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| Country |  Turkey |
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| Region | Aegean |
| Province | Aydın |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Fuat Akdoğan |
| Area | |
| - Total | 264 km² (101. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 65,764 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 09400 |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| Licence plate | 09 |
| Website: www.kusadasi.bel.tr | |
Kuşadası is a resort town in the province of Aydın on the Aegean coast of Turkey, 90 km (56 mi) south of İzmir, and 71 km (44 mi) from the inland provincial capital of Aydın. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles A resort town, sometimes called a resort destination, is a town or area where Tourism or vacationing is a primary component of the local Culture and Aydın is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Aidın (Αϊδίνιο is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey 's Aegean Region. Kuşadası is also a district centre and neighbour to districts of Germencik, Söke and Selçuk. Germencik is a town and a district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. Söke is a town and a large district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of western Turkey, south-west of the city of Aydın, near Selçuk is the central town of Selçuk district İzmir Province in Turkey, northeast of Kuşadası, northeast of Ephesus.
Kuşadası is near the ancient city of Ephesus and to other places of interest including Miletos, Didim and Pamukkale, and a short distance across from Kuşadası lies the island of Samos. Ephesus ( Hittite Apasa; Ancient Greek; Turkish Efes) was a city of ancient Anatolia. Miletus (mī lē' təs ( Ancient Greek: Μίλητος literally Transliterated Milētos, Latin Miletus) was an Ancient Didim, home of the antique city of Didyma with its ruined Temple of Apollo is a small town, popular seaside holiday resort and district of Aydın Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site and attraction in south-western Turkey in the Denizli Province. Samos (Σάμος is a Greek island in the North Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off
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Geography
The city stands on a bay in the Aegean with the peninsula of Guvercin Ada sticking out into the sea at one end, and the mountain of Kaz Dağı behind. Mount Ida, Turkish Kazdağı (pronounced, with a meaning of "Goose Mountain" Kaz Dağları, or Karataş Tepesi, is a mountain in
The Yavansu Fault Line passes near Kuşadası and there have been earthquakes here throughout history. In the hot summer forest fires are another danger.
Demographics
Kuşadası has a residential population of 50,000 rising to over half a million during the summer when the large resort fills with tourists (from Turkey itself, northern Europe and the Balkans), plus the hotel staff, bar staff, construction workers, and drivers who are needed for work in the restaurants, the holiday villages, aquaparks, rock bars beach clubs and big hotels servicing all these visitors. In addition to the visitors from overseas there is a substantial community of foreigners resident in the area.
Industry
Kuşadası caters to tourists, arriving by land, and as the port for cruise ship passengers heading to Ephesus. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience In a controversial deal in 2003 the previously public-owned port was leased to a private company and renovated to attract luxury cruise liners. These range from the huge Grand Princess to smallers tours.
Real estate agents sell holiday flats and villas. Among all the ice-cream, carpets, leather, and software, there are bookshops selling books in English, German, Russian and other languages.
Old houses near the seafront, some of them converted to bars and cafes, are the remnants of old Kuşadası, which has become a modern-European looking town. The hills behind are built up with big hotels and blocks of holiday flats. The building boom in the late 80s and onwards has been continued into the hinterland of Kuşadası.
Transportation
Transport around the town is by dolmuş (minibus). Types of vehicle Share taxis come in various Vehicle types including Minibuses Midibuses covered Pickup trucks Station wagons There are bus and taxi services to the nearest airports, in İzmir and Bodrum. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Bodrum (from Petronium; formerly Halicarnassus (Halikarnas Ancient Greek: Ἁλικαρνασσός) is a Turkish Day trips are available by boat from Kuşadası and Güzelçamlı.
Etymology
The name comes from 'kuş' (bird) and 'ada' (island) as the peninsula has the shape of a bird's head (as seen from the sea). Since Byzantine times it has been known as Ephesus Neopolis, Scala Nuova,[1] becoming Kush-Adasi at the beginning of the 20th century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Some people from the Aegean region shorten the name to Ada.
History
Antiquity
The area has been a centre of art and culture since the earliest times and has been settled by many civilizations since being founded by the Leleges people in 3000 BC. The Leleges were one of the aboriginal peoples of southwest Anatolia (compare " Pelasgians quot who were already there when the Indo-European Hellenes Later settlers include the Aeolians in the 11th century BC and Ionians in the 9th century. The Aeolians (Αἰολεῖς were one of the three ancient Greek tribes The Ionians ( Greek:, Iōnes singular) were one of the three populations into which the Ancient Greeks considered the population of Hellenes to have been Originally seamen and traders the Ionians built a number of settlements on this coast including Neopolis.
