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Environmental campaigners are celebrating after an ancient temple on Mount Be?parmak (Latmos) in western Turkey was taken under protection, while noting that more needs to be done to save the area as a whole.

In celebration of 2,400 years since the birth of the great Greek thinker of antiquity and one of the fathers of western philosophy, Aristotle, UNESCO proclaimed 2016 the ‘Year of Aristotle’. A series of events to honour Aristotle have been scheduled throughout the year, with the most prestigious one planned to take place in Paris in November.

3D reconstructions of some of Syria's most spectacular archaeological sites went online on March 15 after a big push to digitalize the war-torn country's threatened heritage.

Heavily armed gunmen opened fire March 13 at a hotel in the Ivory Coast beach resort of Grand-Bassam which is popular with Westerners, witnesses told AFP.

The Aegean Sea is among the 5 sun-soaked archipelagos sure to set off wanderlust, according to Virtuoso Traveler magazine, published by the largest luxury vacation network in the world, Vistuoso.

Greece is overwhelmed by thousands of exhausted refugees and immigrants who continue arriving in Greece, while the government remains passive without being able to provide them even food.

Therefore, volunteers, non-governmental organizations and municipalities are trying to cover the basic needs of those people.

A team of Turkish archeologists are set to unearth a lost underwater island off the coast of Istanbul.        

Vordonosi was an island in the Byzantine-era, but it now lies under Turkey's Marmara Sea.        

Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey was recently added to the UNESCO World Creative Cities Network in the category of gastronomy. This is a city with a deep history of cuisine with countless stories and legends attached to its numerous dishes. Here is one, and more:

Iconic landmarks across Turkey, including the ancient city of Ephesus, Selimiye Mosque in the northwestern province of Edirne and Cappadocia's famous "Fairy Chimneys," will switch off their lights for the first time to support "Earth Hour."

Aegean province ?zmir's Selçuk district, home to the House of the Virgin Mary, which is a pilgrimage site for Christians, will soon have a massive statue of the mother of Jesus. 

Speaking at a tourism conference, Selçuk Mayor Zeynel Bak?c? said they had rolled up their sleeves for the construction of the structure.