Basilica of St John

Turkey's Magical Highways Day 15

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October 23rd 2014
Upon leaving our gullet this a.m. we boarded a bus that took us about 5 hours to Kusadasi. We went through Ephesus where we toured the 6th Century Basilica of St. John, one of the Apostles of Jesus. He is buried at this site and is said to have authored the Book of Revelation and the 4th Gospel of the Bible while he resided in Ephesus. This site was extremely interesting which you will see in the ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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