Adramyttium was founded in the fourth century B.C. by Lydian kings as one of their points of defense. Behind the town rise the slopes of Kaz Dağı, the Mt. Ida, “many-fountained Ida” of Tennyson’s “Oenone” where Paris gave up his pastoral life for a romance with Helen. […]
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It is appropriate to begin the description of the biblical sites of the New Testament with Antioch, the most southern of those in Turkey, because this is where the followers of Jesus were first called Christians. After the stoning of Stephen for blasphemy in Jerusalem in about […]
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Assos also known as Behramkale, is a small historically rich town in the Ayvacık district of the Çanakkale Province, Turkey. After leaving the Platonic Academy in Athens, Aristotle (joined by Xenocrates) went to Assos, where he was welcomed by King Hermias, and opened an Academy in this […]
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Colossae has very few archeological remains uncovered and the place is not often visited. About forty-five years ago one of the authors and Miss Olive Greene tried to find the site with the aid of the only guidebook to the area in existence then, A Handbook for […]
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Harran, a place of wisdom where time stands still… The subsoil of this desert-yellow earth is even richer than what is on the surface in this ancient city, for splendor at Harran goes back centuries. But vestiges of the past, hints of grandeur whispered by the stone, […]
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Aspendos was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of central Serik. Aspendos was an ancient city in Pamphylia, Asia Minor, located about 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya, Turkey. It was situated on […]
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The city of Urfa (Sanli Urfa), dates back to the second millennium B.C. when it may have been the capital of a Human state. It has been known variously as Orrhoé, Orhai, and Osrhoene. One of the early Christian communities developed here. Their language was not Greek […]
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Both the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers rise in central Turkey. The Euphrates has recently been dammed at Keban to provide hydroelectric power for Anatolia. The upper Euphrates consists of two main branches, the more northerly Karasu and the Murat which is longer and carries more water. […]
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The Antakya Archaeology Museum is the archaeology museum of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is known for its extensive collection of Roman and Byzantine Era mosaics. The museum is located in Antakya, the main city of Hatay. Construction of the museum started in 1934 on the recommendation of […]
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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.
