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Camel Wrestling
... and gore involved in the sport, it's really quite gentle. Today, there is a camel wrestling league in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region. You can watch the display around Mugla and in Selcuk, nearby Ephesus ...
Friday prayers
Friday Prayer is the most necessary essential prayer for the moslems The weekly convention of Friday Congregation is the most important service and is compulsory upon every Muslim who is required to observe ...
Bodrum (Halicarnassus)
Bodrum is 1 of the most well liked holiday resorts in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), well known for its night life, underwater archaeology museum, and mausoleum of Halicarnassos. An impressive medieval ...
Byzantine Emperors, Theodosius I, II and III
... the Huns under Attila. In 431, Theodosius summoned the Council of Ephesus (Turkish: Efes), which condemned Nestorianism, and in 449 he convoked and upheld the Robber Synod, which declared the orthodoxy ...
Top Tourist Sites
... Ege): Ephesus (Turkish: Efes) , Bodrum (Halicarnassus) , Kusadasi , Izmir , Aphrodisias , Marmaris , Datca , Cnidos , Caunos , Nyssa , Pergamum , Pamukkale (Hierapolis) , Priene , Miletus , Didyma , ...
Janissaries
Janisseries were special troops of the Ottoman sultans. Janissaries (in Turkish Yeni is recent and Çeri means soldier), standing Ottoman Turkish army were organized via Murat I. Ottoman armies ...
Zeugma
... an Arian, present at the Council of Philippopolis (344); Sabinianus (363); Aphthonius, at first abbot of a local monastery, later bishop; Heliades, at Ephesus (Turkish: Efes) (431); Evocrius at Chalcedon, ...
Greek mythology A-M
Greek mythology A-M A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - L - M Abaris In Greek mythology Abaris was a priest to the god Apollo. Apollo gave him a golden arrow which rendered him invisible and also ...
Religious sites in Turkey
... Cilicia. He wrote his Letter to Ephesians in Ephesus (Turkish: Efes). The Seven Churches of the Apocalypse which were mentioned in Revelations and are located in Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu); Ephesus (Turkish: ...
Rivers of Turkey
... (Small) Menderes Küçük Menderes rises from Bozdag mountains in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region, passes from many agricultural fields and nearby Ephesus (Turkish: Efes), then empties ...
Roman Empire in Asia Minor
... Magnesia. Then after the death of Attalos III of Pergamon Empire in 133 BC, they established the province of Asia Minor with Ephesus (Turkish: Efes) as its capital. During the Pax Romana period (Roman ...
Sirnak
... be confused with the 1 in Ephesus (Turkish: Efes)). The population of Sirnak is 353,000 (2000 Census) living in an area extending over 7,172 square kilometers. Beytussebap, Cizre, Guclukonak, Idil, Silopi ...
Historical and cultural sites
... main archaeological sites such as Assos, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus (Turkish: Efes), Miletus, Priene, Didyma, Aphrodisias, Heraclia, Myra, Olympus, Chimeira, Phaselis, Patara, Xantos, Pinara, Tlos, Letoon, ...
Sports in Turkey
... Plane gliding, hang gliding, parachuting, paragliding and single engine flights are catered for as well as services that provide instruction courses. Best areas are Fethiye, Eskisehir, Pamukkale, Ephesus ...
Pamukkale (Hierapolis)
Pamukkale (Hierapolis) is an ancient city in Asia Minor Located 20 kilometers from the town of Denizli in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), Pamukkale is 1 of the mostfascinating ...
The Apostle Paul
... did not listen to them. Paul then sailed to Ephesus (Turkish: Efes), the capital of the Roman province of Asia, where he stayed for a short time. He traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover, then back to ...
Letter to Ephesians
The Apostle Paul s letter to Ephesians. Paul's Ministry at Ephesus (Turkish: Efes) is recorded in Acts 18:18-21; 19:1-41; 20:17-38. Aquila and Priscilla were probably the founders of the Christian church ...
Mehmet II the Conqueror
Mehmet II the Conqueror Mehmet II, called the Conqueror, born in March 30, 1432, died in May 3, 1481, sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1444-46, 1451-81), extended Ottoman control of southeastern Europe ...
St. John the Evangelist
information about St. John the Evangelist and his church and tomb in Ephesus (Turkish: Efes), Selcuk. See also St John the Baptist St Paul Other saints Christianity Saint John the Divine ...
Kusadasi
... and is known for its turquoise sparkling water of the Sea, broad sandy beaches, bright sun and large marina with a capacity for 600 boats. A glorious ancient city stands beside it, Ephesus (Turkish: Efes) ...
