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Altinkum Information

 

Made a township in 1991, Didyma is a peninsula surrounded by the provincial limits of Mugla and the Akbük cove in the east, the Aegean Sea in the south and west and the lake Bafa and the river Meander in the north. It is located 106 km from Aydin, 53 km from Söke, 73 km from Kusadasi, and 110 km from Bodrum. The number of its inhabitants is 10.400 according to the census of 1990, and its area 300 km2.

Didyma possesses a bed capacity of 15.000 in 200 facilities either certified by the Ministry or by the Municipality. There are a lot of invaluable historical sites, ruins, ancient cities and recreational facilities by the seaside in and around Didyma which make the region a world-known tourism centre. This shows that Didyma is a town of history, legends and nature with the Dilek peninsula on one side and the Meander delta and the Dilek peninsula on one side and the Meander delta and the take Bafa on the take Bafa on the other. Having a coastal line of 60 km Didyma further has hundreds of coves.

Didyma is an ideal holiday resort for those who like aquatics. fishing, trekking, youth and student tourism, hunting, healthcare, historical works, sea sun and nature. The colors created by the setting by the setting sun over the sea at Altinkum are not those that can be seen elsewhere. You can enjoy with much satisfaction that moment with a goblet of drink at any restaurant by the seaside.

Altinkum, Didyma is an excellent resort for those who would seek for the sea, sun and sand. You can have a sun bath on on golden sandy beaches, participate in aquatics in the coves where any kinds of such sports can be performed. When the sun start to set. Altinkum gains a neddish colour. Later than that hour, you can have dinner at hundreds of restaurants that serve the turkish and various other cuisines from all over the world. And Altinkum, which looks small and quiet awakens in the evening. As the time goes by, you can see that people start dancing and chatting at the bars. If you are unable to slow down in the later hours of the night, you can dance in one of the discos which will entertain you until the morning. That is not all. You can also ride a bicycle to see the bars. If you are unable to slow down in the later hours of the night. You can dance in one of the discos which will entertain you until the morning. That is not al you can also ride a bicycle to see the coves and historical sites around the place. Besides the sea and sun on one side and the endless golden beaches on the other. historical and artistic wonders rise everywhere.

    

Kusadasi Information

KUSADASI, one of the most popular holiday resorts on the West coast of TURKEY, is located about 70 km / one hour from Izmir airport. Being close to several important archeological sites, typical rural villages and the Natural Park of Dilek explains that Kusadasi attracts several cruise ships and lots of tourists choose to spend their holidays here and explains that Kusadasi attracts several cruise ships.

    In fact, KUSADASI is a very contrasted place : you can enjoy a drink on a silent terrace admiring the sunset or magnificent panorama spend your time in a mad-city where night life will make you confuse day and night,  live the real village life in winter. Once you have come , you will feal yourself at home.

Ladies Beach

LADIES BEACH

HISTORY OF KUSADASI

castel & marina

Although it is not known exactly when and by whom the city was founded, it is thought that it was first built where it is today called "Yilanciburnu" near Kusadasi, by the lonians named as "Neopolis" and bound to Ephesus.

The city itself, was situated at the place called "Andiz" tower which was on the lower slopes of Phill, as a province of Byzantium, but shortly after, it was economically dominated by the Genoeses and the Venetians.

Because of transportation difficulties, the city was moved from Andiz Tower to its today's place and was called the new harbor.

Getting its name from the city , the Kusadasi bay and its surroundings are known as the the art and culture centers of various civilizations since ancient times.

In 3000 B.C. the Lelegians, in the ll th Century B.C. Acolians, in the l9th Century B.C. the Ionians who were merchants and the sailors soon became rich with trade overseas and gained political power. They founded twelve cities called "lonian Colonies."

In the ancient times, Kusadasi was one of the main harbors Anatolia opened to the Mediterranean Sea. It was called "Neopholis" then.

In the 7th Century B.C. Lydians dominated the city and called their capital as Sardes.

In 546 B.C. Persians dominated the city until the Macedonian King Great Alexander's invasion of the whole Anatolia, in 33 B.C. With this invasion a new era in art and culture started as the result of the mixture of Greek civilization. This era is called "Hellenistic Age." Ephesus, Milethos, Priene, Didyma were the most famous cities of the period.

In the 2nd Century B.C. Romans conquered the city. During the first years of Christianity, as the Virgin Mary and St John settled in Ephesus, the region became a religious center. In the Christianity period, Milethos was a Bishopric Center, and called as "Ania" in the Byzantium Period. In the Middle Ages, Kadasi was a harbor used by the pirates. In the l5th Century, it was called " Scala Nuova" under the domination of the Venetians and the Genoeses.

With Kiliç Arslan the 2nd's invasion in 1186, the city became a part of the Selcuk State under the Turkish domination. It became an end-point of the land-trade roads open to the Aegean Sea for exportation abroad.

With the fall of the Selcuk State, the Conventions era started and the Aydinogullari Convention dominated the region until the Ottomans domination in the l5th Century.

In 1413, Kusadasi became a part of the Ottoman territory by Sultan Mehmed Çelebi. Then it remained Turkish and many Turkish buildings were built in the city. Today's Caravanserai and city walls were built by Ox Mehmed Pasha.

Before there were three gates to the city which was surrounded with walls. Today one of these three, seperates the Barbaros Hayettin Pasha Street and the Kahramanlar Street from each other and the top of it is as the regional traffic city office. The other two gates are not present today.

The isle was a sea patrol for the security of the shores the Ottomans and the Venetians used Güvercin ada (Pigeon Island) as an Important military base of the city. In 1834 it was repaired and its famous citedal was build.The name of Kusadasi comes from this citedal.

Until 1954,the capital of the province was Izmir.With the change of capital to Aydin it advanced rapidly.

The city is 264 km2 and the population is about 40.000
The island after which the town was named, is no longer an island proper. It was connected to the mainland coast against possible atracks during the Mora uprisings (1834).There seems to be no definite date as to beginning of human settlements im Kusadasi. The town was ruled by the Persians during their extended invasion of Anatolia and then subsequently by Alexander the Great, the Kingdom of Pergamum and the host for meetings of the lonian League (Panionion) which were held at the holy place dedicated to Poseidon Helikonios, on the foothills of Mycale Mountain of today's Guzelcamli region.
The summer resort of today served the very same purpose for Efes (Ephesus), centuries ago, during teh Roman Period. The mosaics near tusan are proof of this. Much later, sometıme after 1071 AD, the town was invaded by the seljuks and by the Ottomans after 1426. Though not much of a trace of that rich past could survive, quite luckly, we still can see some. The hillside where the Kustur disco is set up today, was once the place where Pygela, of which we can still see the remains of the aqueduct belonging to the Roman Period. Aqueducts of the Ottomans are.
on the Burgaz road. The Venetian castle at Kadikale locality near Davutlar and the ancient town Anaia 2 km from the castle are other historical sites. The tumulus, now within the forest campsite boundaies on the Efes road, belongs to the Hellenistic Period.

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