Antalya Governor's Office

Heavy downpours overnight in the Mediterranean province of Antalya have led to widespread flooding, resulting in the death of one resident in the Kepez district.

The deluge, intensifying during the night, caused water accumulation on roads, making it challenging for both pedestrians and vehicles to move. Some rural neighborhoods witnessed flooding in homes and businesses.

Turkish authorities have found three more bodies washed up on southern coasts, with the first official statement noting that the latest discoveries could be the result of a sinking migrant boat.

A meticulously restored 100-year-old clock, identical to the stolen one, is set to be installed within a month on the iconic clock tower in the southern province of Antalya, one of the major tourist attractions in the country.

In a collector's establishment in Istanbul, an actual duplicate of the missing original clock from the southern province of Antalya's famous clock tower has been discovered.

In a bid to combat wildfires that pose a significant disaster risk as temperatures rise in summer months, Antalya Governor's Office has imposed a ban on lighting fire in or at a distance of 4 kilometers from forests, including privately owned lands.

The construction of the lighthouse, which was built by the Roman Emperor Nero and was destroyed in a tsunami in 1481, continues in the ancient city of Patara in the southern province of Antalya.

In the case of a fake architect who worked for 42 years, the Antalya Municipality has begun to fine the companies where he worked, while samples will be taken from the structures of projects carried out by him.

Amid the controversial issue regarding claims that the clocks on the southern province of Antalya's clock tower are fake, a watch repairer has claimed that the clocks on many historical towers across Türkiye are also fake.

More than 2.4 million foreign tourists visited Antalya in January-May, marking a strong 223 percent increase from a year ago, despite the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

In May alone, foreign tourist arrivals in the province, on the Mediterranean coast, lept 297 percent from a year ago to nearly 1.2 million people, according to data provided by the Antalya Governor's Office.

Antalya, on Turkey's Mediterranean's coast and which is very popular with local and international holidaymakers, attracted a total of 8.9 million foreign tourists between January and November this year.

This marked a staggering 163 percent increase from the same period of 2020 when the city hosted around 3.4 million international visitors.