The Crisler Library at
Ephesos

CLE Facility

In 2006 the CLE facility was opened in Selcuk, Izmir, a small city in western Turkey, three kilometers from ancient Ephesos, one of the most important Hellenistic and Roman sites in the world. It is a short distance from the Ephesos Museum, at the foot of Ayasoluk Hill, within view of the Basilica of St. John, near the Isa Bey Mosque, and across the street from the ruins of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is convenient to the Izmir airport and centrally located to other ancient historical sites, including Sardis, Pergamon, Aphrodisias, Hierapolis, Laodicea and Claros.

The beautiful Library, designed in the Roman peristyle tradition, is available for rental. It has wireless internet, is climate controlled and has flexible meeting and events space for a variety of uses, including for faculty and students interested in using it as their teaching and research headquarters and for organizations hosting meetings, lectures and special events. The Library can accommodate up to 40-100 in its space.

Rental Meetings / Events Space:

• Reference Library: equipped with four computers and a growing collection of over 5,000 books on archaeology, history and other volumes necessary to the study of Ephesos;
• Muharrem Kayhan Conference Room: seating for up to 30, audio/visual equipment and podium;
• Cynthia Martin McBride Study Hall: equipped with desks, four computers and plasma television that can be used for closed circuit viewing of events in the Conference Room;
• Landscaped Courtyard: can be used as meeting or events space; accommodates 40 at tables and up to 100 for a reception;
• Elizabeth Hay Bechtel Manuscript Preservation Hall
• One Bedroom with bath, where professors on sabbatical may stay while they pursue research projects in the Reference Library;
• Full Kitchen;
• Kitapevi Bookstore, with textbooks on Turkey, archaeology and history.

Designer By Vaner YILDIRIM