Turkey Konya Whirl Dance
Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning) is a form of Sama or physically active meditation which originated among Sufis, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a customary dance performed within the Sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes (also called semazens) aim to reach the source of all perfection, or kemal. This is sought through abandoning one's nafs, egos or personal desires, by listening to the music, focusing on God, and spinning one's body in repetitive circles, which has been seen as a symbolic imitation of planets in the Solar System orbiting the sun.[1] As explained by Sufis:[2]
In the symbolism of the Sema ritual, the semazen's camel's hair hat (sikke) represents the tombstone of the ego; his wide, white skirt (tennure) represents the ego's shroud. By removing his black cloak (hırka), he is spiritually reborn to the truth. At the beginning of the Sema, by holding his arms crosswise, the semazen appears to represent the number one, thus testifying to God's unity. While whirling, his arms are open: his right arm is directed to the sky, ready to receive God's beneficence; his left hand, upon which his eyes are fastened, is turned toward the earth. The semazen conveys God's spiritual gift to those who are witnessing the Sema. Revolving from right to left around the heart, the semazen embraces all humanity with love. The human being has been created with love in order to love. Mevlâna Jalâluddîn Rumi says, "All loves are a bridge to Divine love. Yet, those who have not had a taste of it do not know!"
被稱為「蘇菲教派」的團體在伊斯蘭教裡是非常特別的教團，他們常以非傳統的舞蹈與音樂進行靈修，以期體驗與真主緊密給合的個人經驗。而旋轉舞就是在土耳其 一帶的蘇菲教派的靈修方式，靈修時，一群人穿著同樣的服裝(不一定是白色，但都有長長的裙擺)，頭上戴著長型的帽子，一個手心向上、一個手心向下，並且朝 著同一個方向旋轉。通常旋轉時旁邊會有傳統音樂奏出一些節奏。很多人問小編，那他們一直轉不會覺得頭暈嗎？這就是靈修與一般舞蹈的不同，旋轉舞要求靈修者 絕對的專注，透過專注遺忘旋轉，而且也是以重覆的旋轉進入專注狀態，猶如佛教的坐禪，最後會進入一種非常神聖與特殊的心靈體驗。
旋轉舞不是蘇菲教派唯一進行的靈修方式，有些地方的蘇菲會利用音樂進入靈修，有些蘇菲教派會從不斷的跪拜中體驗靈修，所以蘇菲教派在靈修方式上沒有固定的 形式，重要的是個人對神聖與真主之間緊密結合的體驗。而這麼多靈修方式中，土耳其蘇菲教派的旋轉舞蹈因在視覺上非常的優美，成為最廣為人知的靈修之一，而 且旅遊觀光的盛行，也慢慢讓旋轉舞蹈成為一種表演，台灣也有不少社團，會學習蘇菲旋轉舞，並不是因為宗教，而是體驗旋轉舞的特殊靈修方式。
Turkey Pamukkale Hierapolis Theater
Turkey Pamukkale Hot Spring
Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.
Tourism is and has been a major industry. People have bathed in its pools for thousands of years. As recently as the mid-20th century, hotels were built over the ruins of Hierapolis, causing considerable damage. An approach road was built from the valley over the terraces, and motor bikes were allowed to go up and down the slopes. When the area was declared a World Heritage Site, the hotels were demolished and the road removed and replaced with artificial pools. Wearing shoes in the water is prohibited to protect the deposits.
