Tarsus
‘Tarsus was the hometown of the Apostle Paul (Acts 9:11), a city of great importance (21:39) as a learning center of the ancient world, alongside Alexandria and Athens. Notably, Jewish citizens of Tarsus were granted Roman citizenship.’
Mardin: Turkey’s ancient treasure trove
‘Mardin in southeast Turkey is where thousands of years of history come alive. İts shimmering white gold buildings form a line of terraces built on a hill looking across the plains to present-day Syria.’
Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple?
‘Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey’s stunning Gobekli Tepe upends the conventional view of the rise of Civilization.’
An immense mystery older than Stonehenge
‘Reshaping previous ideas on the story of civilization, Gobekli Tepe in Turkey was built by a prehistoric people 6,000 years before Stonehenge.’
Harran
During the first half of the 6th century, BCE Babylonian Kin Nebuchadnezzar ruled Harran. The town was home to the Sabian worshippers of the moon god Sin. The mystical Sabian sect was, because of its belief in one God, recognized by İslam as on a par with Christianity and Judaism.
Hatay
‘Mosaics add an aura of great value to a center where different faiths meet in harmony with a culinary art worth exploring. The cultural diversity here adds more and more to the colorfulness of this region.’
Gaziantep
Located at the junction of Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean, on the historical Silk Road, the ancient city Gaziantep embraced different civilizations for generations and offers its visitors modernity and tradition with a unique taste.