Izmir

Coffee enthusiasts have much to look forward to this year as Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Antalya prepare to host coffee festivals.

Each event celebrates coffee culture, attracting afficionados and industry professionals alike.

Archaeologists have unearthed the Koressos gate, one of the three main entrances to the ancient city of Ephesus, once a bustling trade and tourism site.

The find marks a major milestone in the excavation efforts within the ancient site, which lies within the borders of the western city of İzmir.

An expert has called attention to the simultaneous rise in exotic fish species and reduction in local fish species in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas due to overfishing, temperature rises, and marine pollution.

Türkiye experienced the highest temperatures in Europe last month amidst a heat wave originating from Africa, a meteorology expert has stated.

An explosion at a workplace in the western city of İzmir's Torbalı district on Sunday killed at least five people and injured dozens, authorities confirmed.

Three individuals were pronounced dead at the scene, while two succumbed to injuries later at a hospital, İzmir Mayor Cemil Tugay said.

The 7th International Ephesus Opera and Ballet Festival, organized by the General Directorate of State Opera and Ballet (DOB), started on June 29 with a "Swan Lake" performance by the İzmir State Opera and Ballet on June 29 in the magnificent atmosphere of the Ephesus Ancient Theater.

The Turkish government has announced the removal of the "25 percent increase limit" on housing rents, effective on July 1.

The cap, which has been in place for the past two years to protect residential tenants amidst ongoing high inflation, limited the annual rent increase to 25 percent.

More than 6,000 passengers on the two cruise ships that “docked” today at the port of Thessaloniki -most of them Americans and Canadians, but also Britons and other Europeans. With “ally” the good weather, most of them poured into the sunny city, opting for the four-hour city tour, with visits to the most important sights, such as the White Tower, St.

A devastating fire broke out on Çiçek Island near the western city of İzmir's Seferihisar district, reducing the entire area into ashes.

The blaze, which erupted in a grassy area with no settlements, quickly engulfed the entire island late on June 16.

Five cities accounted for 56.3 percent of Türkiye's overall exports in May, according to data from the Trade Ministry.

Exports by companies based in Istanbul, the country's financial and commercial center, increased by 14 percent year-on-year last month to $5.64 billion, which corresponded to 23.4 percent of Türkiye's export revenues.