Doves are the symbol of peace and devotion to family in Islam, a symbol of the “Holy Spirit” in Christianity. In Cappadocia, dove-cotes, are hollowed out into the upper parts of almost all the valleys and Angels’Chimneys where martens and foxes could hardly climb and feast on […]
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Ortaköy a neighbourhood, formerly a small village, within the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, located in the middle of the European bank of the Bosphorus. Ortaköy was a cosmopolitan area during the Ottoman era and the first decades of the Turkish Republic, with communities of Turks, Greeks, […]
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Kadifekale is the name of the hill located within the urban zone of Izmir ,(Smyrna) Turkey, as well as being the name of the ancient castle on top of the same hill. The summit where the castle is found is located at a distance of about 2 […]
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The site of Charchemish (Jerablus) is located on the west bank of the Euphrates River, straddling the modern Turkey-Syria border. The site consists of a citadel, an inner town, and an outer town. The citadel and inner town lie in Turkey, and most of the outer town, […]
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The Apostolic Fathers are five Early Christian authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century. They are acknowledged as leaders in the early church, although their writings were not included in the New Testament. […]
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The Ottomans created the greatest and most powerful State in Turkish history. In the reign of Murat III (1574- 1595) the Ottoman Empire extended over an area of some 20 million sq km. in three continents. The origins of the Ottomans go back to one of the principalities […]
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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.
