A berief history of Antalya

1. www.allaboutantalya.com
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2. About Antalya
Antalya, is a city on the Mediterranean
coast of southwestern Turkey. It is
Turkey's biggest international sea
resort, located on the Turkish Riviera.
In 2011 the city had a population of
964,886 and the metropolitan
municipality 1,041,972. Click HERE to
see places to visit

3. Hadrian’s Gate
The Hadrian's Gate or Üçkapılar is
a triumphal arch located in
Antalya, Turkey, which was built in
the name of the Roman emperor
Hadrian, who visited the city in
the year 130. It has three arched
gates.

4. Yivliminare Mosque
The Alaaddin or Yivli Minare Mosque,
commonly also called Ulu Mosque in
Antalya is a historical mosque built by
the Anatolian Seljuk Sultan Alaaddin
Keykubad I.

5. Düden Waterfalls
Düden Waterfalls are a group of
waterfalls in the province of Antalya,
Turkey. The waterfalls, formed by the
Düden River, are located 12 kilometres
north-east of Antalya.

6. Konyaaltı Beach
Konyaaltı Beach is one of the two main
beaches of Antalya, the other being
Lara Beach. The beach is located on
the western side of the city and
stretches for 7 km from the cliffs to
the Beydağları mountains.

7. Antalya Museum
The Antalya Museum or Antalya
Archeological Museum is one of
Turkey's largest museums, located in
Konyaaltı, Antalya. It includes 13
exhibition halls and an open air
gallery. It covers an area of 7,000 m²
and has 5000 works of art are
exhibited.

8. Köprülü Canyon
Köprülü Canyon is a canyon and a
National Park in the Province of
Antalya, Turkey. Covering an area of
366 km², it was established as a
national park by the Ministry of Forest
on December 12, 1973.

9. Hıdırlık Tower
Hıdırlık Tower is a landmark tower of
tawny stone in Antalya, Turkey, where
Kaleiçi meets Karaalioglu Park. It is
believed that the ruling Roman Empire
built it in the second century CE on a
square plan.

10. Karaalioğlu Park
Karaalioglu Park is a large park in
Antalya, Turkey. It is just south of
Kaleiçi in the city center, easily
reached on foot or by tram. Click HERE
for more info about Antalya.

11. History of Antalya
 It is uncertain when the site of the city was first inhabited. King Attalus II of Pergamon is looked
on as founder of the city in about 150 BC, during the Hellenistic period. It was
named Attalea or Attalia in his honour and served as a naval base for his powerful fleet.
Excavations in 2008 in the Doğu Garajı district have uncovered remains dating to the 3rd century
BC, suggesting that Attalea was a rebuilding and expansion of an earlier town. Attalea became
part of the Roman Republic in 133 BC when Attalus III, a nephew of Attalus II bequeathed his
kingdom to Rome at his death in 133 BC. The city grew and prospered during the Ancient
Roman period and was part of the Roman province ofPamphylia Secunda, whose capital
was Perga.
 Christianity started to spread to the region even in the 1st century: Antalya was visited by Paul of
Tarsus and Barnabas, as recorded in theActs of the Apostles: "Then they passed
through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went
down to Attalia, and from there they sailed to Antioch".[12] Some of the bishops attributed to
the episcopal see of Attalea in Pamphylia may instead have been bishops of Attalea in
Lydia (Yanantepe), since Lequien lists them under both sees.[13][14] No longer a residential
bishopric, Attalea in Pamphylia is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[15]
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12. History Of Antalya
 The ruins of the 13th-century Seljuk mosque at Attalea was previously a Christian Byzantine basilica from
the 7th century. The Great Mosque had also been a Christian basilica and the Kesik Minare Mosque had been
the 5th-century Christian Church of the Panaghia or Virgin and was decorated with finely carved marble.
The archaeological museum at Attalia houses some sarcophagi and mosaics from nearby Perga and a casket
of bones reputed to be those of St. Nicholas, the bishop of Myra, further down the Antalya was a major city
in the Byzantine Empire. It was the capital of the Byzantine Theme of the Cibyrrhaeots, which occupied the
southern coasts of Anatolia. At the time of the accession of John II Comnenus in 1118 it was an isolated
outpost surrounded by Turkish beyliks, accessible only by sea.[16]
 The city and the surrounding region were conquered by the Seljuk Turks in the early 13th century. Antalya
was the capital of the Turkishbeylik of Teke (1321–1423) until its conquest by the Ottomans, except for a
period of Cypriot rule between 1361 and 1373. The Arabic traveler Ibn Battuta, who visited the city in 1335-
1340, noted:

13. History Of Antalya
From Alanya I went to Antaliya [Adalia], a most beautiful city. It covers an immense area,
and though of vast bulk is one of the most attractive towns to be seen anywhere, besides
being exceedingly populous and well laid out. Each section of the inhabitants lives in a
separate quarter. The Christian merchants live in a quarter of the town known as the Mina
[the Port], and are surrounded by a wall, the gates of which are shut upon them from
without at night and during the Friday service. The Greeks, who were its former inhabitants,
live by themselves in another quarter, the Jews in another, and the king and his court and
Mamluks in another, each of these quarters being walled off likewise. The rest of the
Muslims live in the main city. Round the whole town and all the quarters mentioned there is
another great wall. The town contains orchards and produces fine fruits, including an
admirable kind of apricot, called by them Qamar ad-Din, which has a sweet almond in its
kernel. This fruit is dried and exported to Egypt, where it is regarded as a great luxury.[17]
In the second half of the 17th century Evliya Çelebi wrote of a city of narrow streets
containing 3,000 houses in 20 Turkish and four Greek neighborhoods. The town had grown
beyond the city walls and the port was reported to hold up to 200 boats.

14. History Of Antalya
 In the 19th century, in common with most of Anatolia, its sovereign was a "dere bey" (land lord
or landowner). The family of Tekke Oğlu, domiciled near Perge had been reduced to submission
in 1812 by Mahmud II, but continued to be a rival power to the Ottoman governor until within
the present generation, surviving by many years the fall of the other great beys of Anatolia. The
records of the Levant (Turkey) Company, which maintained an agency in Antalya until 1825,
documented the local dere beys.
 In the 20th century the population of Antalya increased as Turks from the Caucasus and the
Balkans moved into Anatolia. The economy was centered on its port that served the inland
areas, particularly Konya. Antalya (then Adalia) was picturesque rather than modern. The chief
attraction for visitors was the city wall, and outside a promenade, a portion of which survives.
The government offices and the houses of the higher classes were outside the walls.[18]
 As of 1920, Antalya was reported as having a population of approximately 30,000. The harbor
was described as small, and unsafe for vessels to visit in the winter. Antalya was exporting
wheat, flour, sesame seeds, live stock, timber and charcoal. The latter two were often exported
to Egypt and other goods to Italy or other Greek islands, who received mainly flour. In 1920, the
city had seven flour mills. Wheat was imported, and then processed in town before exportation.
Antalya imported manufactured items, mainly from the United Kingdom and United States.[19]

15. History Of Antalya
 The city was occupied by the Italians from the end of the First World War until the founding of
the Turkish Republic in 1923. Large-scale development beginning in the 1970s transformed
Antalya from a pastoral town into one of Turkey's largest metropolitan areas. Much of this has
been due to tourism, which expanded in the 21st century.
 In the early 20th century, Antalya had two factories spinning and weaving cotton. As of 1920,
the factories had 15,000 spindles and over 200 looms. A German-owned mill baled cotton. There
were gin mills.