Selçuk

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ayasoluk Hill in Selçuk, Turkey. Grand fortress dominates the area.

Exterior of the House of the Virgin Mary, 7 km from Selçuk

Three periods of history in Selçuk: Temple of Artemis(front), Isa Bey Mosque built by the Seljuk Turks(middle), the Ottoman castle (far)

Selçuk is central town of Selçuk district, İzmir Province in Turkey, 18 km northeast of Kuşadası, 3 km northeast of Ephesus. Its name comes from the Seljuk Turks who settled in the region by the 12th century.

Selçuk is one of the most visited touristic destinations within Turkey, known for its closeness to the ancient city of Ephesus, House of the Virgin Mary and Seljukian works of art. The 6th century basilica of St. John the Apostle, which, some claim, is built on the site of the Apostle's tomb, is also inside the town.

The Ephesus Airport and Selçuk Training Center of the Turkish Aeronautical Association is only 3 kilometers away from Selçuk, offering piloting, parachuting, and microlight training.

The annual camel wrestling championship takes place in Selçuk in the Winter, near Ephesus

[edit] Photo Gallery

		agora, odeon, prytaneion






			arch of fountain Pollio

			Bath of Varius
Bath of Varius	Curetes street	Curetes street	Domitian temple
Domitian temple	Domitian temple	Domitian temple	Memmius monument
Memmius monument		Hercules with lion's skin, from Hercules Gate	Hercules with lion's skin, from Hercules Gate
Nike from Hercules Gate	Nike from Hercules Gate	Nymphaeum of Trajan	Nymphaeum of Trajan
Nymphaeum of Trajan	Scholastica	Scholastica	Terace houses - mosaic
mosaic	marble road - detail	An early Christian ichthys
Artemis Statue	Artemis-Statue im Museum von Ephesos	Temple of Artemis	Odeon
Odeon	Odeon - detail	Odeon - detail	View from odeon
Hadrian temple	Hadrian temple	Hadrian temple - detail	Hadrian temple - detail
Hadrian temple - detail	Hadrian temple - detail	Celsus Library	Celsus Library
Celsus Library	Celsus Library	Celsus Library	Celsus Library
Celsus Library	Celsus Library	Celsus Library	Celsus Library - Arete
Celsus Library - Arete	Celsus Library - Sofia	Celsus Library - Sofia	Celsus Library - Ennoia
Celsus Library - Epistema	Celsus Library - inside	Celsus Library - view from marble road	Celsus Library - view from marble road
theater	theater	theater	theater
theater	theater	theater	theater
theater	Theater in March 2004	House of Virgin Mary	House of Virgin Mary
		Font

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

	Municipalities of Selçuk District, İzmir, Turkey
Selçuk \| Belevi \| Şirince

v • d • e Selçuk in İzmir Province (in the Aegean region) of Turkey
Urban districts	İzmir - (Balçova - Bornova - Buca - Çiğli - Gaziemir - Güzelbahçe - Karşıyaka - Konak - Narlıdere)
Rural districts	Aliağa - Bayındır - Bergama - Beydağ - Çeşme - Dikili - Foça - Karaburun - Kemalpaşa - Kınık - Kiraz - Menderes - Menemen - Ödemiş - Seferihisar - Selçuk - Tire - Torbalı - Urla
Regions	Provinces
Aegean	Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak
Black Sea	Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak
Central Anatolia	Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat
East Anatolia	Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elazığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van
Marmara	Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova
Mediterranean Sea	Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Mersin - Osmaniye
Southeastern Anatolia	Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Kilis - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak