İzmir Province

Locals have spotted four storks nesting in the ancient city of Ephesus in Turkey's Aegean province of İzmir. (AA Photo)

The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 60 asylum seekers on May 29 in the Aegean Sea.   

Acting on a tip, rescue teams reached asylum seekers who were on a rubber boat that was forced into Turkish territorial waters by the Greek Coast Guard.

As coronavirus lockdowns around the world are easing, a "caravan hotel" on the Aegean coast is drawing the attention of tourists who want to holiday in isolation.

The hotel consisting of seven caravans in the Aegean province of İzmir's Karaburun district attracts the attention of those who want to spend an isolated holiday in the midst of nature.

Turkish Coast Guard teams rescued at least 72 asylum seekers on May 25 from four boats in the Aegean Sea. 

Acting on a tip-off, the rescue team reached out to the asylum seekers, who were on board inflatable boats that were forced into Turkish territorial waters by the Greek Coast Guard.

A blanket of fog has covered Istanbul. Click through for photos shot by news agencies early May 14 in the metropolis...

An exhibition by Turkey's celebrated late photographer Ara Güler on the western province of İzmir will be greeting its online audience with "merhaba," which means "hello" in Turkish and was one of his favorite words that he used throughout his life.

From sumptuous terraces overlooking the Kordon, İzmir's waterfront, to dingy half-closed decks that one could barely fit a raki table, balconies have always been part of life for Izmirians.

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium, which is called the Ephesus of the Western Black Sea, have been shedding light on the history of the region. (AA Photo)

Cevdet Erek's solo exhibition "Bergama Stereotip" opened on Feb. 26 at Istanbul's Arter Gallery, consisting of a sounding architecture conceived for the gallery space.

Curated by Selen Ansen, the exhibition takes the architecture and odyssey of the historical Great Altar of Pergamon as point of reference and reinterprets it.

Some 107,300 liters (around 28,345 gallons) of smuggled fuel were seized in an operation held in western Turkey, according to security sources on Jan. 13.

Acting on a tip-off, the provincial police department launched an operation in the Bornova district of Izmir, the source said on condition of anonymity due to restriction on talking to the media.