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Nolan film 'The Odyssey' brings renewed attention to Homer Caves in Turkiye

City historian and author Altan Altin points to a stele currently held in the British Museum which he believes depicts a deification ceremony for Homer in Izmir, Turkiye on August 7, 2026. (AFP)

Tourists visit the Homer Caves in Bornova Homeros Valley, believed to be where Homer lived and wrote 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' in Izmir, Turkiye on August 7, 2026. (AFP)

The Mayor of Bornova speaks in Izmir, Turkiye on August 7, 2026 in front of a statue of Trojan war hero Hector. (AFP)

This photograph shows a part of the caves in Bornova Homeros Valley, believed to be where famous Greek Poet Homer lived and wrote 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey', in Izmir, Turkiye on August 7, 2026. (AFP)

Moviegoers arrive at a cinema for the screening of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' in Izmir, Turkiye on August 7, 2026. (AFP)

Caves in Bornova Homeros Valley, believed to be where famous Greek Poet Homer lived and wrote,, are pictured in Izmir, Turkiye on August 7, 2026. (AFP)

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