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Geography & Brief History Ethnicity Ataruk Ancient History, Museums Tourism, Cotton, Textiles Olives- Carpets- Kebabs Mt Ararat, Troy, Tarsus Ani, Pisidin Antioch Lystra, Patmos Is., 7 Churches Myra, Santa Claus Turkish Hospitality Turkey and the Bible Istanbul, Byzantium, Constantinople Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, Hagai Sofia Dervishes, Turkish Delight Ephesus, Cappadocia, Kusadasi Sirance, Soke Rotary Club, Celtikci School & more…. Smyrna, Lycia, Red Bascilica Gordian Knot A Look at Turkey…

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Aydin/Soke RC : 

Aydin/Soke RC

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation 1. Huge size vs. Israel small area 2. Texas + Washington size 3. East & West cross – Asian not Arab 4. Chalcolithic, Hittites, 5. King Midas & Gordions 6. Greeks (Alexander the Great) 7. Romans (Emperor visits) 8. NT Christians, Paul, Timothy, John  9. Armenians 600BC-Today 10. Byzantine Christians 330-1071AD 11. Seljuk Muslims 1071-1243AD 12. Mongols 1243-1300AD 13. Ottoman Sultans 1299-1923AD 14. Ataturk & Secular Turkey Military ultimate auth. not Islam 1923-Present Day TURKEY

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Ataturk Mustafa Kemal 1. Ottoman Empire fell AD 1915 Ataturk formed Turkey AD 1923 2. Secular not Muslim-based 3. Military authority ultimate 4. Radical religion is bad 5. 99.9% Muslim but only 15% go to Mosque 6. Heritage more than religion 7. More Ataturk public depictions than anyone else

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Turkeys in Turkey!!

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Traditional Turkish DressAtaturk Outlawed Ottoman Islamic Fez

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The Early Years

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1/18/2004 Biblical Archaeology 15 Remember that: …archaeology is the only thing definitely known from the biblical periods… This academic view has been devastated by archaeological finds over the past 150 years but few people realize this Why is Biblical Archaeology Important? …except the Bible text itself.

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1/18/2004 Biblical Archaeology 16 The Creation to the Flood Noah’s Ark and the Flood Post-Flood World – Babel & Mesopotamia Patriarchs Captivity by Egyptian Pharaohs Egyptian Exodus & Conquest of Canaan & Judges Kings of Judah & Israel – First Temple Era Assyrian Conquest of Israel & Judah Babylonian Captivity & Return of Judah (Jews) Persian Empire – Second Temple Era to NT Times Alexander the Great & Macedonia/Greece Periods of History Summary

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1/18/2004 Biblical Archaeology 17 Intertestamental Period Roman Empire & Emperors Life of the Messiah Acts & Paul’s Missionary Journeys Seven Churches of Revelation Post-Apostolic Church (Early Church Fathers) Universal (catholic) Roman Empire Church Eastern Church (Constantinople) & Western Church (Rome) Islam Start & Spread Crusades Ottoman Empire Protestant Reformation Churches Restoration Movement Churches Periods of History Summary

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Ancient Anatolia (Turkey)

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Ancient nomads started to form communities when the climate began to warm accompanied by cultivating the land near the rivers.

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The Greeks found the soil in Turkey to be fertile and the merchants liked the trading activity. So they settled in Anatolia (Turkey). Family farm Turkey

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Fishing in ancient times was abundant in the waters off Greece and Turkey. Fish market, Istanbul

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Slide 9:Olive trees adapted to Asian climates and have provided an abundant harvest for thousands of years. Turkey sends their excess olive oil to Italy for export.

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Slide 10:Olives are often harvested by beating the branches with a long stick, The olives fall to the ground on a blanket and are collected to put in a brine or to make olive oil. Olives are a staple in the Mediterranean diet.

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Slide 11:This olive oil press was built in ancient times and is still used by the nomads. It sits in the mountains next to a grove of olive trees.

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Nomad children now go to school.. They only come home on weekends.

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Turkey and Biblical Sites 50-100 AD

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…by the end of the century (300 AD) Christianity had become the official religion of the Empire.

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Slide 13:The Romans dominated Anatolia from 30-395 AD. A large part of the population adapted the Greco- Roman “pagan” religion until the pagan temples were destroyed in the 4th- 5th centuries and Christian churches were built.

