IZMIR, TURKEY - AUGUST 12: Statue of Arete of Library of Celsus at Turkey?????s iconic ancient city of Ephesus, in Izmir, Turkey on April 01, 2021. Ephesus was added to UNESCO?????s prestigious World Heritage List in 2015. Ephesus, previously an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman settlement near present-day Selcuk in the coastal Izmir province, boasts a rich cultural heritage dating back to 6,500 BC. Mahmut Serdar Alakus / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM