Property in Turkey Bergama Property

Bergama in western Turkey with 55,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate).The economy is based upon the production of cotton and leather products. The agriculture of the surrounding area specializes in cotton, tobacco and grapevines. In recent years, gold has been discovered in the area but extraction has not yet started.Bergama is connected to other urban centres by road, and the nearest major city is Izmir, 80 km south. Bergama is a town of much history, and remains of Pergamon lie to the north and west of modern Bergama. The acropolis from the time of Pergamon's independent history holds temples of Athena and Trajan, a spectacular theatre and the 3rd century BCE library which was reported to have contained as many as 200,000 books. The fame of the library was so great that Egyptian kings eventually banned the export of papyrus, in order to "protect" the position of the library in Alexandria. King Eumenes 2 called out for replacements, and the old technique of the parchment was revived and improved. Parchment was made from specially treated animal skins, and since they could not roll up like the papyrus, the parchments were put on top of each other and bound together, hence the origin of the book. Bergama, like so many parts of Turkey, has an improbably long and interesting history. The nearby Ovacik Gold Deposit (and mine) was in part discovered due to diligent archaeological research concerning the sources of gold for the Roman Empire nearly 2000 years ago. That aside, step inland from Mediterranean Turkey and you find a far more humble, enchanting cultural crossover between East and West. The modern day name, comes directly from its ancient name, Pergamum. Known for centuries for its monuments, it was a great city and served as the centre of Pergamum kingdom. Its location made it strategic in the Middle Ages and was the centre of the Karesiogullari Principality before it finally became a part of the Ottoman State. The city's golden era was during the reign of Attalos I and his son Eumenes II, the time when an acropolis, theatre and other important projects were completed. It was an important city in the Roman period. The city experienced many developments during the reign of Hadrian (117-138 AD), and it was adorned with Roman works of art. In the Byzantine era after the spread of Christianity, Bergama was first under the influence of the bishopric of Ephesus, and then became a metropolis.
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