Bilgihan Bayar

It might not be the middle of the desert, but Patara Beach on Turkey's Mediterranean coast is drawing great interest from tourists for its sand dunes that have provided opportunities for local tourism operators to launch horse and camel tours. 

Local NGOs have submitted a seven-page report to local state bodies opposing the construction of an airport in the resort of Ka? in the southern province of Antalya, as they fear the airport would have irreversible consequences for the town, which attracts tourists with its pristine environment.

A local administrator in the southern resort town of Ka? has vowed to demolish the illegally built stories of a new hotel, upon news the hotel had not been demolished despite a local municipality decree, daily Hürriyet has reported.