A Journey to

Endorsed by United Nations Association of Grand Rapids May 22 - June 3, 2013 The Republic of Turkey is a fascinating state of !" million at the crossroads of and # This is the land where legend says King Midas of the golden touch ruled and Noah$s ark landed# So much of history actually took place in Turkey% not # We will see two sites of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World & the Temple of Artemis and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus# The fabulous wealth of King of was here# Saint Nicholas% or Santa Claus% lived not at the North Pole% but in Turkey# Constantinople% today$s % ancient center of the became the Christian heart of Europe with the fabulous Hagia Sophia church# It is the land of the crusades and their fortress city of Antioch# Muslims built the incredible Blue Mosque at the center of the Ottoman Turkish Empire# One can still hear the Muslim call to prayer% and witness the ecstatic worship of the Whirling Dervishes# Turkey is an eclectic mix of cultures and is the source of much of Western civilization# Come learn what there is to discover! A Journey to Turkey

Day 1: Departure early Christianity# It is here that the great Council of from Grand Rapids tookplacein431eȔectivelyreplacingthecult (or Detroit) for of Artemis with Christianity# Then% visit to the great Turkey. Byzantine&era basilica of St# John and the ancient Day 2: Artemisia ( once one of the seven wonders of the Arrival Turkey 'with ancient world# Overnight*dinner Kusadasi# connectingßightto Day 9: Kusadasi – Sardis – Izmir Ankara ( Capital of Travel to Sardis# Sardis is one of the cities mentioned in Turkey)# Transfer to the Book of Revelation# It boasts spectacular hotel for Roman ruins ( a gymnasium% temple of Artemis% and dinner*overnight# the largest excavated synagogue outside Palestine# Day 3: Ankara – Yazilikaya – Ankara This provides a great chance to consider the Full&day visit to the Land of Phrygian King Midas# Visit prominence of Jews in Roman cities and the likely ruins of Pessinus% famous for its great Sanctuary focus of .s ministry# In the afternoon sightseeing in dedicated to the Mother of the Gods# Then% continue Izmir% ancient Smyrna# to Yazilikaya and Gordion% the capital of # Overnight*dinner Izmir# Overnight*dinner in Ankara# Day 10: Izmir – Day 4: Ankara – – Istanbul Morning visit to the Mausoleum of Ataturk and We continue to MuseumofAnatolianCivilizations,electedastheÞrst Pergamon to visit +European Museum of the Year+ in Switzerland on the great Asklepion ( April ,-% ,--!# Afternoon Travel to Cappadocia# healing center where Overnight*dinner in Cappadocia# the famous physician Day 5: Cappadocia Galen worked and Visit underground cities% chapels% homes in the studied# Next visit is to hauntingly beautiful Acropolis of Cappadocia# Cappadocia is a unique geological ofPergamon.LateintheafternoonßytoIstanbul, area of conical shaped towers into which people have transfer to your hotel# Overnight*dinner Istanbul# carved galleries% chapels% homes and cities# Day 11: Istanbul Overnight*dinner Today we will visit the Blue Mosque ( one of the great Cappadocia# architectural jewels of Istanbul# We continue with a Day 6: Cappadocia – visit to Hagia Sophia ( the /th century basilica built - Isparta by Justinian% one of the most important buildings of Travel to Konya ( Christianity for centuries# It was later converted into a stopping at an historic mosqueandisnowamuseum.WeÞnishwithavisitto caravan stop en route# the Sultan.s Palace ( the Topkapi Palace# The afternoon In Konya 'ancient is free for us to explore the local Spice Market% the Iconium)% we will visit Grand Bazaar or other sites# Overnight*dinner Istanbul# the important Mevlana Day 12: Istanbul museumandsite(forSuÞIslam)andcontinueto WeplantooȔeragoodamountoffreetimetodayÐ Pisidian Antioch 'visit site)# Pisidian Antioch is one ending in the afternoon with some opportunity for an of the cities visited by Paul and an important early interfaith experience Christian site# Overnight*dinner Isparta# ( perhaps a visit to an Day 7: Isparta – historic synagogue% an Travel to Pamukkale% visiting Laodicea% Colossae audience with the Greek and # Laodicea has a nice set of recently Patriarch% or a excavated ruins# Colossae is beautiful in its pristine meeting with a local unexcavated way# Hierapolis was an ancient spa and interfaith group# We will boasts one of the most interesting ancient necropolis have a farewell dinner* in the world# It is here that was martyred# overnight Istanbul Overnight*dinner Pamukkale# Day 13: We transfer Day 8: Pamukkale – Kusadasi WRWKHDLUSRUWIRURXUUHWXUQÁLJKW V WR86$ Today we visit the great archaeological site of Ephesus% exploring both the customs*beliefs*practices of as well as the context for the rise of DEPART USA MAY 22, RETURN JUNE 3.

