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About Ephesus
Kusadasi
Kusadasi 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 Kusadasi. The town was an important
commercial port and a foreign colony under Venetian and Genoese
merchants in the 14th 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
Kusadasi 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
Kusadasi is located on the western
Anatolia by the Aegean Coast 90 kilometers
south of Izmir. You can get to Kusadasi;
BY
AIR
There are
regular charter flights during the summer from major European
capitals to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, located only 75
kilometers from Kusadasi. Turkish Airlines also has connecting
flights to Izmir from İstanbul and Ankara.
BY
ROAD
Kusadasi 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 Kusadasi.
BY
SEA
Turkish and Greek ferry boats shuttle
daily between Kusadasi and the nearby Greek
island of Samos. Greek ocean liners sail twice
a week between Ancona (Italy) and Kusadasi, once a week between Venice and Izmir.
In addition to these, Kusadasi is a port of
call of many foreign ocean liners sailing the Aegean. Turkish
Maritime lines (Deniz Yolları) cruise ships stop at Kusadasi
regularly while on İstanbul - Mersin sailing route. With its 700
- Bert marina, Kusadasi is a major port of foreign yachtsmen.
BY
RAIL
Turkey has an
extensive railroad networks. The nearest railroad station to
Kusadasi 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.
POPULATION,
PEOPLE,LANGUAGE, RELIGION
In
2006 Kusadasi had a population of
60.000. Almost 99% of the populations are Turks. The
Turkish language belongs to the Ural - Altaic
group and has an affinity with the Finn
Hungarian languages. Turkish is written in the
Latin alphabet. Most Turkish people speak
English, German or some other foreign language,
in shops, restaurants and hotels.
Turkey
is secular republic where religious affairs
and state matters don't mix. Nevertheless 99%
of Kusadasi population is Moslem. Islam is a
monotheistic religion. Turks believe there is
only one Gold, Allah, and that Mohammad is his
prophet. Turks are predominantly Sunni Moslems.
But one out of every six Turks is Alevi (Shiite)
in origin. Devote Moslems pray five times a
day, give arms to the poor, fast during the
Ramadan holy month and make pilgrimages to the
Moslem holy lands of Medina and Mecca once in
their lifetime if financially feasible
CLIMATE
Kusadasi and its environs have typical
Mediterranean climate with warm sunny summers
and mild, wet winter.
Average monthly air and seawater temperatures
in Kusadasi are as follows
TEMPARATURES
Avarage
Midday
Temperatures in C
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 10 |
|
Avarage Seawater Temperatures in C |
|||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
TRANSPORTATION:
TAXI
Taxis are numerous in Kusadasi
and recognizable by their yellow color. The
meter shown on the meter reads according to
the distance traveled. Pay the fare shown on
the meter in TL.
DOLMUS
The Dolmuş is a special service fount only
in Turkey, which is a collective taxi
following specific routes and is
recognizable by its yellow band. Each
passenger pays according to distance
traveled and can get off at specific stop.
This is a very practical means of transport
and much cheaper than a taxi
BUS (INTER - CITY COACHES
Many private - conditioned
bus companies provide frequent day and night
services between all Turkish cities. Coaches
depart from the bus stations (Otogar) Most of
the public buses are plentiful and cheap From
Kusadasi you can find buses to any direction
of the country.
PHARMACIE
Domestic and foreign medicaments are sold
in pharmacy (Eczane in Turkish); there also
have a large range of non-prescription
medicines. Personnel are often able to speak
English. Some pharmacies are on- duty at
nights.
INSURANCE
For your own safety we
advise you to take out traveler's insurance to
cover accidents, illness, baggage and
liability
POST, TELEGRAPH,
TELEPHONE
Turkish post offices are
easily recognizable by their yellow
"PTT" sign. In Kusadasi Post
office (PTT) is open 24 hours, having
automatic telephone connections, parcels,
registered mail, special delivery mail, post
restate, air mail telegrams, fax and telex
messages may be sent from post offices.
Operator assisted calls may also be ordered
here. Postage stamps, envelopes, postcards,
telecards and pay phone token (Small token for
local calls) are available.
Direct calls from and within Kusadasi
can be made from all telephone booths,
all post offices and private telephones.
Long-distance calls
0 (area code) (tel.number (7 digits)
International calls
0 0 (country code) (area code) (tel.number (7 digits)
To telephone overseas by operator (non-automatic)
| Information | 118 | ||
| Problems | 121 | ||
| International Area Dialing Codes | 118 | ||
| Telegrams | 141 | ||
| International Operator | 132 | ||
| Long - distance Operator | 131 |
ELECTRICITY
- WATER - TIME
Main electricity is 220 volt
in Kusadasi and 50 (Hz) AC, the same
as in most of Europe. Plugs and sockets
are the same as in the Continental
countries of the European Union. British
and American visitors need plug adapters
for electrical appliances.
It
is safe to drink tap water in Kusadasi,
but it has an unpleasant taste. In
hotels and restaurants it's best to
order bottled spring water, which is
abundant and cheap.
Turkey
is seven hours a head of Eastern
Standard Time and two hours ahead of
Greenwich Meantime.
