Category: Turkey Travel Blog

After Paul had spent almost three years in Ephesus, why didn’t he meet the Ephesus church elders there but gathered them in Miletos instead?

Mighty King Alexander the Great defeated rich and famous Persian king Darius III in 331 BC, and founded the biggest empire in the world. He died in young age and he had no legitimate heir, his son Alexander IV by Roxane being born after Alexander's death.

Terrace Houses, an insula inside of Ephesus with the houses of rich people, is located on the north slope of Bülbüldağ Mount. The excavation work started in 1967, and in 1999 a roof was added over entire area and made it look like a separate section inside the open-air museum, ready to receive tourists.

Discover the story of John of Patmos, his exile on the island of Patmos, and the visions that led to the Book of Revelation.

One of the most important stops during our Biblical tours in Turkey is the ancient city of Perge. This well-preserved city is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Antalya (Attalia).

Sardis was an important ancient city and the capital of the kingdom of Lydia in western Asia Minor. Lydia prospered due to its natural resources and position on trading routes between the Mediterranean and Asia.

Apostle Paul arrives to Ephesus in the autumn of 54 A.D, during his third missionary journey, and he lives in the city for more than three years. For three months, Paul spoke boldly in the Synagogue (Acts 19:8). Then he continued spreading the gospel in the school of Tyrannus for two years (Acts 19:9).

In Israel archaeologists discovered purple textile scraps from the times of King David and King Solomon, about 3000 years ago. In Hierapolis, modern day Pamukkale in Turkey, there is a sarcophagus with the inscription that reads: “The owner of the sarcophagus Publius Aelius Glykon Zeuxianos Aelianus left behind 200 denarii as grave–crowning funds to the most holy presidency of the purple–dyers”.

The apostle Paul visited Ephesus several times. In 57–58 AD, during his third missionary journey, he stayed there for over two years. (Acts chapter 19.) Paul was very successful in spreading the gospel in Ephesus, and some people were turning away from the cult of Artemis and converting to Christianity.

Last year, archaeologists were investigating an ancient mound site in central Turkey called Türkmen-Karahöyük.