Serapis

Academic recreates Ephesus city in virtual world

The historic city of Ephesus has been recreated in the virtual world by a professor, and three of his students are also present in the virtual world serving as tour guides.

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Denker, a faculty member at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilgi University, decided to bring the ancient city of Ephesus to the virtual world.

Significant Roman-era artifacts found in Kibyra

Excavations that have been ongoing in the ancient city of Kibyra, which is located in the southern province of Burdur's Gölhisar District, have unraveled the head of a marble bust of Serapis and a statue of Asclepius from the Roman period.

Popularly known as the "city of heroic warriors and fast horses," the ancient city made it to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2016.

Red Basilica of Bergama

Previously a temple thought to honor ancient Egyptian gods, then converted to a church, the Red Basilica pays homage to the different cultures and societies that have inhabited Anatolia Archaeological excavations have begun focusing on the basement of the Red Basilica, one of the seven churches in Bergama, which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and is one of the tallest surviving structur