I went to Bodrum Castle . I wanted to find out how long a stone on which I had written an article would remain on display. Inside the castle, there was a poster stating that the exhibition titled “ Inflation and Purchasing Power in Antiquity ” would end on December 21, 2026. Therefore, my question was simple but important: Was this stone part of the exhibition, and would it be removed along with it? The search for an answer revealed a situation far more striking than the que

On the shores of the Aegean’s deep blue waters lies a peninsula where time flows slowly: Bodrum. For centuries, Bodrum Castle has stood as the symbol of this peninsula, illuminating a history where East meets West, and the Middle Ages converge with the modern era. The foundations of Bodrum Castle were laid in 1406, and it was expanded throughout the 15th century with the addition of towers built by different nations of the Knights of St. John. The process of construction and