Alanya

A Polish couple who happens to be orienteering enthusiasts has started residing in the northwestern province of Bursa's İnegöl district to promote alternative sports after falling in love with Turkey during their last two vacations.

People from all over the world come to Turkey to enjoy some of the world's best free-diving centers and unique underwater activities, and Alanya is one of the resort towns that hosts the majority of those visitors.

While Turkey's Mediterranean resorts have just emerged out of a massive wildfire disaster, four tourist sailing boats in Antalya's Alanya district caught fire, in which two of them burned to death.

A fire broke out late Aug. 15. on a boat named Mozi 07 that was anchored in an Alanya fisherman's shelter, spreading to three neighboring vessels.

Antalya, one Turkey's major holiday destinations on the Mediterranean coast, has welcomed more than 3 million tourists since the start of 2021.

Nearly half of the holidaymakers visited the city in July alone, according to a statement the Antalya Governor's Office issued.

Located in Antalya's Alanya district, the ancient city of Syedra is believed to date back to the ninth century. (İHA Photo)

Artifacts belonging to the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Anatolian Seljuks period have come to light during the ongoing excavation works in the ancient city of Syedra, which lies in the southern province of Antalya's Alanya district.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Ankara Andrii Sybiha has slammed the Mediterranean province of Antalya's Alanya district municipality for playing Katyusha, a patriotic Soviet song, during a roving concert in the town from a bus to mark May 9 Victory Day, when the Soviets defeated Nazi Germany in 1945.

A mass grave belonging to soldiers who died while serving in the 86th Regiment of the Ottoman Army in what is today a suburban district of Istanbul during the Balkan War has been unearthed.

An expropriation price of 727,000 Turkish Liras ($124,000) has been determined for the house complex of an Austrian citizen, who was found guilty of damaging the historical fortification wall of Alanya Castle during construction.

For the first time in Turkey's local elections, a Russian-born candidate has been nominated independently to run for mayor of the southern province of Antalya's Alanya district.