Balıkesir
Mount Ida and olive coasts. Read through place dossiers, regional narratives and source records.
Balıkesir is read within the <a href="/en/bolge/kuzey-ege">Northern Aegean</a> narrative through links between places, periods and stories.
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Connected stories
Table and production narratives
- The 1923 Population Exchange and Transformation of Ayvalık-Cunda Olive Industry
- Judgment of Paris: World's First Beauty Contest on Mount Ida (1200 BCE)
- Naval Battle of Arginusae at Kalem and Garip Islands (406 BCE)
- From Ayvalık Küçükköy Yenihori to Hacıaslanlar Yörük Village and Alaçam Mountains: Sarımsak Stone Studios, Kazdağı Ethnography, and 1,600m Timber Houses
- Transformation of Ayvalık Küçükköy (Yenihori) into a Smart Art Village (2015)
- From Balıkesir Cyzicus Eudoxus Navigation to İzmir Smyrna Quintus Epic and Colophon Hermesianax Elegiacs: Indian Ocean Navigation, Trojan War Epic, and Elegiac Love Poetry
- Olives in the Edremit Gulf: Work from Harvest to Table across Three Districts
- From the Edremit Gulf to the Dikili Islands: Adramytteion, the Gömeç Olive Plain, and Kalem Island
- From Havran Koca Seyit Village to Marmara Island Marble Quarries and Manyas Bird Sanctuary: 275 kg Victory Shell, Proconnesian Quarries, and 266 Bird Species
- From Mount Ida to Güre Thermal and Papazlık Mansions: Ida Mythology, Roman Baths, and Stone Houses
- From Muğla Bodrum Scylax Explorations to Balıkesir Xenocles Oratory and Aydın Nysa Strabo Geography: Maritime Exploration, Roman Oratory, and World Geography
- Harbors of Troas and Forests of Mount Ida: North Aegean Networks from the Dardanelles to Kapıdağ
- From Yağcıbedir Carpets to Hisarköy Roman Springs and Dursunbey Cave Waters: Wool Knots, 98°C Baths, and Cave Springs
- Settlement of Yağcıbedir Yörüks in Sındırgı Region and Birth of Natural Dye Carpet Weaving (1700 CE)
- Scent of Olives and Exchange Memory: Ayvalık Stone Oil Mills, Cunda Streets, and Roots of Antandros
Culture and memory narratives
- The 1923 Population Exchange and Transformation of Ayvalık-Cunda Olive Industry
- From Ayvalık Küçükköy Yenihori to Hacıaslanlar Yörük Village and Alaçam Mountains: Sarımsak Stone Studios, Kazdağı Ethnography, and 1,600m Timber Houses
- Transformation of Ayvalık Küçükköy (Yenihori) into a Smart Art Village (2015)
- From Balıkesir Cyzicus Eudoxus Navigation to İzmir Smyrna Quintus Epic and Colophon Hermesianax Elegiacs: Indian Ocean Navigation, Trojan War Epic, and Elegiac Love Poetry
- Olives in the Edremit Gulf: Work from Harvest to Table across Three Districts
- From the Edremit Gulf to the Dikili Islands: Adramytteion, the Gömeç Olive Plain, and Kalem Island
- From Havran Koca Seyit Village to Marmara Island Marble Quarries and Manyas Bird Sanctuary: 275 kg Victory Shell, Proconnesian Quarries, and 266 Bird Species
- From Mount Ida to Güre Thermal and Papazlık Mansions: Ida Mythology, Roman Baths, and Stone Houses
- Naval Expedition of the Indus River and Red Sea by Admiral Scylax of Caryanda and Writing of Periplus (515 BC)
- From Muğla Bodrum Scylax Explorations to Balıkesir Xenocles Oratory and Aydın Nysa Strabo Geography: Maritime Exploration, Roman Oratory, and World Geography
