Lecture
COLORS OF ANATOLIA LECTURE SERIES
with Şerif Yenen
In this lecture series see ancient Ephesus with Şerif Yenen, prominent travel specialist, writer, tourist guide, and travel filmmaker.
EXPLORING EPHESUS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2022 | 3:30 pm
Goethe-Institut
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2022 | 12:00 pm (ET)
LIVE STREAMED ONLINE - Register Here
IN PERSON PRESENTATION BY SERIF YENEN ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3rd AT 3:30PM AT THE GOETHE-INSTITUT BOSTON HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
INSTEAD, SERIF YENEN WILL JOIN US LIVE ONLINE FOR A TOUR OF 'EXPLORING EPHESUS' ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2022 AT 12:00 PM (ET).
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS ONLINE EVENT.
Ephesus is one of the best-preserved and most popular ancient cities in the world. It is an ideal place to step back in time and soak up the atmosphere of life in Hellenistic and Roman times, when it was rivaled only by Alexandria as a mighty commercial center. Structures from the ancient world found there today include the Temple of Artemis—one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient Word—the Library of Celsus, theaters, sophisticated aqueducts, public baths, and Hadrian’s Temple. Ephesus also had strong ties to early Christianity. It was home for a time to the Apostle Paul and is also believed to be one of the sites of the Seven Churches of the Revelation. Strolling along the streets of Ephesus today, imagining old carts trundling through these same streets centuries ago, you feel a sense of timelessness. Much has changed, and yet...
Guidebook author and tour guide Serif Yenen highlights the rich history and archaeological wonders of this ancient city
Şerif YENEN
Travel specialist, writer, tourist guide, and
travel filmmaker.
Şerif Yenen is a Turkish travel specialist, travel writer, tourist guide and travel filmmaker. He gives Cultural Heritage of Turkey, Travel Writing & Blogging, Anatolian Civilisations and Tourist Guiding lessons as a part-time instructor at the Bilgi and Boğaziçi Universities. He wrote “Turkish Odyssey” in English, the “first guidebook of Turkey ever written by a Turk”. Şerif Yenen is also the producer, director and writer of Istanbul Unveiled, an awards-winning travel documentary with eight international awards.
Yenen gives lectures in the US and Turkey about travel in Turkey, Turkish history and culture. The majority of his lectures are in academic communities. His guidebooks are used as textbooks or are on suggested reading lists at various universities, and his articles and columns are published in international magazines and national newspapers. He continues his signature tours with a focus on culture, history and culinary experiences. He is also a member of Chaine des Rotisseurs.
