Denizli

The Presidential Symphony Orchestra has given a concert at the 2,200-year-old historic theater in the Aegean province of Denizli's ancient city of Laodicea.

More than 15,000 people attended the concert at the ancient theater on June 23, hosted by the provincial governor's office and the municipality.

The Turkish home textile industry's export revenues stood at $5 billion last year, according to Hasan Hüseyin Bayram, head of the Home Textile Association (TETSİAD).

Local and international home textile companies met at the HOMETEX fair, which is being held between May 16 and 20.

This fair is expected to boost exports by 20 to 25 percent, said Bayram.

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's western Manisa province on Jan. 28, according to The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute has announced the magnitude of the earthquake as 5.1.

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's western Manisa province on Jan. 22, according to Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).       

Ahmet Deniz, the governor of the province, said there are reports that some buildings were damaged but no casualties have been reported so far.       

Only four people were reportedly injured.       

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has submitted complaints of voting irregularities in the March 31 elections for several districts in Istanbul, Ankara, Siirt, Adıyaman, Denizli, Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın, Samsun, Erzurum and Yalova. 

An approximately 2,000 year-old stone pit has been discovered in the ancient city of Tabea in the western city of Denizli's Kale district. 

The municipal teams, which were trying to get fill material for a touristic castle under construction on the Kepez Hill, found a field with steps in the region. 

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) aims to win the mayoralties of seven key big city metropolitan areas in the upcoming local elections in 2019, party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu had said, stating that the party works on the strategies for campaigns.  

Nearly 30 Turkish policemen will be tried by a court in Istanbul on charges of participating in the coup attempt on July 15, reported AFP.

This will be the first trial against suspected plotters in the city.

Indictments have been prepared against over 1,200 people, while the total number of arrested persons is about 41,000.

Police officers have launched a new wave of operations at the lodgings of the country's largest petrochemicals company, PETKİM, in the Aegean province of İzmir, as part of the ongoing investigation into the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which has been accused of orchestrating the failed coup attempt of July 15, detaining at least 13 suspects.

Police detained 13 suspects on Sept. 20 at the lodgings of Turkey's biggest petrochemicals company, PETKİM, in the Aliağa district of İzmir as part of the ongoing investigation into the Fetullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which has been accused of orchestrating the failed coup attempt of July 15.