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Hagia Sophia Entrance Fee 2024
Sunday, 28 January 2024
Foreign tourists will be using the new tourist entrance gate, reaching only the upper floor galleries. The ground floor will be open only to those who want to pray.
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Tipping in Turkey
Friday, 19 January 2024
While the country doesn't have a strict tipping culture, if you feel generous during your trip, people will definitely appreciate a small tip for good service.
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Hagia Sophia- Church, Museum or Mosque?
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Hagia Sophia, the Church of Holy Wisdom, built between 532 and 537 by the Eastern Roman emperor
Justinian, had functioned as a church – the principal cathedral of Eastern Christianity - until 1453, when it
was converted to a mosque by Sultan Mehmed II, after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople.
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The Ancient City Of Sagalassos
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Although it is still not so popular among the visitors, Sagalassos is definitely one of the best preserved ancient cities in Turkey. It is located in southwest Turkey, north of the coastal city of Antalya in the Mediterranean region. It was the most important city of ancient Pisidia, located in the Taurus Mountain chain. The city is located 1450 meters above the sea level.
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KADESH TREATY
Friday, 23 April 2021
The treaty of Kadesh is the earliest known parity peace-treaty that had been concluded between the Hittite king Hattusilis III and the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, and was written in Akkadian, the international language of the day, in 1269 B.C.
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THE RIOT IN EPHESUS
Thursday, 15 April 2021
The riot in Ephesus described in Acts 19 is one of dramatic stories in the New Testament. To understand how and
why it started, we should know a bit about the city’s goddess – Artemis.
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THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS IN EPHESUS
Thursday, 15 April 2021
The massive Temple of Artemis or the Artemision was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the most important sanctuary of Ephesus. None of the temples for the Roman gods in the city could ever become that popular among Ephesians.
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AP0CALYPTIC SCRIPTURE
Sunday, 04 April 2021
In conversation with David Winwood author of "Unearthing the Church in Scripture and in Turkey", we happened to mention the state of things in the world today in relation to the Book of Revelation, and he said he would put his thoughts together in an article and share it with me. Now I would like to share his thoughts on apocalyptic scripture with you.
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