An outpost of Ephesus in ancient Ionia, the area between the Büyük Menderes and Gediz rivers, the original Neopolis is thought to have been founded on the nearby point of Yılancı Burnu. Ephesus ( Hittite Apasa; Ancient Greek; Turkish Efes) was a city of ancient Anatolia. Geography Physical Ionia was of small extent not exceeding 90 geographical miles in length from north to south with a breadth varying from 40 to 55 miles but to this The Büyük Menderes River (historically the Maeander also spelled Meander) Turkish: Büyük Menderes Nehri, Ancient Greek: Later settlements were probably built on the hillside of Pilavtepe, in the district called Andızkulesi today. Kuşadası was a minor port frequented by vessels trading along the Aegean coast. In antiquity it was overshadowed by Ephesus until Ephesus' harbor silted up. Ephesus ( Hittite Apasa; Ancient Greek; Turkish Efes) was a city of ancient Anatolia. From the 7th century BC onwards the coast was ruled by Lydians from their capital at Sardis, then from 546 BC the Persians, and from 334 BC along with all of Anatolia the coast was conquered by Alexander the Great. Defining Lydia Aside from a legend related by Herodotus, who states that the name Lydia came from king Lydus at the time of the fall of Troy Sardis, also Sardes ( Lydian: Sfard, Greek: Σάρδεις, Persian: Sparda) modern Sart in layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' From then onwards the coastal cities were the centre of the mixed Greek and Anatolian culture called Hellenistic. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period.
Rome and Christianity
The Roman Empire took possession of the coast in the 2nd century BC and in the early years of Christianity, Mary (mother of Jesus) and St John the Evangelist both came to live in the area, which in the Christian era became known as "Ania", although the spirituality was clearly not ingrained as during the Middle Ages the port was a haven for pirates. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Saint John the Evangelist (d ca 110 יוחנן " The LORD is merciful" Standard Hebrew Yoḥanan, Tiberian Hebrew
Later as Byzantine, Venetian and Genoese traders began to work the coast the port was founded (as Scala Nuova "new port"), a garrison was placed on the island, and the town centre moved from the hillside to the coast. The Most Serene Republic of Venice ((Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta or Repùblica de Venesia Serenissima Repubblica
The Turkish era
From 1086 the area came under Turkish control and the Aegean ports became the final destination of caravan routes to the Orient. However this arrangement was overthrown by the Crusades and the coast again came under Byzantine control until 1280 when first the Menteşe and then the Aydınoğlu Anatolian Turkish Beyliks took control. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents The Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Menteşe ( 1260 - 1424) with capital in Milas in southwest Anatolia and headquartered in Beçin The Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Aydınoğlu with its capital first in Birgi, and later in Ayasluğ (present day Selçuk) was one of the thumb|350px|Anatolian Turkish Beyliks map Anatolian Beyliks or Turkmen Beyliks ( Turkish: Anadolu Beylikleri, Ottoman Turkish: Kuşadası was brought into the Ottoman Empire by Mehmet I in 1413. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Mehmed I Çelebi ( Ottoman: چلبی محمد IMehmet or Çelebi Mehmet) (1389 May 26 1421 Edirne, Turkey) was a sultan of the The Ottomans built the city walls and the caravanserai that still stand today.
In 1834 the castle and garrison on the island was rebuilt and expanded, becoming the focus of the town, to the extent that people began to refer to the whole town as Kuşadası (bird island). However in the 19th century, trade declined in favor of İzmir with the opening of the İzmir-Aydın railway, as Kuşadası had no rail connection. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Aidın (Αϊδίνιο is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey 's Aegean Region. [2]
During the Turkish War of Independence Kuşadası was occupied from 1919-1922 first by Italian, then by Greek troops. The Turkish War of Independence (Kurtuluş Savaşı May 19, 1919 October 29, 1923) refers to the political and military resistance developed It was eventually captured on September 7th 1922.
Under the Turkish Republic the Greek population was exchanged for Turkish people as part of the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1922. The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey is the first large-scale population exchange, or agreed mutual expulsion in the 20th century It was a district in Izmir Province until 1954 and become the district of Aydın Province. İzmir is a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast whose capital is the city of Izmir. Aydın is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Until the first holiday apartments were built here in the 1970s Kuşadası was a fruit-growing rural district, it then grew into a small resort town with holiday flats. These were built as housing co-operatives, membership sold to families in Ankara, Izmir, Denizli and other Turkish cities. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Denizli is a growing industrial city in the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about a hundred From the mid 1980s Kuşadası grew again into the centre of mass tourism that we have today.