Price per person: $1,775 USD (minimum 10 people) Single Supplement : $370 USD

PRICE INCLUDES: - 11 nights hotel accommodations at 4 */ 5 * hotels - Daily breakfast and dinner at the hotels - English speaking Professional tour guide - Arrival & departure transfers - Transportation with full size bus - Entrance fees to the sites and museums - Parking fees - Guide & driver expenses - Hotel tips

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: - Personal expenses - Tips to the guide & driver - Lunches - Airfare Each traveler is responsible for their own round trip airfare from the US to Ankara, Turkey on Day 1 and then UHWXUQIURP,VWDQEXOWRWKH86RQ'D\2QFHWKHJURXSLVIRUPHGÁLJKWVZLOOEHVXJJHVWHGVRWKDWZHPD\DOO arrive at close to the same time regardless of the US city of departure. If a minimum of 10 people would like to Á\WRJHWKHUDJURXSERRNLQJPD\EHDYDLODEOH

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A deposit of $100 is due with completed form. An additional non-refundable deposit of $500 is due by March 8. Balance for all travelers due by April 15. Travel insurance is recommended and can be purchased separately. If you don't have a preferred provider, we can recommend one.

Price per person: $1,775 USD (minimum 10 people) Single Supplement : $370 USD Price includes: - 11 nights hotel accommodations at 4- and 5-star hotels - Daily breakfast and dinner at the hotels - English-speaking professional tour guide - Arrival & departure transfers - Transportation via full-size bus - Entrance fees to the sites and museums - Parking fees - Guide & driver expenses - Hotel tips

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PLEASE SEND CHECKS (PAYABLE TO FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (FPC) OF LANSING) AND COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: First Presbyterian Church of Lansing Tour By: ATTN: Rev. Anne Weirich BEF Tourism 510 W. Ottawa Street Erdal Vardarli, owner Lansing, MI 48910 6RNDN*YHQőʍKDQ×  RIÀFH No: 59 / 313 517 482 8662 (fax) Alsancak / Izmir 616 252 9242 (cell) Tel. +90-232-446 25 89 Fax. +90-232-425 59 14 Emergency:0-555-985 49 24 Tour Leaders Keith St. Clair & Rev. Anne Weirich

Keith St. Clair is a tenured Professor of Political Science at Grand Rapids Community College where he teachesInternationalRelations.HisspecialtyisintheMiddleEast.HisÞrsttriptoTurkeywasonaFulbright Scholarship through the University of Michigan# In 011-% following the fraudulent presidential elections in ,KeithtraveledwithformerUSAmbassadorMarkJohnsonandtheWorldAȔairsCouncilofPhiladelphia togetaÞrsthandlookatthepoliticalsituationinthewakeofthemassiveproteststhatyear.Thatsameyear KeithwaspartofadelegationoftheWorldAȔairsCouncilinvitedtobethespecialguestsoftheSultanate of Oman# Keith has been to Israel and the West Bank three times in the last ,1 years examining the tensions between the Israelis and Palestinians% a topic for which he is a frequent speaker# His additional travels in the region have taken him to Jordan% Egypt% and Morocco% the latter with the National Council on US Arab Relations#

Keith has lived in West Michigan since ,--!% serving as past president of the Michigan Political Science Association# Keith also serves on the board of the West Michigan American Civil Liberties Union and United Nations Association#

Rev. Anne Weirich% is a pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Lansing% Michigan and an experienced tour leader# Anne will provide an overview of the key social and political issues in the region and help to interpret the religious landscape in which they play out# While this trip is not a pilgrimage% many of the sites we will visit have connections the Christian faith% especially to the cities of John and Paul# Anne will interpret these sites from a Christian perspective and also% when appropriate% lead times of prayer and worship for those who would like to participate#

For more information on this trip, contact the tour leaders directly: Rev# Anne Weirich: anneweirich@mac#com; Keith St# Clair: kstclair@grcc#edu