棉花堡（Pamukkale，音「帕慕卡雷」）位於土耳其西南代尼茲利省境內，因該地象一座雪白的城堡而得名。棉花堡高160米，長2700米。城市富有溫泉以及石灰岩溶洞，泉水在富有碳酸鹽礦物的梯田流動。棉花堡的山頂坐落著著名的希拉波利斯（Hierapolis）古城，古城內可以看見古羅馬時期的神廟和浴場。該地在一年大部分時間內氣候溫和。
棉花堡是土耳其的著名旅遊景點。世界上只有少數幾個地方有相似的景觀，其中包括美國黃石國家公園的Mammoth溫泉，中國四川黃龍。棉花堡和其頂上的希拉波利斯古城於1988年共同被列為世界遺產。
在被列為世界遺產之前，棉花堡在20世紀的後幾十年間疏於保護，酒店建在景區內，溫泉的水被用來填滿酒店的游泳池，水池乾涸了。酒店排出的廢水是使 白色的岩石上出現了褐斑。在棉花堡上還建了機場的跑道。遊客們穿著鞋直接在岩石上行走，在溫泉里洗澡還使用肥皂和洗頭液，甚至騎自行車或開摩托車上下坡。
在被列為世界遺產的時候，棉花堡正在失去以前的魅力。土耳其政府隨後加強了保護措施以恢復棉花堡的本來面目。酒店被拆除了，上下棉花堡的路覆蓋上了 人工水池，遊客需要赤腳進入該景點。有褐斑的岩石沒有被水蓋沒，而是暴露在陽光中以求同光陽光暴晒使岩石變白，所以那些水池是乾的。
Turkey Troy Horse
Troy (Ancient Greek: Ἴλιον, Ilion, or Ἴλιος, Ilios; and Τροία, Troia; Latin: Trōia and Īlium;[1] Hittite: Wilusa or Truwisa;[2][3] Turkish: Truva) was a city well-known to both history and legend (as well as archaeology), and situated in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, south of the southwest end of the Dardanelles/Hellespont and northwest of Mount Ida. It is best known for being the setting of the Trojan War described in the Greek Epic Cycle and especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer. Metrical evidence from the Iliad and the Odyssey seems to show that the name Ἴλιον (Ilion) formerly began with a digamma: Ϝίλιον (Wilion). This was later supported by the Hittite form Wilusa.
A new city called Ilium was founded on the site in the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus. It flourished until the establishment of Constantinople and declined gradually during the Byzantine era.
In 1865, English archaeologist Frank Calvert excavated trial trenches in a field he had bought from a local farmer at Hisarlık, and in 1868, Heinrich Schliemann, wealthy German businessman and archaeologist, also began excavating in the area after a chance meeting with Calvert in Çanakkale.[4][5] These excavations revealed several cities built in succession. Schliemann was at first skeptical about the identification of Hisarlik with Troy, but was persuaded by Calvert[6] and took over Calvert's excavations on the eastern half of the Hisarlik site, which was on Calvert's property. Troy VII has been identified with the Hittite Wilusa, the probable origin of the Greek Ἴλιον, and is generally (but not conclusively) identified with Homeric Troy.
Today, the hill at Hisarlik has given its name to a small village near the ruins, supporting the tourist trade visiting the Troia archaeological site.[7] It lies within the province of Çanakkale, some 30 km south-west of the provincial capital, also called Çanakkale. The nearest village is Tevfikiye. The map here shows the adapted Scamander estuary with Ilium a little way inland across the Homeric plain.
Troia was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998.
特洛伊（Troy，古希臘語Τροία，或Ίλιον，拉丁語Troia，或Ilium），古希臘時代小亞細亞（今土耳其位置）西北部的城邦，其被遺址發現於公元1871年。詩人荷馬創作的兩部西方文學史最重要的作品：《伊利亞特》和《奧德賽》中的特洛伊戰爭，便以此城市為中心。長期以來一直只被科學家視為虛構傳說的城市。
史詩中特洛伊的遺址在現今地理位置上，位於土耳其西北面的恰納卡萊省的希沙利克（Hissarlik，北緯39°58′度，東經26°13′度），於愛達山的西南面，離達達尼爾海峽不遠。於羅馬帝國時期，奧古斯都曾於此處建成一座名為「Ilium」的城市，直至君士坦丁堡建成後於拜占庭帝國時期迅速沒落。
公元1871年德國考古學家海因里希·施里曼發現特洛伊城遺址廢墟，其後於同址發現更多不同時代的城市遺址。其中被考古學家命名為「特洛伊Ⅶ」的遺址，被認為是荷馬史詩時期的特洛伊城，但至今仍有爭議。據考古研究，此城毀滅於公元前13世紀
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