Educative 3D Ephesus Video
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe ancient city of Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For travelers and tourists, it offers a rich history, as well as one of…
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Ephesus in the List of Top 17 Attractions in Europe
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 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…
Feasts in the Ancient City of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutesThe 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…
Ephesus Meets The Sea Again
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesWork 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…
Shocking Revelation About Ephesian Gladiators
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesA 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…
An Amazing Night and a Private Event in Ephesus with Hasan Gulday
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesI 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…
Happy Birthday Our Pretty Artemis!
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesLeto, 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…
A Private Guide for a very Private Guest
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteI recently had the chance to be the tour guide of a famous Indian actress Karunya Ram and her beautiful sister. We had a great…
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…
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…
Philadelphia Church of Seven Churches from Revelation
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 —…
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…
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…
Differences Between Greek and Roman Theaters
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Grotto of Apostle Paul in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 13 minutesWhy the Grotto of Saint Paul Is One of the Most Important Early Christian Sites in Ephesus The Grotto of Saint Paul holds a significance that…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…