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About Kusadasi
Kusadasi is a tourist
resort in the Aegean
coast of Turkey, located
close to Izmir and
Bodrum
Airports
in Turkey, having a huge
Harbour with a lot of
Cruise ships arriving
every day and known with
the ancient city of
Ephesus and house of
virgin mary situated
near by.
Kusadasi, or Birds
Island (Kus - bird, ada
- island), is known as a
fisher- mens village.
Originally it was a
quiet garden where
farmers harvested thyme,
sage, wild roses, figs,
grapes and olives.
Nowadays Kuadas is a
resort town on Turkey's
Aegean coast and the
center of the seaside
district of the same
name in Aydn Province.
Kuadas lies at a
distance of 95 km to the
south from the region's
largest metropolitan
center of zmir, and 71
km from the provincial
seat of Aydn situated
inland. Its primary
industry is tourism.
Kusadas has a constant
population of 50,000
rising to over half a
million during the
summer when the city
fills with tourists
(from Turkey itself,
northern Europe and the
Balkans), plus the hotel
staff, bar staff, and
drivers who are needed
to work in the
restaurants, holiday
villages, aqua parks,
rock bars, beach clubs
and hotels servicing all
these visitors. In
addition to the visitors
from overseas there is a
substantial community of
foreigners resident in
the area.
Kusadasi has beautiful
beaches, There are
beaches including the
Ladies Beach, the beach
at the
centrum, the beaches
between the Bathan Hotel
and the Nazilli Site,
Guzelcamli Town beach
and the Dilek
Peninsula
National Park beach.
Ladies Beach, a topless
beach, is located 3.5kms
south of town. Acting as
a buffer between the
Greek island of Samos
and the Turkish
mainland, Dilek National
Park offers some
isolated beaches with
pine trees. Perhaps the
main attraction of a
trip to Kusadasi is a
journey to the nearby
ruins of Ephesus. Other
significant ancient
sites in the area
include: Miletus, Priene,
and Didyma.
Kusadasi was ruled by
the Ottoman Empire after
the invasion of Sultan
Mehmet Celebi in the
year 1413. During the
reign of Ottomans,
glorious new structures
were built in Kusadasi
Okuz Mehmet Pasa
Caravanserai is the
principal legacy of the
Ottoman architecture in
the city, and was built
by the man of the same
name, who was the vizier
during the reigns of
Sultan Ahmet1 and
Osman2. 
The fortress is
gates and walls and many
mosques in the centre of Kusadasi, as well as the
citadel of the castle in
Pigeon Island, were
built in the Ottoman
period, reflecting the
architectural style of
the era.
Agents sell holiday
flats and villas.
There are vendors of
ice-cream, carpets,
leather, and software,
and bookshops selling
books in English,
German, Russian and
other languages.
Old houses near the
seafront, some of them
converted to bars and
cafes, are the remnants
of old Kuadas, which has
become a modern-European
looking town. The hills
behind are built up with
big hotels and blocks of
holiday flats. The
building boom in the
late 80s and onwards has
been continued into the
hinterland of 
Kuadas.
Transport around the
town is by dolmus
(minibus). There are bus
and taxi services to the
nearest
airports in Izmir and
Bodrum. Day trips are
available by boat from
Kuadas and Gzelaml.
Kusadasi is the heart of
the Turkish Aegean
seaside. It is one of
the most beautiful
places for recreation
and fun holidays. Thanks
to the marina and great
harbor, Kusadasi is a
favorite calling place
for yachts and tour
vessels with the result
that there are many good
shopping opportunities
to be found. Also is a a
very good start point
for trips at Ephesus,
Pamukkale, Miletos, etc
There are daily ferry
services to the nearby
Greek island of Samos.
Kusadasi's bus station (outogar)
acts as a transport hub.
Buses connect to various
parts of the
country.
Turkeys national
language is Turkish. In
Turkey, especially in
Kusadasi, most people
can speak English and
also some can speak some
other foreign languages
such as German, French,
Italian and other
languages. The national
currency is the Turkish
Lira (TL). But
currencies like USD, GBP,
or DEM are universally
accepted at various
places at current
exchange rates.