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S.M.Tavaslioglu cd.

2019 sk. No:14

35920 Selçuk(Ephesus)

Izmir / TURKEY

TEL:(0090)232 892 2222

FAX:(0090)232 892 0016

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USEFUL INFORMATIONS


Selçuk is located at the centre of Historic Turkey...

Selçuk has historic importance with his famous sites 

and is a country town with a population of 23.000 people.

 

DISTANCES FROM HOTEL NAZAR

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
TOWN MAP
TRANSPORTATION
COMMUNICATION
SPECIAL DAYS, FESTIVALS
CITY HOSPITAL & ASSISTANCE SERVICE
TOURISM INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
CLIMATE
DISTANCES FROM HOTEL NAZAR
      Ayasuluk castle : 200 mt
      The church of St. John : 200 mt
      Archaeological museum : 350 mt
      Isabey mosque : 500 mt
      The Artemis Temple : 800 mt
      Ephesus :    3 km
      Mary's House :    7 km
      Pamucak Beach :    7 km
      Sirince :    7 km
      Kusadasi :   20 km
      Priene :   55 km
      Miletus :   70 km
      Didyma :   83 km
      Aphrodisias : 150 km
      Pamukkale : 180 km
      Izmir :   75 km
      Cesme : 172 km
      Bergama (Pergamon) : 180 km
      Bodrum (Halikarnassos) : 197 km
      Marmaris : 210 Km
      Fethiye : 348 Km
      Canakkale : 408 Km
      Antalya : 465 Km
      Istanbul : 495 Km
      Ankara : 670 Km
      Nevsehir : 787 Km
USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Emergency  
FIRE - 110 / 8926912
HOSPITAL FIRST AID - 112
POLICE EMERGENCY - 155
GENDARME EMERGENCY - 156
Others  
LOCAL GOVERNOR - 8926366
CITY HALL - 8926925 / 8926911
POLICE DIRECTORATE - 8926004
TOURISM INFORMATION DIRECTORATE - 8926945 / 8926328
MUSEUM DIRECTORATE - 8926010 / 8926011
TUREM - 8922651
STATE HOSPITAL - 8927036
EPHESUS AIRSTRIP - 8926447
POLICE STATION - 8926016
TOURISM POLICE - 8928989
POST OFFICE - 8926480
WEATHER - 8926400
TRAIN STATION - 8926006
TURKISH BATH - 8926198
TAXI STAND - 8923125
TOWN MAP
Click to the picture to see the map of Selcuk     Click to see the map of Selcuk
TRANSPORTATION

Bus Terminal

Just a few meters south of the intersection with the statue of Artemis, across from the Tourism Information Directorate is the Bus Terminal with buses going to almost anywhere in Turkey. It is also the starting point for day trips to Pamukkale (Hierapolis), Miletus, Priene and Didim.

Ephesus :

reached by Selçuk-Kusadasi (0232.892 6933) or 

Selçuk-Pamucak (0232.892 3424) minibuses or taxis.
Mary's House : reached only by taxi.
Pamucak Beach : reached by minibus (0232.892 3424)
Sirince : minibus leaving on the hour in the daytime.
Kusadasi :

minibus leaving every half-hour between 7 am and 10 pm. 

also reached by taxi.
Priene, Miletus, Didyma : daily tours or minibus via Söke
Aphrodisias, Pamukkale : daily tours or bus to Denizli with transfer. Also train from Selçuk to Denizli.
Izmir : Bus and minibus every half-hour (0232.892 3979)

 

 

Selcuk-Ephesus Airstrip

This airstrip is about 2 km from Selçuk on the road to the ruins. It is good for short flights and for small planes traveling to places like Bodrum, Istanbul and Izmir. (Call: 0.232. 8926447)

Railway Station

The train station is at the other end of Cengiz Topel Avenue, the street that begins at the highway intersection with the statue of Artemis, and is the center of the town. 

Long distance and commuter trains stop as scheduled below:                     (Call: 0232.892 6006)

Denizli : 10.37 - 17.05 - 20.10

Izmir(Basmane)

 :

06.25 - 07.15 - 08.30 - 09.40 - 12.10 - 19.06
Izmir(Alsancak) : 17.40
Afyon : 09.40 (change from Denizli /Goncali station)
Isparta : 23.05
Söke : 20.40

Ödemiş

 :

08.30 - 12.10 - 19.06 (change from Torbali station)
( everyday)
COMMUNICATION

Automatic international telephone calls can be made from the Post Office 

on Cengiz Topel Avenue 24 hours a day. 

To calls from outside Turkey, the country telephone code is 0090, 

for calls outside Izmir please call with the domestic telephone code 0232. 

The postal code is 35920. 

Foreign currency and postal checks can be exchanged at the Post Office.

Internet connection available. Nazar Hotel have Internet service.

SPECIAL DAYS, FESTIVAL

SELÇUK-EPHESUS CULTURE, ART AND TOURISM FESTIVAL:

A Concert at the Ephesus' Grand Theatre

The Selçuk-Ephesus Culture, Art and Tourism Festival is an international festival that has been held every year the first week in May since 1962. Since 1977 the festival has been expanded to include folk crafts along with folklore and tourism of the previous festivals. 

CAMEL WRESTLING FESTIVAL:
Camel Wrestling Festival

This festival, held nowhere else in the world, is a one-day festival held in Selçuk the third week in January. With a parade the previous day, there is entertainment and an opportunity to see the camels. The wrestling starts at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning. 

RELIGIOUS SERVICES:

Every year, there is a service at the House of Mary on August 15. This service is for Catholics who are on pilgrimage to the site. The service starts at 10 o'clock. There is also a service held the second Sunday of October, the date of the General Council held in AD 431. This service also starts at 10 o'clock.

for more information (Mary's House Priest's monastery)

tel: 232 8941014     fax: 232 8941016

CITY HOSPITAL & ASSISTANCE SERVICE
The 100-bed hospital is fully equipped and staffed by doctors, most of whom speak a foreign language, and has every kind of laboratory, X-ray, dental clinic, operating room and dialysis unit. There are also two health clinics and two private clinics. There are two ambulances at the hospital ready for any emergency and one at the Ephesus ruins site. There are also clinics at towns and villages in the surrounding area. (Call: 0.232. 8927036)

For Assistance Service please call 0232-892-2500 (Ephesus Assistance Health Service)

TOURISM INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
The Selçuk Tourism Directorate of the Ministry of Tourism is open every day from 8:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:30 except weekends and holidays. From April 1 to October 31 it is open every day at these hours. Outside of working hours you can still obtain information via a paging service.

Both foreign and domestic visitors can obtain information from the Tourism Directorate through letter or telephone in Turkish, English, French and German about accommodations, dining, transportation, health, and museums and ruins, among other things.

(Call : 0232 892 69 45 and  892 63 28)
CLIMATE
In an area governed by a Mediterranean climate the summers are hot and dry and winters are cool and rainy. It rarely drops below 0° Centigrade. Water sports can run for ten months out of the year where such a mild climate exists.

for more Information go to the meterology website

 

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