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Holy Lagina becomes popular with tourists
The holy field of Lagina (Hekate), an ancient place of worship for pagans in the western province of Mu?la's Yata?an, has been visited by 70,000 people in six months.
Located nearly nine kilometers away from the Yata?an-Milas highway, the ancient site has been included in the tour program of an Antalya-based travel company and become popular particularly among foreign tourists.
Locals resist as company initiates hydroelectric plant construction in Turkey's Black Sea region
Locals have gathered to resist the building of a hydroelectric power plant in the Ardanuç district of Turkey's Black Sea province of Artvin, as an energy company dispatched its first set of drilling machines to the district. Residents claim the move is "unlawful" as there is an ongoing judicial process investigating the legality of the project.
Turkey summons German envoy over 'anti-Erdo?an' TV song
Turkey summoned Germany's ambassador Martin Erdmann to protest a two-minute song satirizing President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an that was broadcast on German public television, a diplomatic source told AFP on March 29.
"We summoned the ambassador last week to communicate our protest about the broadcast that we condemned," the source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.