District guide · İzmir
Selçuk is a district of İzmir in western Turkey situated near the ancient city of Ephesus, a major archaeological site. The Basilica of Saint John the Theologia...
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Selçuk is a district of İzmir in western Turkey situated near the ancient city of Ephesus, a major archaeological site. The Basilica of Saint John the Theologian, the House of the Virgin Mary, and the Temple of Artemis are among its significant historical attractions. The district's proximity to Ephesus and its abundant Seljuk and Classical ruins make it a major destination for those interested in ancient history.
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Ayasluğ
Ayasuluk Hill is the historic high ground above Selçuk, where several of the town’s most important monuments occupy one archaeological setting. A visit brings together St.
Meryem Kilisesi
Church of Mary is an early-fifth-century Christian basilica within the Ephesus Archaeological Site near Selçuk in İzmir.
Hadrian Tapınağı
The Temple of Hadrian is a Roman Imperial monument on Curetes Street inside the Efes Archaeological Site at Selçuk in İzmir. Associated with Emperor Hadrian, it is recognised as one of Ephesus’s representative Roman Imperial buildings.
İsa Bey Camii
İsa Bey Mosque is a 14th-century Aydinid mosque on the south-western slope of Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk, İzmir.
Odeon (Konser Salonu)
The Bouleuterion at Ephesus is a compact civic auditorium associated with the city council and also known as the Odeon.
Tiyatro
The Great Theater of Ephesus is a vast ancient performance and civic building positioned where the city’s principal harbour route begins.
Çukuriçi Höyük
Çukuriçi Höyük is a prehistoric settlement mound in Selçuk, İzmir, southeast of ancient Ephesus and near the Aegean coast. Its importance lies in the archaeological sequence beneath and around the mound, not in standing monuments designed for modern visitors.
Belevi Mausoleum is an Early Hellenistic monumental tomb on a hillside near Belevi, in Selçuk district of İzmir.
Domitian Tapınağı
The Temple of the Emperors is an imperial-cult monument within ancient Ephesus, standing on the west side of the State Agora. Its large terrace and altar identify a ceremonial complex set directly into the city’s civic landscape.
Gate of Magnesia
Magnesian Gate is the surviving city gate identified within the ancient city of Ephesus at Selçuk.
Ayasolouk
Ayasuluk Citadel occupies the summit of Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk, where the town’s central heritage landscape rises into a defended archaeological enclosure. Its surviving walls belong to a layered setting associated with Byzantine, Aydınoğlu and Ottoman periods.
Panayırdağ
Panayır Mountain is a 121-metre natural summit in Selçuk, İzmir, within the landscape around ancient Ephesus. It is a landform rather than a museum, enclosed attraction or constructed mountain park.
State Agora
The State Agora of Ephesus is the ancient city’s civic square: an open archaeological space where the surviving footprint and stonework help explain how public life was organised in Ephesus.