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Ani - “City of One Thousand Churches”” Armenia first “christianized” nation AD 300 Armenians and Turks live mostly peaceably for 1500 years Much fighting during late 1800s up through WW I as Turks and Armenians fight each other

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Genesis (c.1450 BC) States Noah’s Ark Landed “on the mountains of rrt” (Urartu then Ararat)”-Quran “Al Judi” (Five)Thousands of square miles, hundreds of mountains, not just Ararat

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Mount Ararat-One of largest single-mass mtns. on Earth17,000 feet high, 14,500 feet higher than plains below, 17 square mile ice cap, 300 foot ice depth

Aydin/Soke RC : 

Aydin/Soke RC

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation King Midas “Golden Touch” Tumulus 700 BC - Gordion King in Phrygia The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem, solved by a bold stroke ("cutting the Gordian knot"):

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Pisidian Antioch (pe si di an)Acts 13:13-52

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Lystra Acts 14:1-20, 16:1-5, Timothy

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Alexander the Great Bust 3rd Century BCIstanbul Archaeological Museum Slide 6:Along came Alexander the Great who inherited the Greek throne from his father at the age of 25. He was after revenge, so he sailed across the Dardanelles to Troy in northwest Turkey to conquer Persia and expand the Greek Empire.

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336-323 BC

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Patmos Island View from Cave of John

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Patmos Island John’s Revelation Patmos is the Greek island off Turkey where John had revelation and wrote letter to the seven churches of Asia

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Patmos Nicaea

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The First Council of Nicaea is commonly regarded to have been the first Ecumenical council of the Christian Church

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Smyrna(Izmir) – 2nd of 7 ChurchesSmyrna = Myrrh, Polycarp was a Leader

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Sardis Church ruins

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Ancient Lycian temple tombs carved, out of the rocks by slaves hanging from above, for wealthy Romans. They were used because the cliffs had no erosion.

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Red Basilica Church2nd Century Temple to Isis & Serapis Red Basilica was destroyed in the Arab raids of 716 to 717 AD

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Temple Supports Difficult to conceive how much man labor it took to build all the structures, and we only see a few of them now

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Laodicea Sheep and Unexcavated Ruin4th Council AD 367 Met in Laodicea

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Myra Sarcophagus of St. Nicholas Paul’s ship stopped here on his way to Rome Fourth century AD St. Nicholas’ memory became the basis for Santa Claus

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Turkish Hospitality 1. Turkish Friendship 2. Holding arms, hands or shoulders commonplace between same sex 3.Turkish Tea “Chai” 4. “Smokes like a Turk” is a true phrase

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Byzantium Constantinople Istanbul

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Blue Mosque, Istanbul The Islamic ban on portraying human beings in pictures.

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Hagia Sophia

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Cappodocia

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Acts 2:5-6  I Peter 1:1-2 Entire cities underground to hide from persecutors Cappodocia Caves - Christian Homes

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With the end of the ice ages the climate became milder and in Cappadocia ash, sandstone, clay, basalt, and ignimbrite, soft tufa and other minerals that make up the volcanic layer eroded by natural forces and formed unique rock formations. Fairy chimneys, Cappadocia

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People who normally dwelled in houses moved into these underground caves with their domestic animals for security purposes. They had access to water and air and contained all the rooms you would find in a house. Some had 30 connecting dwellings which held 10,000 people.

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Ephesus

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Ephesus was a port city founded by colonists from Athens in the early 1000’s BC. The city became a major trading and banking center under the Greeks. Later Ephesus became the capitol of the Roman province of Asia. Situated on the Asiatic caravan route, the city was a bridge between East and West. Ephesus later was looted by the Goths, Arabs, Turks and finally the Mongols. The city became abandoned and lay deserted until archeologists uncovered it in the late 1800’s and they are still finding things today. The Library of Celsus kept 20,000 papyrus scrolls. It was the third largest library in the world at the time.

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Ephesus (Efes) History & Baptistery 1. King Croesus (Lydia) 560 BC 2. Temple of Artemis – 1st of 7 Wonders 3. Paul, Aquilla & Priscilla c. AD 50 4. Paul, Apollos, & 12 for 3 years c. AD 54 5. 70 Christians martyred by Nero 6. Paul sent Timothy to lead church 7. Apostle John, Mary, Luke lived & died 8. First Gnostics and worship of Mary 9. Church of Virgin Mary baptistery 10. Byzantine church - Council AD 431 11. Ephesians letter Acts 19:1-41, 1 Tim 1:3-5 2 Tim1:3-5, 4:9-21, Rev. 1:4,11, 2-3

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Ephesus Church 1 John 4:1 written by apostle John, probably while in Ephesus, and possibly gospel of John – Apostolic Succession  Great teachers & Christians in Ephesus – Apollos, Priscilla & Aquila, Paul, Luke, John, Jesus’ mother Mary, etc.

