Adana

With the receding of water in the Seyhan Dam Lake in the southern province of Adana, some part of the ancient city of Augusta has come to light.

The ancient city of Augusta, founded by the Roman Emperor Tiberius, was flooded by the Seyhan Dam Lake in 1955.

Turkey's International Golden Boll Film Festival will be held in the southern Adana province on Sept. 13-19, organizers said on Aug. 24. 

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Zeydan Karalar, the mayor of Adana, who will organize the festival, said in a statement that one of Turkey's most prestigious cinematic events, the 28th edition of the festival will be held with COVID-19 measures in place.

A firefighting plane linked to Turkey's General Directorate of Forestry crashed in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş on Aug. 14, killing all eight people on board.

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Contact was lost with the plane which had been rented from Russia to help Turkey's efforts to contain a forest fire in Kahramanmaraş, Governor Ömer Faruk Coşkun told Anadolu Agency.

At least 78 of 93 identified suspects were detained on Aug. 10 as part of Turkey's first-ever countrywide operation against historical artifact smuggling.

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A ban on polyethylene plastics waste imports was lifted according to a presidential decree published on the Official Gazette.

Nearly 1,350 plastics recycling companies will have to apply for a license in accordance with their thermoprocessing capacity, the Turkish Plastics Industry Foundation (PAGEV) said.

Lavender fields of southern Adana province enchant onlookers. (AA Photo)

The "Forest Ecosystem Bridge", which was built in southern Adana province by Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Ministry to protect wild animals, becomes a safe passage route for wild animals. (AA Photo)

A total of 4,862 cultural assets were returned to Turkey between 2003 and 2021, according to data given by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Authorities continue to work in coordination with relevant institutions in order to prevent cultural property smuggling and bring back Turkish origin artifacts found abroad.

Located in the southern province of Adana, the sunflower fields of Çukurova became a natural studio for photography aficionados during the summer season. (AA Photo)

Two of the 223 500-year-old İznik tiles and a tile panel, stolen from the Ulu Mosque in the southern province of Adana during its restoration 19 years ago, have been found in the Netherlands.