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The Sardes Ruins

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Located near Salihli upon the Izmir-Ankara route and approximately 71 km from Manisa, Sardes is the capital of the antique Lydian Kingdom and is renowned the first location that money was printed. Sardes had immense economic and political power during the 6th and 7th centuries BC. A significant portion of the Lydian prosperity came from the processing of gold mines located along the then Paktolos, now Sart River. It was within this river that King Midas was able to rid himself of the curse that turned everything he touched to gold. The Sardes Ruins also receives wide attention as it is also the grounds of the Sardes Church founded as one of the seven churches established in the Aegean Region during the early ages of Christianity. The Synagogue located on the northern border of the Sardes Ruins and along the Izmir-Ankara road, is the earliest example of its kind in Anatolia and is...

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Sardes-Arthemis Temple (Sart)

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The temple, whose construction has been started in the Hellenistic Period, was probably located in the holy area of an old Kybele cult. The temple is in Ionian style and has a pseudodipteros plan. At the beginning, it has been constructed in the name of Arthemis. In later periods, the cella of the temple has been divided into four parts and sculpture heads belonging to Arthemis, Zeus Polieus, Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina have been found in these divisions. The temple, which has been destroyed in the earthquake that happened in 17 AD, has been re - constructed in the time of Tiberius in accordance with the old plan. A chapel has been added to the southeastern corner in the 4th century.

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Aigai (Nemrutkale)

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Located within the borders of the Koseler Village within the jurisdiction area of the Manisa provincial center, Aigai is one of the twelve Aiol towns that Heredot speaks of. Though there has been no expedition yet, the ruins evidence that the town stretches back to the Pergamon Kingdom and was an important commercial center during the Roman reign. A portion of the rampart that surrounded the town is still intact. The agora, theater, stadium, parliament and temple ruins are fairly evident.

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Mesir Paste Festival

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Hafsa Sultan, the wife of Ottoman Padisha Yavuz Sultan Selim and the mother of Kanuni Sultan S?leyman ("Wonderful" S?leyman), became ill while in Manisa. When a cure could not be found, the Sultan appealed to Merkez Efendi, the head of the theological school connected to the Mosque that had been built in the Sultan's name. Merkez Efendi then mixed plants and spices together to form a medicinal paste. When Hafsa Sultan ate this paste, she recovered and wanted to give it to others who were ill. As requests from the people increased, the Sultan decreed that it be distributed from the tops of the Sultan Mosque's domes and minarets. The Mesir Celebration began this way in about 1539. Since then, every year on or around March 21st, Nevruz, the day accepted as the New Year?s Day by the Turks living in Central Asia, Anatolian Turks and Iranians, the people have gathered in front of the Sultan...

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Mesir Paste ('Mesir Macunu' in Turkish)

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Mesir Paste has a nice taste and a wonderful smell. Amongst its many uses, it is affective for aches, pains, colds, indigestion, lack of appelite and bad breath. The 41 spices used in the paste are as follows:Allspice, Alpina officinarum root, Anise, Black cumin, Black myrobalan, Black pepper, Buckthorn, Cardamon, Cassia, Chebulic myrobalan, Chinaroot, Cinnamon, Cloves, Coconut, Coriander, Cubeb, Cumin, Dried orange blossom, Fennel, Galingale, Ginger, Iksir sugar, India blossom, Java pepper, Licorice extract, Licorice root, Mastic, Millet, Mirrisafi, Muskroot, Mustard seed, Orange peel, Rhubarb, Saffron, Salts of lemon, Senna, Turmeric, Ud?lkahr, Vanilla, Woad and Yellow myrobalan.

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Philadelphia (Alasehir)

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The temple ruins, the theater on the northern foot of Toptepe, the city walls and eastern gate erected during the Byzantine reign and the St. Jean Church dating back the the 6th century BC are the most significant works found in Alasehir on the Toptepe flats considered the acropolis of antique Philadelphia. Founded by the Apostle Ioannes, the St. Jean Church is one of the 7 churches in the Aegean region dating from the early Christian era. Mentioned in the Revelations of the Bible, these Seven Churches (Smyrna, Pergamon, Thyatira, Sardes, Philadelphia, Laodicia and Ephesus) that are believed to have received The Message are accepted as the first churches of Christianity. While all seven churches are located in Anatolia, three of these (Sardes, Philadelphia and Thyatira) are found within the Manisa provincial borders and frequented by tourists of faith.

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Bintepeler (Lydian King Tombs)

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On the southern stretch of the Salihli - Akhisar road and along the border of the Gediz Plains, there are approximately 90 tumulus. These are the tombs of the Lydian kings and the government officials that served the kingdom. The most significant of these tumulus is the tombs believed to house King Alyettes and King Gyeges.

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Kybele (Goddess of Prosperity)

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Kybele is an internationally recognized goddess of Anatolian origin who is identified with various names in distinct countries and cultures. On the Manisa-Turgutlu route, approximately 7 km from Manisa and located at the northern foot of Mt. Spil near the Akpýnar is a relief carved into the rock. This relief portraying Kybele - the mother of all life on Earth - is approximately 10 to 12 m above ground level. Due to the Hittite features of the hyroglyphs on the relief, it is believed that it dates back to the Hittite era.

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Niobe (The Weeping Rock)

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Mt. Spil has been subject to many stories related to the mythical king Tanthalos of the early age Anatolia. The most popular of these myths is the tragic tale of Tanthalos’s daughter Niobe. Niobe had 14 children, 7 of each sex. Niobe had high opinions of herself and felt she needed to be respected more than the goddess Leto since she had more offspring. Leto was quite upset when she heard of Niobe’s arrogance. When she conveyed the story to her two sons Artemis and Apollo, the two brothers acted immediately to put Niobe in her place. Apollo used his invisible arrows to kill Niobe’s seven sons on Mount Kitheron. When word was released, Niobe’s daughters ran to the mountain that now held the bodies of their dead brothers. By the time they arrived on the spot, it was night time. With the falling dark, Artemis started shining in the sky. He too used his invisible arrows to hunt down the...

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Manisa City Center

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City in western Turkey with more than 200,000 inhabitants, situated just 25 km northeast of Izmir. It is the capital of Manisa province with 1.3 million inhabitants.Manisa is an attractive, modern city with a far-reaching past in the Aegean region of Anatolia. Its history goes back to 500 BC but the first known settlements date back to the 14th century BC. The main economic activity of Manisa is agriculture, producing wine grapes, olives, tobacco, sesame and cotton. Among modern industries, Manisa is a wide range of electronics industries. The surrounding lands extract magnesite, zinc and mercury.Since the great Ottoman Sultans chose Manisa as the training ground for crown princes, there are many examples of Ottoman architecture, as well as Seljuk.

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