St. Paul is one of the most famous missionaries of early Christianity. Tarsus, his birthplace, is located in modern day Mersin, Turkiye and the major part of his journeys took plac
Izmir is the third largest city in Turkey with a population exceeding 4 million. It is located around a gulf that has a beautiful sunset. You have two ancient cities that are on th
Pergamon is an ancient city located in the Bergama district north of Izmir, Turkey. According to some records, Bergama means “high settlement/base” in the Hittite langu
Cappadocia is a touristic region in Turkey consisting of several provinces such as Nevşehir, Aksaray, Niğde, Kayseri and Kırşehir. The origin of the term Cappadocia is controve
Istanbul is the most populous city in Europe and Turkey with a population of more than 16 million. The city is divided into two parts as the European part and the Asian part by the
Sardis is an ancient city located in the Salihli district of Manisa and was the capital of the Lydian civilization. The Lydians ruled this region between the 13th and 6th centuries
Laodicea ad Lycum is an ancient city located in Denizli. It was founded in the 3rd century B.C. by Antiochus II, the king of the Seleucid Empire in honor of his wife, Laodice. Bein
Tire is a rural district in the south of İzmir whose physical features are made up by the alluvial plain of the Cayster River in the north and the mountains that separate this pla
Hierapolis was an important center in the production of textile Hierapolis at the Lycus Valley lived its golden age in development in the 2nd and the 3rd centuries A.D. In the anci
Ephesus is one of the largest and most visited ancient cities in Turkey. It is located in an urban district in the south of Izmir, called Selçuk. It is visited by approximately 2
