The oldest settlement on the territory of the Seferihisar district is Teos, and it is known that this place was founded by Cretans fleeing from the Achaeans in 2000 BC and was a city of Cari. Thus, it can be said that the region has been inhabited for 4000 years.
There are several theses on the foundation of Seferihisar.
The first of these is that the Carthaginian Hannibal, defeated by Rome during the Seferihisar III Punic Wars (Roman-Carthaginian Wars), passed to Anatolia to take refuge in the Seleucids, Syrians (150-146 BC) and the Roman navy was in Teos al off Myonnesos, while fighting with the Carthaginian navy, was founded as a base built by the Roman general Tysaferin as a place of accommodation for his soldiers and was called Tysaferinopolis.
The second thesis is more interesting; BC 7. It belongs to the fact that it was founded by Etruscans of Indo-European race, who migrated to Rome through the Anatolian lands in the century. The Etruscans,who wanted to get close enough to the coasts when they arrived in Anatolia, first established Seferihisar as a place of accommodation, then most of them emigrated to Italy using the ports of Teos and Sigacik, some of them remained here and Seferihisar was also built in the V century BC It is said to be a powerful city.
Like the other regions of the Aegean, Seferihisar was built between the 7th and 5th centuries BC. Between the centuries, Lydians, Iranians, Athenians and Spartans reigned. Later, Iranians,...
The oldest settlement on the territory of the Seferihisar district is Teos, and it is known that this place was founded by Cretans fleeing from the Achaeans in 2000 BC and was a city of Cari. Thus, it can be said that the region has been inhabited for 4000 years.
There are several theses on the foundation of Seferihisar.
The first of these is that the Carthaginian Hannibal, defeated by Rome during the Seferihisar III Punic Wars (Roman-Carthaginian Wars), passed to Anatolia to take refuge in the Seleucids, Syrians (150-146 BC) and the Roman navy was in Teos al off Myonnesos, while fighting with the Carthaginian navy, was founded as a base built by the Roman general Tysaferin as a place of accommodation for his soldiers and was called Tysaferinopolis.
The second thesis is more interesting; BC 7. It belongs to the fact that it was founded by Etruscans of Indo-European race, who migrated to Rome through the Anatolian lands in the century. The Etruscans,who wanted to get close enough to the coasts when they arrived in Anatolia, first established Seferihisar as a place of accommodation, then most of them emigrated to Italy using the ports of Teos and Sigacik, some of them remained here and Seferihisar was also built in the V century BC It is said to be a powerful city.
Like the other regions of the Aegean, Seferihisar was built between the 7th and 5th centuries BC. Between the centuries, Lydians, Iranians, Athenians and Spartans reigned. Later, Iranians, the kingdom of Pergamum, Macedonians, ancient Greeks, Romans and Byzantines dominated the region. Visiting the center and the ancient marina of Seferihisar, we can observe that it is a multicultural center.
- With a history thet goes back 8.500 years. Izmir is the third most devoloped city of Turkey. Being one of the oldest port cities of the world, Izmir has alwaysbeen significant meeting point for different cultures, languages and beliefs, Located on the furthest west of Turkey, Izmir has combined a western culture with Anatolian traditions.
Known as the hometown of Homer, “the Master of poets”, Izmir is also home to the ancient city of Ephesus, one of the best preserved in the eastern mediterranean and to Bergama (Pergamon), one of Turkey’s oldest civilized settlements and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- The oldest known name of Urla is Klazomenai. Klazomenai, one of the twelve port cities, is located in the Limantepe area. The results of the excavations show that the district has a history of four thousand years. Furthermore, Klazomenai has been recorded as the oldest settlement on the Aegean coast. This place was under the domination of the Persian, Roman and Byzantine empires respectively. In 1071, with the Turkish domination of Anatolia, it became part of the territory of the Great Seljuk State. It was occupied for three years during the First World War and was liberated on 12 September 1922.
