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Location

Kayaköy Village is a settlement for 5000 years. As Greeks and Turks lived in peace for centuries in this village, UNESCO declared Kayaköy as "World Friendship and Peace Village". On the other hand, suffering of both Greeks who had to migrate to Greece with 1923 population exchange and Turks migrating here from their homes in Thessaloniki is mixed in the air and water of Levissi/Kayaköy. Visiting the abandoned old village it may be possible to witness that and even connect to those people with an open heart.

The venue

YeldeÄŸirmeni Bungalow Otel

Founded in 2009 and since its foundation it has been hosting uniting, awareness raising and spiritual workshops. With its very cosy rooms, a wide variety of delicious food, large studios and green dominated atmosphere it is an ideal venue for such events.

The closest airport to the venue is Dalaman International Airport (DLM).
It is 56 km away and it takes an hour and a half drive
from the airport to the venue.
Fethiye

THIS IS A GREAT PLACE.

Day by day, small but world famous touristic town of Fethiye is becoming the center of ISTA & Temple Arts events in Turkey. It is not surprising considering the fact that the town is founded with the name Telmessos, Land of Lights and was famous with its oracles during the Lydian era.

With its magnificent nature, sea, bays, sun, tranquility and serenity Fethiye is almost a heaven on earth. Besides, with its historical centers from Tlos Antic Site to Letoon Temple, from Gemile Island to Kayaköy it is carrying the traces of civilizations lived on it from Hittites to Ottomans.

Why Turkey?

Anatolia is the birthplace of Temple Arts

Modern historians suggest that sacred sexuality rites emerged in Sumerian Civilization, at Houses of Heaven which were temples consecrated to Inanna, the Goddess of love, sensuality, fertility, procreation and war. Most of these temples were built in Anatolia, between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris.

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Oldest temple of the world is in Anatolia alongside with hundreds of other sacred places. Located in southeastern Anatolia, 12.000 years old Göbeklitepe is the world’s oldest known temple. It is around 7.000 years older than the Stonehenge and the Pyramids.

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Another Neolithic site, Çatalhöyük dated between 7400 BC and 5200 BC is a very rare example of a well-preserved Neolithic settlement and has been considered one of the key sites for understanding human prehistory.In addition to them, hundreds of antic sites including Ephesus, Troia, Assos, Pergamon, Magnesia, Sardes, Priene, Herakleia, Hieropolis, Laodikeia, Afrodisias, Xanthos, Mira, Olympos, Phaselis, Aspendos, Alacahöyük, Zeugma, Åžuayb and Ani ruins are located in Turkey.

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Anatolia is also the host of great religious shrines such as Hagia Sophia, Mary’s House at Selçuk, Sümela Monastery at 1150m height from sea level, Akdamar Armenian Church in Lake Van and the Blue Mosque.

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Anatolia has been home of Rumi and hundreds of other beautiful people

Great Sufi poet and mystic Mawlana Jalaladdin Rumi lived most of his life and created most of his corpus in the land of Anatolia. The Mevlevi Order of his whirling dervishes is still alive in Turkey.

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Many others like Pir Sultan Abdal, Yunus Emre, Hacı BektaÅŸ Veli, Ahmet Yesevi, Nasreddin Hodja, Piri Reis, Ali KuÅŸçu, Mimar Sinan were also children of this land. Some great philosophers such as Thales, Anaksimandros, Anaksimenes, Anaksagoras, Herakleitos, Epiktetos, Diogenes, Lukianos, Ksenofanes, Aristoteles and Kleanthes also lived whole or a part of their lives in Anatolia. Do you know that also Saint Nicholas, who was the inspiration behind Santa Claus, was born in Turkey?

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Turkey is one of the leading tourism destinations of the world with its stunning scenery and rich historic legacy

Surrounded on three sides by the sea, having a breathtaking natural beauty and great historical and archaeological sites alongside with people carrying hospitality in their social genes, Turkey is one of the world’s most popular tourism destinations and is attracting around 50 million people every year.

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In Turkey, you can enjoy the splendid seas and the amazing beaches which the unique Mediterranean climate makes available for 6 months a year; do water sports and yachting at 8400 km of coastlines; hot air balloon above the incredible view of Cappadocia; hike, rock climb, mountaineer, bicycle, raft, ski on various landscapes, taste the tremendous kebabs or rich variety of fish while sipping traditional rakı at a traditional Turkish restaurant accompanied by classical or ethnic Turkish songs and find hundreds of authentic handicrafts such as famous Turkish carpets.

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Anatolia has been home for humans for 25.000 years and hosted great civilizations such as Hitits, Hellens, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans. This created its unique and diversified culture.

Turkish Cuisine is one of the most appetizing and richest cuisines of the world.

Most probably you have already heard of kebap and döner but there is much more!Turkish traditional village breakfast is by far the best breakfast in the World! This may sound exaggerated, but ask to the ones who tasted it!You can taste HUNDREDS of delicious local soups, a wide range of amazing breads around Anatolia and pure olive oil, a great variety of seafood and vegetables of the west, amazing kebabs and salads of the southeast, all sorts of greens and ‘pide’ of the North. Rakı, anise based strong spirit will be your drink. You will find freshly brewed Turkish tea anytime and anywhere and you will love the taste of Turkish coffee. As they say, coffee is not Turkish, but the make of it. And certainly do not forget to taste baklava, künefe, lokma or sütlaç.

But…
Isn't it dangerous to come to Turkey?

Well…

Telling the truth it seems so.

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