Antalya

Two storks seen in the ancient city of Patara, the capital of the Lycian Union in the Kaş district of Antalya, in mid-January has excited the excavation team working there. The storks were spotted on the walls of Anatolia's first wireless telegraph station, and after spending some time there, they flew hovering over the ancient city.

The Alanya Museum, where cultural assets belonging to the Neolithic and Hellenistic periods as well as artifacts from the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuks and Ottoman civilizations are on display, provides information about the ancient Anatolian civilizations.

The EXPO fairground, worth 1.8 billion Turkish Liras ($241 million) in Turkey's Mediterranean province of Antalya, will turn into a giant film set and rival Hollywood.

The Sarıhancılar neighborhood in the southern province of Antalya's Akseki district, known for its historical houses called the "button houses," is becoming a tourism hotspot following restoration works by the Culture and Tourism Ministry.

"This place is like a movie set with these 'button houses,'" Akseki Mayor İbrahim Özkan told the state-run Anadolu Agency.

A 75-year-old Belgian woman, Nancy Vanderstraeten, who was named Naciye after settling in Turkey 42 years ago, has been boxing for three years to prevent the progression of her Parkinson's disease.

The Antalya Open, the first Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament of 2021 to be held in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, will start on Jan. 5 and will continue until Jan. 13.

World No. 10 Matteo Berrettini will lead three top 20 players at the event, one of two tournaments set to take place in week 1 of the 2021 ATP Tour calendar.

A report prepared against a possible earthquake and tsunami has been approved in the restoration of the Patara Lighthouse, which was commissioned by the Roman Emperor Neron in AD 54 in the Mediterranean province of Antalya.

Turkish families are preparing themselves to welcome 2021 at home in front of the television, in a way known as the PTT-style.

Some 17 cats and three chicken were poisoned to death in the southern province of Antalya's Kemer district on Dec. 21, causing fury and unrest among animal lovers who have urged officials to find the ones responsible for the animal killings.

"We want the security forces to find these people who killed them," said Mihrican Honamlı, the head of the Women Platform of Kemer.

A group of sportspeople took advantage of the rising waves off southern province of Antalya's Alanya coast in December when many other regions of Turkey battle with cold weather. (AA Photo)