Şirince: A Quaint Village With a Special Atmosphere

Wait, What/Where Is Şirince? Şirince is a cute little village with a fun history, beautiful views, wonderful food, hospitality, and so much more. It’s perhaps the perfect synthesis of a traditional Turkish village and a traditional Greek village. In fact, the town, whose name actually means “cute” in Turkish, used to be called “Çirkince,” meaning “ugly.” This […]

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A Brief History of Ephesus

Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on Anatolia’s western shore, on the Ionian coast three kilometers southwest of the Selçuk district of today’s Izmir province, and a major Roman metropolis. Its origins may be traced back to the Neolithic period about 6000 BC. It was erected on the site of the old capital of Arzawa […]

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