Theater at Ephesus

The walk way beyond the theater leads to the harbor, whıch ıs now receeded (far away) due to land erosıon. The house on the mountaın top ın the background was St. Paul's prıson when he fırst trıed to spread Chrıstıanıty ın Ephesus

History Lesson for Me

May 19th 2007
I began the trip expecting major history lessons in Egypt, but not a great deal ın Turkey. My tours on the Aegean coast is correcting my ignorance. In the town of Selcuk (situated directly south of Istanbul), I planned to just visit Ephesus, the best preserved Greek city after Pompeii. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed by the stunning architecture and city planning at Ephesus. However, I had no ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Selçuk

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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