25 things you can do when you visit Ephesus Ancient City
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Discovery Of 3200 Years Old Mycenaean Statue Nearby Ephesus
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,…
Interesting Discovery in Ancient Smyrna (Izmir) Agora Excavations
Ceramic artifacts from the Ottoman period were also found in the new excavations in the Agora, the ancient ruins in the city center, whose area expanded…
Thrilling Air Show in Cappadocia by Valentin Delluc
Valentin Delluc* is an extreme sports athlete and has had many television appearances. His first video featuring speedflying show in Cappadocia, Turkey was recently released. Valentin…
Ephesus in the List of Top 17 Attractions in Europe
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…
Feasts in the Ancient City of Ephesus
An ancient Greek feast in Ephesus was mostly a men’s dinner party with two parts. Guests lay on couches called klines and ate first. Then came…
The World’s Largest Ancient Floor Mosaic in Turkey
This massive one-piece floor mosaic of 1,200 square meters, found during the construction work of a hotel in Hatay in 2010, attracts attention with its geometric…
Ephesus Meets The Sea Again
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…
Shocking Revelation About Ephesian Gladiators
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…
2300-year-old Mini-heart Found in Troy
A three-centimeter clay mini pottery was found in the ancient city of Troy in Turkey. Archaeologists are working to reach new findings in the ancient city,…
An Amazing Night and a Private Event in Ephesus with Hasan Gulday
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…
Leonardo da Vinci in the Ottoman Empire
After French troops invaded Milan in 1499, Leonardo da Vinci fled Milan and eventually settled in Venice, where he came into contact with Ottoman Turkish merchants.…
Epictetus of Hierapolis
Hierapolis is an ancient city in Turkey’s world-famous UNESCO world heritage site Pamukkale. Today I want to share some wisdom from the most famous philosopher born…
Happy Birthday Our Pretty Artemis!
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…
A Private Guide for a very Private Guest
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…
My article in Jerusalem Post
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…
Saint Paul Trail in Turkey
In our country, especially long-distance trekking routes and trails have attracted a lot of attention lately. The long journey of Saint Paul, one of the most…
12 Famous Turkish TV Shows
Turkey is the second biggest TV show exporter in the world, producing a lot of productions every year. Some of these TV shows reach worldwide fame…
9 Outstanding Cities in Turkey for Foodie Travelers
Gastronomic tourism, one of the popular trends of recent years, is perfect for those who love to travel and eat. I will try to point out…
Surgery in Ancient Turkey
“Knife is good if medicine doesn’t work, fire is good if the knife doesn’t.” Roman saying Although the history of surgery is as old as humanity,…
World’s Oldest Emoji was Discovered in Turkey
The “smile” emoji on the 3,700 years old jug, which was unearthed by the Turkish – Italian team of archeologists in Karkamış, one of the most…
The Siloam Inscription and Its Journey Back to Israel
I would like to tell you about the story and journey of the Siloam Inscription, which is a very important historical artifact for Hebrew and Biblical…
Top 7 Creative Museums of Turkey
Concept and modern museums, which specialize in expanding areas of interest, changing technologies, and certain subjects, are candidates to become popular museums with new exhibition techniques…
12 Interesting Alternatives to Traditional Museums in Istanbul
Istanbul is an amazing cultural mosaic because it has been the center of many states for centuries. You can see the minarets and synagogues rising just…
Amazing Drone Footage Over Hierapolis Ancient City in Turkey
I recently guided a tourist group in Hierapolis Ancient City. A person in this group happened to have a sophisticated drone with him. We shot a…
A Tour Under the Rain in Ephesus
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…
Top 18 Sacred Attractions and Routes in Turkey
Anatolia, the first place where civilization was born, became a landscape where the events that shaped world history and magnificent cities with magnificent sacred monuments came…
Amazing Turkish Honey
You already know what an important part of Turkish culture honey is when you come across the legendary Turkish breakfast which is dominated by honey. Also…
Thyatira the Misled Church
Location and Importance of Thyatira Located on the Izmir – Istanbul road, Akhisar District was founded on the ancient city of Thyateira also known as Thyatira,…
Manisa City of Princes
Manisa is the ‘City of Princes’, where the sultans, who were the sons of the Ottoman emperor, spent their princely period. Manisa is an important historical…
Philadelphia Church of Seven Churches from Revelation
The Philadelphia church of Revelation 3:7-13 stood in today's Alaşehir: what its letter says and the Byzantine piers you can still see there.
Galen the Greatest Doctor of Antiquity
Cassius Claudii Galenos or more commonly known as Galen was born in the year 130 in the City of Pergamon (Modern Bergama of today’s Turkey). His…
Sardis Ancient City Turkey: Lydia Capital, Temple of Artemis & Synagogue
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Pergamon Ancient City
The 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…
Lagina Ancient City And The Temple of Hecate
Anatolia hosted many cult areas in ancient times. One of them was Lagina Hecate Sanctuary. The mysterious Goddess Hecate believed to hold the key to Hades,…
Hecate the Virtuous and the Sinful
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…
Education and Literacy in Ancient Times
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…
Cats of Ephesus
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…
Basilica Cistern
History 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…
Sultanahmet Square
Sultanahmet Square, which is among the most important squares of Istanbul, sheds light on how deep and rich the history of Istanbul is. Having hosted many…
Spice Bazaar of Istanbul
Spice Bazaar, one of the oldest covered bazaars in Istanbul, attracts the attention of many local and foreign tourists with its orientalist atmosphere. So much so…
Turkish Tourism Of The Year 2021 in Numbers
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…
10 Ancient Philosophers of Anatolia
The ancient philosophers of Anatolia in this post are Thales, Anaximander, Anaxagoras, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Aristotle, Diogenes, Strabo, Galen and Epictetus. They lived from about 600 BC…
Slavery in Anatolia During Antiquity
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…
Menorahs in Ephesus
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 —…
Top Tourist Scams in Turkey
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…
Zerzevan Castle and Mithras Temple
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…
Archeological Discoveries Made in Turkey in 2021
2021 was the year of easing restrictions of the Covid outbreak and archeological teams all around Turkey started to make it back to the excavations in…
Differences Between Greek and Roman Theaters
Greek vs Roman theater: Greek seats lean on a hillside, Roman seats stand on vaults. See how to tell them apart at Priene, Miletus, Ephesus and Aspendos.
Gaius Julius Caesar
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…