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Turkey Study Tour with The Forge
March 9-20, 2025
Led by Jared Schuler
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 09 - Western Coast: Priene, Didyma, & Miletus
posted on Wednesday March 19 2025 at 9:00 pm UTC
HELLOOOOO EVERYBODY!!! This is Sophie!!! I cannot WAIT to tell you all about today — our last full day in Turkey. Wow. What a GIFT! I cannot start this update without first reflecting on the gratitude we have to those who have given, supported and prayed for us! This trip was not just for us, but...
Day 08 - Western Coast: Ephesus, Ephesus Museum
posted on Wednesday March 19 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Hello people! Ethan Hebert here to give you a recap of day 8. Today we got to go to the site I was most looking forward to - Ephesus. This is where the letter of Ephesians is written to as well as being the site of some substantial drama in the New Testament. This city was crazy: 4th largest city...
Day 07 - Western Coast: Lower Pergamum, Smyrna
posted on Tuesday March 18 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Hello friends and family! This is Katie and I have the FUN privilege of updating you guys on day 7 of our adventure through Turkey! We started off our day finishing up our time in Pergamum by visiting the lower part of the city. Here we got to sit in what used to be a hospital where people would come...
Day 06 - West Central Turkey: Sardis, Pergamum Acropolis
posted on Monday March 17 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Yo-skis, it’s Noah updating y’all on how Day 6 of our Turkish experience! We began today by visiting the city of Sardis which was in two different locations because of the city’s relocation in 17AD after a massive earthquake. At the first location, we sat around the ruins...
Day 05 - West Central Turkey: Aphrodisias, Philadelphia
posted on Saturday March 15 2025 at 9:00 pm UTC
Hey guys!! It’s Regan, and I’m super excited to update y’all on our fifth day in Turkey! This morning started by traveling to Aphrodisias, an ancient Roman city known for its worship of Aphrodite. We started off seeing the stadium, which is one of the most well preserved in the area....
Day 04 - West Central Turkey: Hierapolis, Laodicea, Colossae
posted on Friday March 14 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
Day four let’s go!! Eli here, signed on to give you an update of what we’ve been up to today. I’ll start with some questions for you: Who gets to decide what the good life is? What are you willing to endure in pursuit of the good life Christ promises? We started...
Day 03 - Central Turkey: Pisidian Antioch
posted on Thursday March 13 2025 at 7:00 pm UTC
Hello day 3!! This is your captain (Em J) speaking, and what a day we had today - if I could sum it in two words - very tolerable. Just kidding it was more than very tolerable it was amazing and unforgettable. We packed up our bus and headed to Pisidion Antioch for our first stop of the...
Day 02 - Southern Coast: Aspendos, Perga
posted on Thursday March 13 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Hi everyone! It’s Bright here and I am very excited to unpack our second full day here in Turkey! We closed out our time in Antalya today with a few awesome stops. Our morning started off with getting to see some ancient Roman aqueducts. As we looked at the ruins around us, Jared reminded...
Day 01 - Southern Coast: Antalya Harbor, Antalya Museum, Roman Road
posted on Wednesday March 12 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Today was our first day in Turkey! This morning, we took a walk to a beautiful overlook of the Mediterranean Sea where Jared shared a devotional with our group that gave us perspective as we embark on the rest of our trip. He asked us a challenging question — “How do you live in a world that...
Day 00 - Arrival
posted on Tuesday March 11 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Friends and Family, We landed safely in Antalya yesterday evening! We had a safe travel day, with no major issues. Thank you for praying! Here’s the whole crew at the Antalya airport before we jumped on a charter bus to our first hotel stay of the trip. ...
Preparing for Turkey
posted on Tuesday January 21 2025 at 8:12 pm UTC
Our trip will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family, to not only bring you along...