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Ephesus OdeonCivic Meetings & Plays

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1/18/2004 Biblical Archaeology 78 Ephesus Theatre - “Artemis of the Ephesians”25,000 - Temple of Artemis One of Seven Wonders .

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The Greco-Roman site of Ephesus is one of the largest and best preserved ancient cities in the world. It suffered from many earthquakes through the centuries.

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Brothel – Woman Advertisement

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Ephesian Roman Latrine Cold in winter Rich Romans warmed seat with slaves sitting prior to rich Roman sitting today Running water underneath Fountain to encourage excretion Running water in front to wash hands after - don’t sit downstream!! No toilet paper – Turkey

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Ephesus Roman BathsRomans Destroyed Anatolian Forests for Heating Baths

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Temple of “Artemis of the Ephesians”One of Seven Wonders – 6 years to find .

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Temple of “Artemis of the Ephesians”Hunt/Childbirth Goddess & Big Source of Revenue

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Temple of “Artemis of the Ephesians”Hunt/Childbirth Goddess & Big Source of Revenue Paul made an impact on financial concerns of residents – thousands involved – Acts 19:23-29  Many priestesses were dedicated to cult prostitution – Nicolaitans? Parthenon in Athens had 46 columns--Temple of Artemis (Roman Diana) in Ephesus had 127 columns twice as tall as Parthenon Goths destroyed it and Justinian reused marble columns in Hagia Sophia in Constantinople [now Istanbul]

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Apostle John’s Grave in Ephesus ChurchEphesus Where John Wrote Gospel, Luke and Mary Purportedly Buried

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Kusadasi Cus aah da see

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Aegean Sea Shoreline at Ephesus – Rev 2:1-7 1st of 7 Churches Letter Went To On Existing Roads

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Rotary Host Family

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Yufka, traditional in Kus Bread amkinglarge flat bread filled with cheese/meat.

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Today every urban household has solar hot water on their roof. Today every urban household has solar hot water on their roof.

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Soke School (sir chai)

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Soke Primary School

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THEY WOULD NOT LET US LEAVE!!

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By Way of Summary

Soke Rotary Club : 

Soke Rotary Club We “visited” a hospital ! They gave us gifts after our presentations. We exchanged Club Banners. We attended meetings & visited where the Rotarians lived and worked… We visited schools and other places where Soke RC had projects…

Many unexpected challenges!!! : 

Many unexpected challenges!!! Known as the Knees by Your Ears Variety

Only one crappy experience.. !!! : 

Only one crappy experience.. !!! Public toilets at Ephesus

Roman public toilets : 

Roman public toilets

What we took away from Turkey.. : 

What we took away from Turkey.. -Turkey is a strong & loyal ally of ours in a very volatile region. The Turkish people love, admire and respect us. They want us to strengthen their relationship with us. -Turkish people are very hospitable, warm and friendly. Mosques, minarets and five prayer calls a day. Where the many mosques now stand, there once stood churches… Is that a glimpse of the future ?

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Looking at and studying the people & events of the Bible in their original geographical settings and historical contexts was awesome. -“Walking" in the footsteps of Paul - Ephesus and the other Seven Churches - Hagai Sophia - The beautiful village of Sirance - The ruins of the Roman cities - The quaint old houses - The third & fourth grade students at Celtikci School - Turkish hospitality everywhere, our hosts, his family, the Rotarians & their families, the townspeople - “Living” with a Muslim family- Perhaps some seeds were planted HIGHLIGHTS

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CONCLUSION Turkey is full of fascinating religious and Biblical history -The on-site visit helped deepen our understanding of God’s word, enabling us to strengthen our relationship with Him

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CONCLUSION (Cont’d) Only a fraction of the archaeological sites have been surveyed, excavated, examined, documented, published, etc.. -Difficult to conceive how much human labor it took to build all the structures, and we only see a few of them now - Archaeology is the only thing definitely known from the biblical periods…except the Bible text itself.

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er COK TESEKKUR EDERIM!

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Thank You Very Much!

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The END A Paul/Betty Production!

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Thanks for traveling to Turkey with us! Betty & Paul, Turkey December 2009

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Turkey Peoples

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Turkey Peoples

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2/12/2006 Turkey and the Seven Churches of Revelation Turkey Peoples Turkish Peoples