Antalya

Roman sarcophagus of Hercules returns home to Turkey

The Roman sarcophagus of Hercules, which was smuggled abroad some 50 years ago, has finally been returned to Turkey from Switzerland. 

The sarcophagus, which was found during illegal excavations in the ancient city of Perge in the southern province of Antalya, was delivered to Culture and Tourism Ministry officials in Geneva on Sept. 13. 

German citizen detained in Turkey released, banned from travel

A Turkish court has ordered a German citizen who was detained in the southern province of Antalya last week to be released but banned from travel, Doğan News Agency reported on Sept. 7.

The released person and their German spouse were detained while on holiday in Antalya. The spouse had already been freed after questioning.

Over 1 mln Turks flock to touristic destinations during long public holiday

Nearly 1 million Turkish people went on holiday during a 10-day public holiday, which started late on Aug. 25 and ended on Sept. 3, creating more than 1 billion Turkish Liras ($292 million) of tourism revenue, according to tourism players. 

Hotel occupancy rates hit 100 percent in many tourism resorts. 

Turkey sent humanitarian aid worth $70M to Rohingya people, Turkish FM says

Turkish foreign minister on Sept. 2 decried other Muslim countries' silence on the plight of the Rohingya Muslims. 

"There are a great many Muslim countries. Where are they? Why are they silent?" Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu asked at an event marking the Muslim Eid-al Adha holiday in the Mediterranean province of Antalya. 

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