Bodrum
Muğla municipality bans street vendor sales of mussels
The municipality of the Bodrum district in the southwestern province of Muğla has temporarily banned the sale of mussels by street vendors.
Wild boars live with Bodrum residents
Wild boars searching for food up and down the streets almost every day are living side by side with locals in the southwestern province of Muğla in the district of Bodrum.
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1,800-year-old villa of 'most famous fisherman’ Phainos discovered in Turkey
Archaeological excavations in the western Turkish province of Muğla’s Bodrum district have revealed the 1,800-year-old villa of Phainos, who was known as the richest fisherman of the Roman period. Click through for the story in photos from the ancient city of Halicarnassus...
Turkish resort city Bodrum hosting lavish Indian wedding
Turkey's resort district of Bodrum in the southwestern province of Muğla is hosting a lavish multi-day Indian wedding.
Turkey seizes 203 illegal migrants heading for Greek islands
The Turkish coast guard has apprehended 203 illegal migrants in the last 24 hours along the Aegean shore, as they were attempting to sneak into Greek islands, the force said on Friday.
Bodrum's women carry on tradition of cameleering
The extraordinary women in the western province of Muğla's Bodrum district have gained praise for taking care of the camels and for following all the matches during wrestling season.
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Rock tombs found in Bodrum
Three rock tombs have been unearthed at a construction site in the western Turkish province of Bodrum’s Bitez neighborhood.
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490 earthquakes hit Turkish resort Bodrum in last 24 hours
At least 490 earthquakes hit the Aegean resort district of Bodrum in the last 24 hours after a 5.1-magnitude temblor on Aug. 8.
The earthquake was previously measured at 4.9 magnitude, but the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) revised it to 5.1 magnitude.
AFAD announced that 490 aftershocks rattled the area following the main quake.
Classical music festival begins in Bodrum
The 14th Bodrum International Gümüşlük Classical Music Festival began on July 26 with a concert by French violinist Gilles Apap and accordionist Myriam Lafargue in the centuries-old historical Koyunbaba Ancient Stone Pit in the Aegean resort province of Bodrum.
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Mayor of quake-hit Turkish resort says 'keep holidaying'
The mayor of the Aegean resort district of Bodrum, which was hit by a massive earthquake recently, has urged holidaymakers to continue their holidays, assuring them "all precautions are taken."