The most important culture center of the Aegean region: Selçuk (Seljuk)

Selçuk located 74 km. south to Izmir hosts Ephesus which is the most precious antique city of Turkey, the House of Virgin Mary which is one of the most important pilgrimage centers on the world and the ruins of the Artemis Temple considered as one of the 7 wonders of the world. Selçuk extending to the blue waters of the Aegean Sea with Pamucak Beach serves the tourism and agriculture with the vast cotton fields, the abundance of the olive, grapes and fruit gardens…

The history lies there in ruins…

The Inner Castle called also the Ayasuluk Castle dominates the district and reflects the Seljuk – Ottoman architecture. The famous Takip Gate which is the entrance of the castle is surrounded by the two towers after opening to a big courtyard. The history lies at each point of the area surrounding St. Jean Church on the foot of the Seljuk Castle… These stones, columns, statues and marbles composing the ruins of the monuments destroyed and reconstructed starting from the prehistorical ages seem to shout the cultural heritage of the area…

The tomb of St. Jean

St. Jean and St. Paul, two important apostles of Jesus Christ who had been two important names of the Christianity had lived in Ephesus in other words in Selçuk. When Jesus Christ had been crucified in Jerusalem, he had entrusted his mother to St. Jean Church including the tomb of St. Jean and for that reason named as such is the most important among the Byzantine edifices in Ephesus. In the 6th century, the Emperor Justinian had added a basilica with dome to the church constructed in the form of a cross around the tomb, in the 4th century AD…