The ancient city, which has been the focal point of religions, cultures and science throughout its three thousand years of history, was the first to apply natural therapy with the use of music, theater, sports, sun, water and mud. The first festival of our country was organized. The first excavation museum was established in Bergama. It hosted one of the first 7 Christian Churches mentioned in the Bible. It was the place that broke the first occupation (June 15, 1919). The first city development law, the first 3 degrees of education was applied here …

Its history

Today, Bergama is the focal point of tourists with its Acropolis, Akslepion and other ancient artifacts, and it also distributes healing with its natural features.

The name Pergamon is of Anatolian origin and means “castle”. As can be understood from the settlements in the vicinity, it is understood that the region has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age. According to legends, it is stated that the first people were settled in the region by Telephos, son of Heracles, one of the immigrants after the Trojan War. Bergama first came under the rule of Lydia and then Persia. B.C. In 285, Philetarios established the Kingdom of Pergamum. During the time of Eumeles II, the kingdom lived its strongest period in 190 BC and reached its broadest borders. In 133 BC, with the will of Attalos III, the kingdom was transferred to Rome. The city, which came under Byzantine control in AD 300, passed under Turkish rule in 1320.