Hello, I'm Ege Ayardogan. In 1998, when we settled in Teos, I had the opportunity to get to know around here very closely. And today I want to tell you the short history of Teos from the past to the present from my point of view. Teos is an ancient port city established on a small peninsula located in the District of Sığacık, Seferihisar county of Izmir province. As you can see; Sığacık, Karagöl, South Port, North Port. Archaeological excavations in the city revealed that it was settled here about 1000 BC. And again, with these excavations, we see that the city was developed between the North Port and the South Port. The place I'm referring to as the North Port, which I think you're familiar with, is actually the current Teos Marina: Sığacık. The place I'm talking about as the South Port is the ancient port of Teos. I mean, where I spent my childhood. This is how I can show the southern port, the ancient port of Teos. Actually, back then, of course, I'm talking about the ' 90s, if it was the southern port or the Temple of Dionysus…We didn't know their names much. It was a place of many historical structures, in fact, the land where I lived as a child, where we collected thyme from large marbles. There was no Internet, we do not have much research opportunities, we only could ask the teams who came to the excavation “what is this place, who lived here”. Later, we found out that this was the land where the Ionians lived. I mentioned the South Port. I'll show you how we settled here. This Is South Harbor. And this is the South Harbor from my eyes. The ledge you saw over there is an ancient port with a photo just before the original. We found out that the Ionians lived here on this land. It then came under the protection of Persia and finally continued to exist under the protection of Rome. However, despite being so dominant, the structures of Theos were preserved for many years remained untouched. We spent time with people who took refuge in the same structures. Here, for example, you see a family rising from the ruins, on the left side. Especially in the summer, this becomes much more visible. In winter, of course, people lock themselves in their homes. Here you can see a little boy again. This is one of my mother's photos. In fact, these structures are so well preserved that, I want to go back to this photo again, the old binding stones are still used by fishermen today. I mentioned an excavation. Excavations in this area begin in the early 18th century, continue at intervals to the present day; in the 60s, 90s. The most recent is an excavation that began in 2010. They were doing the most recent work in 2017. Further excavations, which I think will go until 2021. Of course, what I want to mention more is that this place is underwater. This is my mother. We were very interested in the underwater Teos. The ancient port actually goes much further under the water than above the water. For example, there is this island called “Flower Island” over there that you see across. Between Flower Island and the South Port here, I know I'm standing in shallow water up to my waist. We've been under the water here for so many years, I know it like the back of my hand. Of course, the structures under water change very quickly. Although I can't track it right now, there are many beautiful structures. It can be seen even when snorkeling. For me, it was a bit like a game, swimming in this history, walking in it. So much so that I want to show you this photo. It's probably part of an ancient structure. But I used to imagine this place as my own private Jacuzzi. I'd sit in it, kick out the kids who came, the kids who wanted to play. After many years, excavation teams found pieces of marble called Teos Gray around this stone. Not just in the water, but in the sand where we lay and sunbathe, there were these pieces of marble everywhere. The marble I call Teos Gray is a gray marble, unique to Teos, extracted from the Karagöl Marble Quarry. This Is Karagöl Marble Quarry. And this is Teos Grey. As you can see in the photos, almost all the structures in this ancient city were built of these marbles. One of the commercial elements that makes Teos one of the most important cities in maritime trade is this Teos Gray marble. So much so that the underwater discovery of a shipwreck discovered off Sicily showed that these marbles were transported all the way to Rome. In fact, I have sisters and aunts who have lived here for a century, who I grew up with, who I love very much. According to what they said, of course, all this is a myth, there is no reality, no evidence, that they pulled this Teos marble out of Karagöl and carried it to the Southern Port or the Northern Port on shallow water routes. Of course, this is a myth; they say that it connects the South Port with the North Port. No proof, of course. Again, my same aunts, of course, most of them have died now, but let me tell you what I've heard from them. They talked about these sculptures made of Teos Grey. People who settled here in the 1950s and 40s are considered locals. Beautiful sculptures made of such marble that he held a basket of Olives in one hand, and the woman in this statue held her baby in the other hand. But again, no evidence of these has been found. Still, I wanted to mention, I wanted to say that there are things that people talk about. I mentioned the maritime trade, so I'll continue from there. I mentioned the underwater discovery, the shipwreck of Cape Tektas. This shipwreck is a very important shipwreck. The remains of the shipwreck are being recovered off the coast of shallows. Today, it is also on display at the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology. Teos is also of serious importance in ceramics, as Musa Kadıoğlu, who continues his current excavations, explained in an interview. It transmits these structures made of ceramics, such as pottery oil lamps, by sea to all the surrounding provinces. It is so powerful that in fact, Teos supports the sea trade with 17 ships, a naval war that took place in the 17th century, sorry, a naval war that took place before B.C. As of its location, the Teos people live at a really critical point. And at the same time, a very high level of well-being community. By opening its doors to artists who escaped or were discarded from the city of Ion, it becomes a city where the first Union of Artists in history was established, where gold and silver coins were minted, and it stands out with its art. The last thing I want to talk about is how rich the land is here. All my life, we collected thyme in the ruins of Teos and ate it. Here are the olive trees I mentioned. After we collected these thyme, we ate the beautiful blackberries that came out among these ruins immediately after this season, and collected them until our fingers became blue. And then maybe we would rest under these trees, be it the ahlat tree, be it the fig tree. And we ate these beautiful figs that hid history under their skirts. And then maybe we'd pick up some sea beans from the South Port. And in the evening we would take a sheep's milk, then make our yogurt out of it, and at dinner we would watch this beautiful view of the Southern Port. I've spent most of my life more or less like this. I'd really like you to breathe the atmosphere here. I would very much like and highly recommend that you see this nature, maybe take a breath under this olive tree here. There's another point I'd like to make. It's April 11th. And exactly 87 years ago, in 1934, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk also came to Sığacık, as part of a visit to Seferihisar, where he conducted various investigations. This photo is also one of the rare photos I could find. And this is the place where today's Sığacık port, which I call the North Port. On this occasion, I commemorate Atatürk and all his comrades with mercy. That's what I wanted to tell you about the ancient city of Teos. I wanted to tell you about Teos from my own eyes. I would like to thank my mother, father, sister and Seferihisar Municipality for allowing me to use their photos. Now I leave it to Behice. Thanks.