#Erasmus+ #AEAnadia A small overview of Turkey for the Agrupamento de Escolas de Anadia school

1. A small overview of Turkey for the
Agrupamento de Escolas de Anadia
school
By Mina Gökova

2. I was born in 1999 in Manisa. Manisa
is located in the western part of Turkey
and is close to the Aegean Sea.

3. Manisa is warm and temperate and
the Mediterranean climate in Manisa
is effective.

4. The other name of
Manisa is Magnesia
and it has hosted
many civilizations.
The main examples
are Hittites,
Phrygians, Greeks,
Lydians, Persians,
Romans, Byzantines,
Saruhanoğulları and
Ottoman.

5. There are more
than twenty
ancient cities in
Manisa. The
capital of Lydians
who invented
money is Sardes
Ancient City, also
located in
Manisa Salihli.

6. Temple of Artemis in Sardes Ancient
City

7. It is a city where
the kulliye,
mosque, dervish
lodge and
mausoleums built
in the Ottoman
Period are
located.
Muradiye Mosque

8. Sculptures, busts, objects and many
historical artifacts belonging to the
Byzantine Empire are exhibited in
Manisa museum.

9. Philadelphia Church, one of the
Roman-era structures

10. Turkish
baths in
Manisa

11. Manisa-Kula Fairy Chimneys

12. Manisa kebab is a
famous kebab
with meatballs,
sauce and
yoghurt on pitas.

13. In Manisa, a festival
called mesir festival is
held in April every year.
The history of this
festival is based on the
healing of Hafza sultan,
the sick mother of the
Ottoman sultan
Süleyman the
Magnificent, with mesir
paste. This paste
contains 41 spices

14. Manisa Spil mountain

16. The city of Izmir,
which is very
close to Manisa,
and the
Çeşme/Alaçatı
famous for its
windmills

17. Alaçatı windmills

18. A bay in İzmir