on the ancient city of Thyateira also known as Thyatira,...
February 13, 2022
Philadelphia Church of Seven Churches from Revelation
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesUnfortunately, 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...
February 11, 2022
Pergamon Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutesThe city of Pergamon, protected by Zeus, the father of the gods, and protected by the goddess Athena, who represents reason and intelligence; The Pergamon Acropolis...
February 5, 2022
Hecate the Virtuous and the Sinful
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesYou 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...
January 28, 2022
Education and Literacy in Ancient Times
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesLiteracy 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...
January 22, 2022
Cats of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesCats 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...
January 20, 2022
Basilica Cistern
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutesHistory of Basilica Cistern Since Istanbul has always been the crown jewel of powerful states in all ages of history. Byzantine and Ottoman emperors had cisterns...
January 19, 2022
Turkish Tourism Of The Year 2021 in Numbers
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesTourism 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...
January 6, 2022
10 Ancient Philosophers of Anatolia
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutesPhilosophy 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,...
December 29, 2021
Slavery in Anatolia During Antiquity
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesIn 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...
December 27, 2021
Menorahs in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesMenorah has many symbolic meanings. Its first meaning is to symbolize the “Perpetual Light”. After God created heaven and earth, he first said “Yehi ‘Or —...
December 22, 2021
Hercules in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutesHercules, one of the most well-known characters of Greek and Roman mythology, who is also known as Heracles has settled in cultures all over the world...
November 27, 2021
Boji The Wandering Dog Of Istanbul
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesBoji The Wandering Dog Of Istanbul travels by public transport and he changes 25-30 stations a day while traveling 35 km. Boji, which travels around Istanbul...
November 21, 2021
Differences Between Greek and Roman Theaters
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesGreek 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....
November 9, 2021
Afro-Turks
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesAfro-Turks are usually the children and grandchildren of those who settled in Anatolia from Africa mostly came through the slave trade or other means during various...
November 6, 2021
Roman Empire
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesEt 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...
November 4, 2021
Nightingale Mountain
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteNightingale 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...
October 16, 2021
Panayır Mountain
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minutePanayır Mountain, which is also known as Pion Mountaion, is one of the two mountains surrounding Ephesus Ancient City. Panayır Mountain gets its name from the...
October 14, 2021
Cruises Are Back to Kusadasi
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesUPDATE 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,...
October 6, 2021
Nasreddin Hodja
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesA 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...
September 13, 2021
Top 10 Reasons To Visit Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesEphesus 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...
September 6, 2021
7 Best Places to Eat Ice Cream in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesTurkey is a destination which can be visited all year round but it might be more popular especially during summertime. Ice cream is a very popular...
August 30, 2021
Grotto of Apostle Paul in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutesApostle Paul spent nearly 3 years in Ephesus. Several Biblical events took place during Apostle Paul’s time in Ephesus such as Burning of the Books on...
July 11, 2021
Soranus the Physician from Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteSoranus the Physician from Ephesus was born in the Roman capital of Asia Minor which was Ephesus city. He was believed to be born in the...
July 11, 2021
Ephesus Ancient City Featured in Popular Music Video
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteMahmut Orhan is one of the most popular Turkish musicians around the world today. Most of his productions made it to the top of the music...
April 18, 2021
The Cave of Seven Sleepers nearby Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Legend of the Seven Sleepers According to the legend told in different versions in different sources, seven Christian young boys who lived under the reign...
February 25, 2021
Battle of Ephesus in 1147
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Battle of Ephesus in 1147 took place in between the crusader army assembled by the Kingdom of France leaded by Louis VII of France and...
February 21, 2021
Epistle to the Ephesians
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteEpistle to the Ephesians is the forty-ninth book of the Bible and the tenth book of the New Testament. It was written by Paul to Ephesians....
February 12, 2021
Chersiphron and Metagenes of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteChersiphron and his son Metagenes were natives of Crete. They were the architects of the second temple of Artemis in Ephesus. They began their work in...
February 3, 2021
Battle of Ephesus in 498 BC
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Battle of Ephesus in 498 BC was one of the turning points of the Ionian Revolt, which took place between 499-493 BC. Many Greek cities...
February 1, 2021
Apostle Gaius
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteApostle Gaius is one of the most important people of Ephesus since his name was mentioned in Holy Bible. Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole...
January 19, 2021
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 Testament....
January 18, 2021
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 created...
January 17, 2021
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 forms...
January 8, 2021
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 of...
January 2, 2021
Gladiators of the Ancient World
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesRoots of Gladiators The early gladiators were criminals sentenced to death for their crimes. These people were taken to the arena or the theater for their...
December 23, 2020
Rufus the Doctor from Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesRufus the doctor was an Ephesian Greek who was born during the era of Emperor Trajan. Rufus was a follower of the famous physician Hippocrates and...
December 21, 2020
Memnon of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteMemnon of Ephesus was the bishop of Ephesus during one of the most important Christian era events of the city which was the third ecumenical council...
December 13, 2020
Parrhasius of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesEvenor who was another painter from Ephesus was the father of Parrhasius. Parrhasius of Ephesus did not fall far from the three and became a painter himself...
December 12, 2020
Emperor Hadrian
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesEmperor Hadrian, full name ”Caesar Traianus Hadrianus”, was born in 76 AD. He came from a Roman family who moved to Spain. His parents were from...
December 9, 2020
Alexander Lychnus of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlexander Lychnus of Ephesus was a poet. He was born in Ephesus around the first century BC. Strabo, the famous geographer, philosopher, and historian from Anatolia,...
December 4, 2020
Miracles at the House of Virgin Mary in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesPeople 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...
October 27, 2020
Cities Visited by Apostle Paul in Asia Minor
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesEven 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 Jesus,...
October 2, 2020
Amazing Time-lapse Video of Celsus Library in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was the year 2019 when I shot this Amazing Time-lapse Video of Celsus Library in Ephesus. It was a very busy day with 3 cruise...
September 26, 2020
T. Claudius Flavius Dionysius of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesPhilostratus of Athens speaks about T. Claudius Flavius Dionysius of Ephesus as the subject in his work “Life of the Philosopher”. Philostratus tells that he was...
August 2, 2020
Heraclitus and Ephesian School
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesEphesus hosted some of the best and most well-known philosophers of ancient times such as Hipponax and Heraclitus. Also, one of the most important philosophical schools...
May 5, 2020
Guide to the Temple of Hadrian in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Temple of Hadrian, located in the middle of the ancient city of Ephesus, was built to honor the Emperor of Rome Hadrianus. It was built...
March 12, 2020
Olive Oil in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 16 minutesHistory Olive Oil The oldest historically discovered data on olive trees dates back to about 40 thousand BC. In the archaeological studies carried out on the...
March 10, 2020
