Tarzan of Manisa is a pseudonym of Ahmet bin Carlak, a Turkish environmentalist who lived on Mount Sipylus near Manisa, in western Turkey, for 40 years. He is considered the first environmentalist in Turkey, and received his nickname because of his skimpy clothing and his life in contact with nature. Carlak called himself "Ahmet Bedevi".
Tarzan Heykeli ("the statue of Tarzan"), statue of Ahmet Bedevi in Manisa
The Topkale ("Gun's castle") the hut on Mount Sipylus where Bedevi lived for 40 years
The old cannon which Bedevi fired daily to signal midday
Manisa, historically known as Magnesia, is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of İzmir. The city forms the urban part of the districts Şehzadeler and Yunusemre, with a population of 385,452 in 2022.
Aerial view of Manisa
Stone Factory in Manisa
Hittite–Luwian rock carving of Cybele in Mount Sipylus (13th century BC).
Head of woman, from Philadelphia in Lydia (modern-day Alaşehir), Roman period, Archaeological Museum of Manisa