Places to see in Kula

The moment I stepped into Kula, I felt like I entered a time tunnel where history and nature intertwined. My first stop was Kuladokya, or Kula Fairy Chimneys, which I had been curious about for a long time. It's like Cappadocia but much calmer. When you walk among the rocks shaped by the wind, it feels like you are walking on another planet. Each formation seems to have a different story. My camera almost never stopped that day.

From there I headed to Divlit Volcanic Park. This is the youngest volcanic area in Turkey, but the image is very old and informative. It was really impressive to see the stunning cycle of time turning stone into liquid and then back into stone. As I walked among the lava flows, I admired the power of nature.

Çakırca Basalt Columns were something else. The hexagonal shapes formed by the lava as it cooled... it was like a math lesson of nature. I examined them for a long time without breaking the silence. I had only seen such structures in documentaries before, now here it was in front of me.

Then I decided to touch a bit of history and got lost among the historical Kula houses. Those narrow streets and houses with bay windows made me feel like I was in an Ottoman town. As one walks here, it is as if one hears the sounds of the past. I leaned against the wall of a house and sat in the shade for a while, the smell of wood in my nose took me back to the old times.

One of the places that impressed me the most spiritually was Tapduk Emre and Yunus Emre Tomb. There was silence, peace and a deep sense of respect. I remembered Yunus's simple but profound poems and was filled with emotion.

Then I stopped by the Kenan Evren Ethnography Museum. The old clothes, handcrafted embroidery and utensils inside were the answer to the question “how did people used to live here?”.

In the evening, I stopped by Emir Hot Springs for a rest break. When I heard about the healing properties of the water, I thought “why not?” Relaxing in the hot water took away the tiredness of the day.

At the end of my trip, I saw the historical diversity of Kula once again with the Kibele Reliefs and the Church of the Virgin Mary. Different cultures, beliefs, eras all stand side by side in this small but full district.

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