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Babylonian Queen Izdar. Cybele
is the goddess of Anatolia who
was respected greatly starting
from Archaic Period. It is also
important that the two goddesses
are found one under the other.
Besides, there are sacred places
on the windmill hills and Fig
Island (İncir Adası).
An Ottoman Graveyard is also
amongst the most important
historical structures. It is known
that the graveyard was open for
burials from the 16th century
till the end of the 19th century.
Besides many stylized botanical
motifs, particularly rose trees to
symbolize Prophet Muhammad,
tulips for gracefulness, cypress
trees to symbolize eternity since
it always stays green, bunches
of grapes and pomegranates to
symbolize abundance and dates
to symbolize heaven come into
sight on the gravestones. Motifs
showing stylistic differences
according to female or male
gravestones, it is realized that
female gravestones have rich and
various decorations.
Shortly, Foca is more like a
summary of both Aegean
and mythology. Related to its
connection to the sea, if several
canals were built, it could be the
Venice of Turkey. If you haven’t
visited Foca already, you should.
And for those who have been
there before, the address is
certain. Foca is where they will
always come back…
