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ABOUT
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HISTORY
Kuşadası has a rich and
varied history. A small settlement
founded by lonian settlers and
known as Neapolis, is known to
have existed at the site even in
ancient times, but it was always
over shadowed by its mighty
neighbor Ephesus.
After
the Hellenistic Period, the Romans
and the Byzantines dominated
Kuşadası. The town was an
important commercial port and a
foreign colony under Venetian and
Genoese merchants in the 14th |
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century and was
called ScalaNouva (the new port) and
medieval chronicles mention the
presence of foreign consulates and
warehouses. The Turks preferred to
live mainly inland on the foothills
around Pilavtepe near the ancient
settlement known as Andızkule.
After a period of
various Seljuk princes and Crusader
knights the ottoman Turks conquered
Kuşadası in 1413.
The town took its present from during
the early 17th century when Öküz
Mehmet Pasha was a grand vizier of
Ottoman Empire. He built the city
walls, a mosque complex consisting of
a mosque, an Inn and a Turkish bath.
HOW TO GET TO KUSADASI
Kuşadası is located on the
western Anatolia by the Aegean Coast
90 kilometers south of Izmir. You can
get to Kuşadası;
BY AIR
There are regular charter
flights during the summer from major
European capitals to Izmir Adnan
Menderes Airport, located only 75
kilometers from Kuşadası. Turkish
Airlines also has connecting flights
to Izmir from İstanbul and Ankara.
BY ROAD
Kuşadası is connected by road
to the E - 24/550 Izmir - Denizli
highway by way of the towns of Selçuk
and Çamlık a railroad switchyard
station. Frequent bus services,
operated by major transport companies
have offices in Kuşadası.
BY SEA
Turkish and Greek ferry boats
shuttle daily between Kuşadası and the
nearby Greek island of Samos. Greek
ocean liners sail twice a week between
Ancona (Italy) and Kuşadası, once a
week between Venice and Izmir.
In addition to these, Kuşadası is a
port of call of many foreign ocean
liners sailing the Aegean. Turkish
Maritime lines (Deniz Yolları) cruise
ships stop at Kuşadası regularly while
on İstanbul - Mersin sailing route.
With its 700 - Bert marina, Kuşadası
is a major port of foreign yachtsmen.
BY RAIL
Turkey has an extensive
railroad networks. The nearest
railroad station to Kuşadası is the
town of Selçuk, on the İzmir - Aydın
railroad, which is linked to the
national railways system. Foreign
train buffs can hire steam engine
trains from Izmir for special tours of
the region.
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