- Export of Proconnesian Marble and Sarcophagi to Roman and Byzantine Capitals (500 BCE)
- Composition of the 14-Book Trojan War Epic Posthomerica by Quintus of Smyrna (350 AD)
- From Yağcıbedir Carpets to Hisarköy Roman Springs and Dursunbey Cave Waters: Wool Knots, 98°C Baths, and Cave Springs
- Settlement of Yağcıbedir Yörüks in Sındırgı Region and Birth of Natural Dye Carpet Weaving (1700 CE)
- Scent of Olives and Exchange Memory: Ayvalık Stone Oil Mills, Cunda Streets, and Roots of Antandros
Research stories and events
- The 1923 Population Exchange and Transformation of Ayvalık-Cunda Olive Industry
- Judgment of Paris: World's First Beauty Contest on Mount Ida (1200 BCE)
- Naval Battle of Arginusae at Kalem and Garip Islands (406 BCE)
- From Ayvalık Küçükköy Yenihori to Hacıaslanlar Yörük Village and Alaçam Mountains: Sarımsak Stone Studios, Kazdağı Ethnography, and 1,600m Timber Houses
- Transformation of Ayvalık Küçükköy (Yenihori) into a Smart Art Village (2015)
- From Balıkesir Cyzicus Eudoxus Navigation to İzmir Smyrna Quintus Epic and Colophon Hermesianax Elegiacs: Indian Ocean Navigation, Trojan War Epic, and Elegiac Love Poetry
- Olives in the Edremit Gulf: Work from Harvest to Table across Three Districts
- From the Edremit Gulf to the Dikili Islands: Adramytteion, the Gömeç Olive Plain, and Kalem Island
- From Havran Koca Seyit Village to Marmara Island Marble Quarries and Manyas Bird Sanctuary: 275 kg Victory Shell, Proconnesian Quarries, and 266 Bird Species
- From Mount Ida to Güre Thermal and Papazlık Mansions: Ida Mythology, Roman Baths, and Stone Houses
- Naval Expedition of the Indus River and Red Sea by Admiral Scylax of Caryanda and Writing of Periplus (515 BC)
- From Muğla Bodrum Scylax Explorations to Balıkesir Xenocles Oratory and Aydın Nysa Strabo Geography: Maritime Exploration, Roman Oratory, and World Geography
- Export of Proconnesian Marble and Sarcophagi to Roman and Byzantine Capitals (500 BCE)
- Composition of the 14-Book Trojan War Epic Posthomerica by Quintus of Smyrna (350 AD)
- Harbors of Troas and Forests of Mount Ida: North Aegean Networks from the Dardanelles to Kapıdağ
- From Yağcıbedir Carpets to Hisarköy Roman Springs and Dursunbey Cave Waters: Wool Knots, 98°C Baths, and Cave Springs
- Settlement of Yağcıbedir Yörüks in Sındırgı Region and Birth of Natural Dye Carpet Weaving (1700 CE)
- Scent of Olives and Exchange Memory: Ayvalık Stone Oil Mills, Cunda Streets, and Roots of Antandros
Source network
- Türkiye Kültür Portalı · Ege
- UNESCO · Türkiye
- UNESCO · Efes
- UNESCO · Bergama
- UNESCO · Aphrodisias
- UNESCO · Hierapolis-Pamukkale
- Kültür Portalı · Antandros Antik Kenti
- Kültür Portalı · Adramytteion Antik Kenti
- Kültür Portalı · Daskyleion Antik Kenti
- Kültür Portalı · Kyzikos Antik Kenti
- UNESCO · Troya Arkeolojik Alanı
- Kültür Portalı · Zeytin Yağ Fabrikası Envanter Kaydı
- Kültür Portalı · Ayvalık Zeytinyağı
Frequently asked questions
What does the Balıkesir guide bring together?
This page brings together 6 place dossiers and 2 connected stories for Balıkesir in one geographic context.
How should I read the stops in Balıkesir?
Rather than seeing places in isolation, follow them through their region, period, route and source records.