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[iyas-adventures]

Kuşadası, Turkey | October 2022

[nur-u-ayn]

Kime gidersen git,

kimle ne yaşarsan yaşa

arkana dönüp baktığında bu beni

gerçekten koşulsuz şartsız her halimle sevmişti,

diyebileceğin bir geçmiş bırakıyorum sana.

❝ Bu da son güzelliğim olsun! ❞

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#manisa Ara💋 bebegim Yenilik iyidir bebeğim 💥💯ALOOOO Demen💢❤ yeterli

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Akşamın 💓💚stresini 💛🧡beraber atalimmm💢

#cesme #bornova #karşıyaka #konak #alsancak #sirinyer #tınaztepe #guzelyalı

[southpacifictravel]

Güvercinada Kalesi on Pigeon Island at Kusadasi, Turkey, was rebuilt by the Turkish admiral Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha in the 1530s. Excursion boats line the causeway.

[the-traveling-engineer]

2022.8.8 

Odeon: Ephesus

Kusadasi, Turkey

[likyayolda]

Kuşadası, Aydın

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📍Cindy bebek edasıyla

📍Kuşadası

📍simge ben  

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📍sexi vücudum

📍Kar beyaz tenimin

📍müptelası olacaksınız💥

📍 Travestiyim

#kuşadasıtravesti #kuşadasigay #kuşadasıKuşadası #kuşadasıtravestileri #kuşadasıgay #kusadasıshemale #kuşadasıprovince #kuşadasıeskort #kuşadasıbayan

[sonotugce]

[kyndaris]

Holy Sanctimony!

The sea is a wild thing. It can be calm one moment and violent the next. While the Aegean seemed an almost docile creature in Kusadasi, by the time we arrived at Canakkale, it was whipping at us with gale-force winds with white-tipped waves crashing against the shore. It was as if we had angered the God of the Sea, Poseidon, himself.

Our adventures in Turkiye, on the seventh of March, ranged from a quiet respectful introspection to the loud and boisterous. The first stop for the day was the House of the Virgin Mary, where it was believed she retreated to after the death of her son, Jesus. Though there sin’t any conclusive proof that the hideaway in the Turkish mountains is anything beyond a humble dwelling, it is still treated with much reverence by the staff there. Pastors, too, are even allowed to preach just beside it as well.

From there, we headed to the ancient of Ephesus. Initially built during the Hellenistic period, the site had also been adapted by the Romans when they took control of the region. Of particular note, again, were the baths, the tabernae that lined the main street, the gymnasium, the bouleuterion (which housed the meetings of the council and also doubled as a place for musical performances) as well as a temple dedicated to Domitian, the last emperor of the Flavian dynasty that followed after Nero’s disastrous reign. 

Reading through the information boards, mostly after the fact (because I took pictures of them), I was tickled pink to learn that after the city was bequeathed to the Romans in 131BC, Marc Antony and Cleopatra spent a winter in the city to prepare for their campaign against Rome’s very first Emperor, Octavian (better known as Augustus). And as we students of history all know, the Battle of Actium didn’t quite go in the favour of our beloved star-crossed lovers. 

During this period of Greek and Roman rule, Ephesus served as a major port on the Aegean Sea. Although the sea has apparently receded in more recent millennia, it was still fun to watch our tour guide re-enact how an old-timey merchant might have spent his time onshore after pulling into the harbour. I certainly ought to keep such city-building and planning in mind when creating my fantasy cities.

Ephesus also played host to possible pleasure houses opposite the impressive remains of the Library of Celsus. According to the information board, which I did not take a photo of (silly me), the ‘pleasure houses’ were terraced houses that contained certain objects that made archaeologists suspect that it was being used for more than just a roof over a resident’s head. 

Since, of course, no time machine exists, we simply must make our best educated guess about the civilisations of the past. But for all we know, the ruins that we saw at Ephesus might just have been innocent terrace houses and we ought to stop suspecting the people of the past of committing such salacious deeds. Prostitution might be the oldest profession but well, it’s still up in the air whether this was the case at Ephesus.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that near the surrounds of Ephesus, there was a Temple dedicated to Artemis that was considered one of the Ancient Wonders of the World. As we drove to Ephesus, proper, there were columns along the side of the road that would have indicated the temple’s approximate location. Unfortunately, as explained in a previous post, a lot of the original material that was moved to Constantinople and used in the construction of the Hagia Sophia.

Talk about recycling!

Even with the advent of Christianity in the region, the city of Ephesus stood strong though there were a few changes, including the construction of churches and dedications to Jesus and his mother, Mary.

And while we did see a significant portion of the old city, around 80% of the city is still buried underground. Some can be seen poking through the surface but other remains are buried 8 metres under!

From Ephesus, we headed to a questionable cafeteria that employed a lot of oil in their food before we arrived in the small village of Sirence. Now, the significance of this little town was that it used to harbour a lot of Greeks in the area. As such, it was known for its wine and olive oil. As I walked down the streets, I cooed at crocheted dolls and was very tempted to purchase a number of cute adorable animal creations. In the end, however, I settled for getting a new leather wallet to replace my old Mickey Mouse one that I bought in America back in 2004.

From Sirence, we drove to Canakkale and checked into the Halic Park Hotel. Tomorrow is Troy and my body is ready to regale you all with the cliff notes version of the Iliad. And, of course, tell you about the most infamous horse of all time!

[horizongiul]

missing summer

[fettuccine-al-frodo]

Kuşadası

Caught the travel bug 🤭

[iyas-adventures]

Kuşadası, Turkey | October 2022

[nur-u-ayn]

•Âlim'e sormuşlar;

-Zor bi dönemden geçerken ne yapmalıyız?

•Âlim dediki;

Sonsuza dek sürmeyeceğini bilmeli.

İmtihan olduğunu düşünmeli

Daha kötüsü olmasın diye dua etmeli.

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[southpacifictravel]

A gilded statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), founding father of the Republic of Turkey and its first president, stands on a hilltop overlooking Kusadasi in western Turkey.

[the-traveling-engineer]

2022.8.8

Celsius’ Library: Ephesus

Kusadasi, Turkey