Serdar Aybek

Archaeologists have unearthed the Koressos gate, one of the three main entrances to the ancient city of Ephesus, once a bustling trade and tourism site.

The find marks a major milestone in the excavation efforts within the ancient site, which lies within the borders of the western city of İzmir.

Lots of monumental structures and artifacts have been unearthed during works carried out by Dokuz Eylül University (DEU) in the ancient city of Metropolis, located in the Torbalı district of İzmir.

The amphorae and water jugs, unearthed during this year's excavations in Metropolis, will be delivered to the museum after repair.

In a recent discovery, 150 amphorae and water jugs, approximately 1,800-year-old, have been found in a well, which was opened during the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Metropolis.

On its 31st year, excavations in the western province of İzmir's ancient city of Metropolis, supported by the Sabancı Foundation, will continue to illuminate the secrets of history.

Following the last year's discovery of four interconnected cisterns, out of which two have already been unearthed in the ancient city of Metropolis in İzmir's Torbalı district, efforts will be made to unearth the rest two this year in a bid to bring them into cultural tourism.

Located between Yeniköy and Özbey neighborhoods, Metropolis is known as the "City of Mother Goddess."

On its 30th year, archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Metropolis continue to reveal the secrets of history. This year the excavations, headed by Manisa Celal Bayar University Archeology Department academic Professor Serdar Aybek, unearthed four monumental structures which are connected to each other.

An ancient glass furnace has been unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Metropolis in the Aegean province of İzmir's Torbalı district. The finds in the furnace show that its ceramics were imported from Athens to the region. 

The most important finding during excavations in the ancient city of Metropolis, which have concluded for the year, is a cult area built for the god Zeus from ancient Helen mythology A cult area built for Zeus, the main god of the ancient Helen mythology, has been found in the ancient city of Metropolis, located in Aegean ?zmir province's Torbal? district. 

Although its size might not have befit its name, the ancient city of Metropolis had all the architectural trappings of a key city.