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...
September 12, 2022
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The World’s Largest Ancient Floor Mosaic in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis 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...
September 6, 2022
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...
September 1, 2022
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...
August 30, 2022
2300-year-old Mini-heart Found in Troy
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 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,...
August 28, 2022
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...
July 10, 2022
Leonardo da Vinci in the Ottoman Empire
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter 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....
July 9, 2022
Epictetus of Hierapolis
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesHierapolis 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...
July 7, 2022
Important Corona Update from Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesUpdate – 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...
May 1, 2022
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 private...
May 1, 2022
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
Saint Paul Trail in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 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...
April 20, 2022
12 Famous Turkish TV Shows
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutesTurkey 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...
March 27, 2022
9 Outstanding Cities in Turkey for Foodie Travelers
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutesGastronomic 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...
March 26, 2022
Surgery in Ancient Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes“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,...
March 17, 2022
World’s Oldest Emoji was Discovered in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesThe “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...
March 15, 2022
The Siloam Inscription and Its Journey Back to Israel
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesI 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...
March 13, 2022
Top 7 Creative Museums of Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutesConcept 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...
March 12, 2022
12 Interesting Alternatives to Traditional Museums in Istanbul
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesIstanbul 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...
March 7, 2022
Amazing Drone Footage Over Hierapolis Ancient City in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteI 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...
March 6, 2022
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
Top 18 Sacred Attractions and Routes in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutesAnatolia, 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...
February 18, 2022
Amazing Turkish Honey
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesYou 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...
February 15, 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
Manisa City of Princes
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesManisa 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...
February 12, 2022
Philadelphia Church of Seven Churches from Revelation
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February 11, 2022
Galen the Greatest Doctor of Antiquity
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesCassius 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...
February 10, 2022
Sardis Ancient City Turkey: Lydia Capital, Temple of Artemis & Synagogue
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February 9, 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
Lagina Ancient City And The Temple of Hecate
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesAnatolia 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,...
January 30, 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
Sultanahmet Square
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesSultanahmet 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...
January 11, 2022
Spice Bazaar of Istanbul
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesSpice 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...
January 10, 2022
Attractions Around Sultanahmet Square
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesSultanahmet 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...
January 9, 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
Top Tourist Scams in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesWherever 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...
December 21, 2021
Zerzevan Castle and Mithras Temple
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutesZerzevan 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...
December 19, 2021
Archeological Discoveries Made in Turkey in 2021
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes2021 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...
December 19, 2021
Differences Between Greek and Roman Theaters
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesDifferences Between Greek and Roman Theaters, Hire Turkish tour guide, book Turkish archeological tour guide, hire English speaking tour guide in Turkey, Turkey Guide
November 9, 2021
Gaius Julius Caesar
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesJulius 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...
November 6, 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
