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Soke |
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 Kusadasi
a 20 km enjoying road journey, experiencing varied tones of
green on the valleys and spectacular view of Kusadasi gulf
from the high mountains, reaches to Soke. The city is
reputed for its immense agricultural lands. Cotton, grains
and olive are the most produced crops on the fertile areas
of Soke. The city is also a crossroad to the touristic and
historical places such as Bodrum, Kusadasi, Marmaris,
Didyma, Miletos and Priene.
Inhabited by many nations during the date, Soke mostly has
the traces of Ottoman era. The two most important Ottoman
mosques in the city are the attractive 19th century "Koca
Mosque", remarkable for its baroque style, and "Haci Ziya
Bey Mosque". The walls of square plan constructed "Koca
Mosque" are formed from pieced stone and brick. Flower
designed altar and pulpit reveal much of the Ottoman
aesthetic. "Haci Ziya Bey Mosque" exemplifies
characteristics of 19th century Ottoman architectural style
both interiorly and exteriorly. The square planned main part
is covered by a leaden dome. The congregation place of the
mosque consists of three different sections.
The town's lively open air market, with a great variety of
textile and fresh fruit&vegetable from the fertile lands of
Soke, is becoming very busy and is visited by the exploring
tourists during the summer time, on every Wednesday
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