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Kusadasi Section .
Before
Jesus, in the years of 2000, firstly people coming from
Lelek, Karia, Lidya had settled down as a society to the
slopes of Pilav Mountain. Then one by one with the unit
settlements Pigale, Maratheson, Neopolis, Panionion; Ions
and later Romans by Ephesus’ coming into the dominance of
Rome, had lived in these lands.Today’s Kusadasi is founded
in 16th century by Venetians being a colony. The castle in
small island was built for the purpose of observation in
Byzantium term. In the Middle Ages, Kusadasi, being a part,
was used by Venetians and Genoeses which had taken the name
of Scala Nuova.The city was surrounded by castle walls for
being protected from the violence of pirates. It’s known
that there’s an Ionian Region of Kusadasi. This had taken an
important harbor mission on Asia-Europe trade road
throughout long years.In the period of Scalar Nova time, the
Armenians dominant to trade, Greeks, Jews had joined to
former nations. Turks with the Malazgirt War in 1071 had
started to spread on Anatolia and during the process of
Turkish principalities’ formation, in 1304 Sir Sasa had been
the authority of Kusadasi and around. Sir Mehmet had
connected this vicinity to Aydinogullari with Sasa’s dying.Kusadasi
is a harbor town and Turks had bleared this in mind.
Although they were from Middle Asia source and far away from
maritime business, they had learnt maritime as well as the
Ephesus’ in a short time. They had lived comfortably with
the spoils they caught at sea wars. Kilic Arslan had added
this place to Selcuklu Government and Scalar Nova again had
become the exportation gate of Anatolia in 1186. Yildirim
Beyazit had joined Ayasulug to his principalities and in
this way the city had been Ottoman’s in the year of 1390.
Timur had decided to take the whole Anatolia under his
sovereign but when he could not take Ayasulug, he had fired
the castle in which Ottoman soldiers resisted himself. And
St. Jean Church had damaged from this event very badly. By
I. Celebi Mehmet Kusadasi had gathered to Ottoman’s and it
had become a district.With the vicinities’ passing to
Ottoman, Turks had entered to societies in these places. At
the end of 1st World War, Ottoman Government had overcome,
so Kusadasi had given to Italians, and because of this,
Italians had added to Turks, Greeks, Jews, Armenians. All
these minorities had left our country on 7th September in
1923 with the winning of independence war, and later
connecting to remaining nation, the mixture bringing by the
exchange way, a new society had formed, and with the
treasure lands from Guzelcamli to Selcuk, the estates of
Greeks which went had given to these immigrants in return to
their properties there Afterwards some of the Turks came to
Anatolia had gone back to places they came again, but this
migration had repeated of the 2. World War. This migration
had taken place since 1941 to 1955 and thus today’s people
of Kusadasi had started to form rapidly. Kusadasi living
parallel to Ephesus in history and the settlement units
around it and the places that have historical and
touristical value are those; People of Ephesus believed that
they could reach better trade, superior art, more wonderful
land processing by knowledge trade they would make with
their neighbor. They persuaded the whole “Ion” cities to
form a confederation with the contacts that had been made by
them.Combining Ephesus, Samos, Khos, Millets, Kolosan, Miyus,
Priene, Lebedos, Klazomenai, Eryli and later Smryna (12 Ion
city) a confederation was established. This in one since,
was the first united nations community of the world. The
members of this unit which was formed of this cities, would
carry of the findings and knowledge that they got from
science, art, trade, agriculture, maritime trade and they
would have made their religious ceremonies in which they
would offer vows to their holly God Poseidon.There was a
place on the north of Mykale (Samson) Mountain. This land
belonged to Ephesus’, Samos’, at the end of the shore tape,
there was a land belonging to Priene’, above this land, they
found a place appropriate for this unit. This was told in an
inscription found in the church of Guzelcamli. Here, in
general, after the harvest time, federation members made
meetings. They gave conferences about the problems of their
city’s development, agriculture, trade, art, navigation and
they did knowledge trade at these assemblies.Panionion was
at the same time a prediction center in which religious
ceremonies were arranged to the name of God Poseidon.
Panionion, was in Priene’s lands and under its management.
In the year 1913, German researcher Thwegand, had studied in
this region, he had found the prop walls which were in a
circle style and on the St. Ilias hill, its name is now
Automatic Hill. He had proved that there had been an ancient
settlement there. On the west side of the wall, there was a
construction formed from 8 steps had been attracted
attention of the researchers.In the investigation that
Wiegand made, such a settlement unit had been found in
Panionion which was a meeting place. Considering another
researcher J. Keil, the other settlement unit had been found
in Guzelcamli’s 300 meter south-east. This place was opened
to sea on the south-east and on the top point of the valley,
also this unit was protected itself being lively till the
Christian term. Again according to other researchers,
Panionion was in the lands of Melia ancient city. And Mykale
was living with itself closely because of the mountains,
Yolvermez rocky place. Ceramics pieces belonging to Melia
ancient city are caught at sides even today. It’s still
possible to see the castle wall remnants formed of out of
order stones that surround the hill on the west of
Guzelcamli. This wall is in the border of Panionion, and
belong to Karia construction art. For this reason, it’s real
that it can be the remnant of Melia ancient city’s rampart
walls.Federation members, artists, lecturers, spectators,
farmers who would exhibit their goods, producers, widely
traveled priests started to come Panionion before months for
the art demonstrations and religious ceremonies that would
continue many days. In the period of preparing these shows
and throughout the show Anias, Melias, Ephesus, slaves set
free, Prienes in Panionion later had settled down to these
lands and had formed the first nations of Davutlar and
Guzelcamli. At their free times, what is left over from fair,
they had become exerts in raising olive, grape, fig and
other fruits and vegetables in these fertile lands.The first
international exposition of the world had been assembled in
Kusadasi. Ephesus people had wanted these ceremonies to be
made in a place near by Ephesus because they insisted on the
subject that the meeting in Panionion could not be done in
security for the political disorder which Anatolia was in at
5th century before Christ.9 Governments had adapted to this
invitation, 3 had declared that they couldn’t join.
According to Diotoros; thus Ion unity had broken down. The
first political and social mistakes had started at Ion
history too. Also at the term which Pers were dominant in
Anatolia, Ion union activities had been stopped, Panionion
festivals had started again with the Great Alexander’s
driving back Pers from Anatolia (before Christ 334). But the
festival which Ions arranged for the honor of Alexander at
Erythrai city near by Cesme had reduced the majesty of
Panionion and the old bright days hadn’t been a way of
living once more after Alexander.Kusadasi means "Bird
Island" and the town takes its name from the little island (whose
name in Turkish means "Pigeon" or "Dove Island") that is in
the harbor and is now connected by a causeway to the shore.
Accommodations are what Kusadasi really stars in and there
are numerous hotels, motels, and holiday villages located in
and around the town that cater to every taste and pocket.
Thanks to the marina and good harbor, Kusadasi is a favorite
calling place for yachts and tour vessels with the result
that there are many good shopping opportunities to be found.
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