In 2005, the town was the location of a bomb attack causing five casualties, three Turkish nationals, British citizen Helen Bennett and the Irish student Tara Whelan. The Kuşadası minibus bombing occurred on July 16 2005, when a minibus carrying locals and tourists to the town's famous "Ladies Beach" exploded in The Kuşadası minibus bombing occurred on July 16 2005, when a minibus carrying locals and tourists to the town's famous "Ladies Beach" exploded in
Places of interest
In the town
- The city walls - There were once three gates. One remains today.
- Kaleiçi Camii - the mosque built in 1618 for Grand Vizier Öküz Kara Mehmed Pasha. Grand Vizier, in Turkish Sadr-ı Azam ( Sadrazam) or Serdar-ı Ekrem (in Ottoman Turkish: صدر اعظم or وزیر اعظم Öküz Mehmet Pasha ( Mehmet Pasha the Oxen) or Kara Mehmet Pasha was an Ottoman statesman and military commander of the early 17th century who held the
- The Öküz Mehmet Pasha caravanserai is near the docks. A caravanserai ( kārvānsarā, Turkish kervansaray) was a roadside Inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey It was built in 1618 as a strong-room for the goods of seamen.
- Guvercin Ada - the peninsula at the end of the bay, has a castle and swimming beaches, including a private beach and cafe with a view back across the bay to the harbour of Kuşadası. There are public beaches at the back of the peninsula, towards the open sea.
- Kirazli Village - traditional Turkish koy 12 kilometres (7. 5 mi) from Kusadasi.
- Yılancı Burnu - a second peninsula beyond Güvercin Ada. Possibly the location of the original settlement of Neopolis. Some walls are visible. There are beaches and beach clubs here.
- Pygale - 3 kilometres (1. 9 mi) north, the small point behind Hotel Pigale. Once refuge of Agamemnon. In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (very resolute / ( ancient Greek:) is a hero, the son of King Atreus of Mycenae Still to be excavated.
- Also several aqua-parks with wave-pools, white-water slides are located near the town: the largest are NBGS International's Aqua Fantasy, along with Adaland and Aqua Land. See List of waterparks (for a list of all waterparks in the world A waterpark is an Amusement park that features waterplay areas such
- Ladies Beach - near town. Named because it was once segregated for female bathers. Now open to all.
- Kadıkalesi - Venetian/Byzantine castle, 10 kilometres (6. 2 mi)along the Kuşadası-Davutlar road,
- Panionium - 25 km (16 mi) south of Kuşadası, on the Davutlar-Güzelçamlı road. The Panionium ( Ancient Greek Πανιώνιον, Paniōnion) was an Ionian Sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon Helikonios and Once the central meeting place of the Ionian League. The Ionian League ( Ancient Greek, Iōnes, koinon Iōnōn, koinē sunodos Iōnōn Latin commune consilium; also called The ruins are in poor condition and their authenticity is disputed.
- Dilek Peninsula National Park. South of Kuşadası, begins at the town of Güzelçamlı. Güzelçamlı ( locally also called Çamlı in short) is a sea-side town with own municipality in the district of Kuşadası in Turkey 's Bays and beaches, including the bay of Kalamaki.
Well-known residents
- Kuşadalı Ibrahim Halveti - influential 19th century sufi
Kuşadası in popular culture
- The annual Altın Güvercin song contest is held here. Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفیگری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف In the past it has been won by artists including Nükhet Duru and Cem Karaca. Cem Karaca ( April 5, 1945 - February 8, 2004) was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures
- Kuşadası is the title of a piece on the album Vian Köpüğü-L’Ecume de Vian by jazz musician Tuna Ötenel
See also
References
- ^ www. The Turkish Riviera (also known as "The Turquoise Coast" is a popular term used to define an area of southwest Turkey encompassing Antalya, Muğla Blue Cruise aka Blue Voyage ( "Mavi Yolculuk" in Turkish) is a term used for Recreational boating tours along Turkey boasts of increasingly favored ports of call for international and local yachtsmen. Purchasing property in Turkey is becoming increasingly popular with holiday home owners and investors around the globe Güzelçamlı ( locally also called Çamlı in short) is a sea-side town with own municipality in the district of Kuşadası in Turkey 's artofilo. info/filecat/filecat_downloader. php?id=0008
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica Eleventh Edition
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