City History Antalya (Greek for "from Αττάλεια" - Attaleia) is a city in southwestern Turkey's Mediterranean coast and the capital city of Antalya. Located on the rocky coast of Antalya is surrounded by mountains. Development and investment, in the 1970s, the city has changed into an island began.
He lived for the first time that the city currently is unclear. Pergamon Attalos II, king, 150 BC cities have been established, and it was believed that this naming Attalia strong fleet to be selected as a naval base.However, in the town of Antalya in 2008 for East GARAGE excavations of the ruins dated to the third century, the city earlier, suggesting previously established the so-called uncovered. Antalya is a part of the Roman Republic, BC King Attalos III of Pergamon to Rome in 133 deaths had willed his kingdom. Ancient city grew and prospered during the Roman period.
After two centuries of Christianity began to spread in the region. City Acts of the Apostles as recorded by Paul of Tarsus visited: "From Perge, Paul and Barnabas went down Attalia and sail from there to Antioch of Pisidia and Pamphylia as preaching" (Acts 14:25-26) later.
Antalya was an important city of the Byzantine Empire. Themes of the Byzantine capital of this Carabisiani (Θέμα Kαραβησιάνων, Thema Karavēsianōn), which is the southern coast of Anatolia and the Aegean islands were occupied. John II Comnenus (at the time of accession in 1118) the Turks, accessible only to the sea was an isolated outpost.The following year, his chief John Axuch, John II drove the Turks with the help of City Road and reconnects the city with the rest of the empire.
In addition to the area around the city, by the Seljuk Turks in the early 13th century was conquered. City Bucks (1321-1423) until the conquest by the Ottomans became the capital of the Turkish principalities. Arab traveler Ibn Battuta was recorded between 1335-1340 came to the city:
17. Evliya Celebi in the second half-century houses with narrow streets of a city, wrote in 3000 of twenty-four Greek and Turkish quarters. Port outside the city walls, and grew up to 200 boats were reported.
19. century in Anatolia, many with partners, it's a dominant "stream Bey" (land lord or landlord), respectively. His son, family lodges, despite living near Perge in 1812 for the delivery of Mahmud II, Ottoman governor of reduced competition in the current generation continued to be difficult, for many years and the collapse of Anatolia, the other major Bey.Levant (Turkey) Company, an agency maintained until the year 1825 in Antalya, a local river for Gentlemen documented records.
20. Century City's growing population of Turks in the Caucasus and the Balkans moved into Anatolia. Many Christians and Jews in 1911, including a town of about 25,000, still a separate walled mina or port in the district were living in the vicinity. Coast port of domestic firms was served by ferry. Antalya (then Adalia) is beautiful, but it has been bad and back. attraction for visitors to head the city walls, and they survive today as part of a picnic-out. Government offices and the homes of the upper class are all outside walls, respectively.
Soon the city by the Italians from the end of World War I in 1923 as founder of the Turkish Republic was occupied.
Oranges are grown today to many Orange city of Antalya is now a symbol of the city has remained.Tourism has become the city between Antalya and Alanya is located approximately 1100 Hotel and Accommodation facilities. Şehirimize influx of tourists each year, the number is increasing.
Antalya, a popular tourist site. 8.5 million tourists visited Antalya in 2008. August high season. Therefore, early record.
