The iconic gate of ancient Side
History:
The name "Side" means "Pomegranate" in the Anatolian language. This feature and the information obtained from some inscriptions found in the document show that the history of Side dates back to the Hittites. However, it is also said that Side, one of the oldest settlements in Anatolia, was founded before the 7th century BC. In Anatolian history, Side went through the same stages as other Pamphylia cities. The Greeks came to Side during the migrations in the 7th century BC. According to the available inscriptions, they spoke a language specific to the city until the 3rd century BC. This language is one of the Indo-European languages. Side came under the rule of the Lydians in the first half of the 6th century BC and the Persians in 547-546 BC. The city, which developed under Persian rule, was surrendered to Alexander after Alexander's death. The city came under the control of the Ptolemies (301-215) and the Syrian Kingdom in the 2nd century BC, thanks to the powerful war and trade fleets of the Ptolemies. During this period, it was reconstructed and turned into a science and culture center. Side, which was left to the Kingdom of Pergamon with the Peace of Apameia in 188 BC, preserved its independence along with the Eastern Pamphylia region and achieved prosperity and wealth with its large merchant navy. The city, which was under Roman rule after 78 BC, became the trade center of the region in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. It was a rich and bright period, especially provided by the slave trade. It was a center of science and culture during the 2nd century. VII of the Syrian kings. Antiochus was educated here before ascending to the throne. When he became king (138 BC) he took the name Sidetes. The people of Side, who until this period believed in and worshiped many gods such as Athena and Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Asklepios, Hegeia, Charites, Demeter, Dionysus and Hermes, started to become Christians in the 4th century. Side experienced its heyday in the 5th and 6th centuries, when it became the Pamphylia Metropolis (Episcopal Centre) in the 5th century. This development ended with the Arab raids between the 7th and 9th centuries. During the excavations, traces of a large fire and many earthquakes were found. Arab invasion and natural disasters led to the abandonment of the city. In the 12th century, Arab geographer El Idrisi shows this place as a dead city and describes it as Burnt Antalya. According to Idrisi, the people of the city migrated from Side around 1150, and Side was completely evacuated in the 12th century. Side, which came under the rule of the Seljuks in the 13th century and the Hamitoğulları Principality and Tekelioğulları Principality and Tekelioğulları in the 14th century, was not settled in these periods. It was definitely annexed to Turkish territory in the 15th century. However, since neither the Ottomans nor the Seljuks lived in Side, there are no works from the Seljuk or Ottoman periods on the peninsula.
Cretan Muslims who fled due to the Greek rebellion in 1895-97, established a village at the tip of the peninsula and immigrants from Crete Island were settled here.
The iconic gate of ancient Side
History:
The name "Side" means "Pomegranate" in the Anatolian language. This feature and the information obtained from some inscriptions found in the document show that the history of Side dates back to the Hittites. However, it is also said that Side, one of the oldest settlements in Anatolia, was founded before the 7th century BC. In Anatolian history, Side went through the same stages as other Pamphylia cities. The Greeks came to Side during the migrations in the 7th century BC. According to the available inscriptions, they spoke a language specific to the city until the 3rd century BC. This language is one of the Indo-European languages. Side came under the rule of the Lydians in the first half of the 6th century BC and the Persians in 547-546 BC. The city, which developed under Persian rule, was surrendered to Alexander after Alexander's death. The city came under the control of the Ptolemies (301-215) and the Syrian Kingdom in the 2nd century BC, thanks to the powerful war and trade fleets of the Ptolemies. During this period, it was reconstructed and turned into a science and culture center. Side, which was left to the Kingdom of Pergamon with the Peace of Apameia in 188 BC, preserved its independence along with the Eastern Pamphylia region and achieved prosperity and wealth with its large merchant navy. The city, which was under Roman rule after 78 BC, became the trade center of the region in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. It was a rich and bright period, especially provided by the slave trade. It was a center of science and culture during the 2nd century. VII of the Syrian kings. Antiochus was educated here before ascending to the throne. When he became king (138 BC) he took the name Sidetes. The people of Side, who until this period believed in and worshiped many gods such as Athena and Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Asklepios, Hegeia, Charites, Demeter, Dionysus and Hermes, started to become Christians in the 4th century. Side experienced its heyday in the 5th and 6th centuries, when it became the Pamphylia Metropolis (Episcopal Centre) in the 5th century. This development ended with the Arab raids between the 7th and 9th centuries. During the excavations, traces of a large fire and many earthquakes were found. Arab invasion and natural disasters led to the abandonment of the city. In the 12th century, Arab geographer El Idrisi shows this place as a dead city and describes it as Burnt Antalya. According to Idrisi, the people of the city migrated from Side around 1150, and Side was completely evacuated in the 12th century. Side, which came under the rule of the Seljuks in the 13th century and the Hamitoğulları Principality and Tekelioğulları Principality and Tekelioğulları in the 14th century, was not settled in these periods. It was definitely annexed to Turkish territory in the 15th century. However, since neither the Ottomans nor the Seljuks lived in Side, there are no works from the Seljuk or Ottoman periods on the peninsula.
Cretan Muslims who fled due to the Greek rebellion in 1895-97, established a village at the tip of the peninsula and immigrants from Crete Island were settled here.