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Turkish travel writers have listed the most 10 beautiful coves one can visit during a blue voyage in the Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas, with the Cove of Bedri Rahmi topping the list.

The cove in the southwestern province of Muğla's Göcek neighborhood is named after famous Turkish poet, writer, and painter Bedri Rahmi Eyüpoğlu, who died in 1975 at the age of 64.

The gendarmerie units in the western province of İzmir have caught 446 irregular migrants between Aug. 15 and 24, İhlas News Agency has reported.

"Some three suspects involved in human smuggling have also been detained," the agency said.

Restoration work at a 200-hundred-years old mosque in the Datça district in the western province of Muğla has drawn criticism from locals.

Four inscriptions made of marble and limestone from the Umayyad period have been unearthed during the archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Knidos in the western province of Muğla's Datça district.

Turkish security forces held as many as 18 irregular migrants in the country's southwestern and northwestern provinces on Oct. 9.

In the Aegean province of Muğla, 12 irregular migrants attempting to leave the country through illegal means were held by the Coast Guard teams.

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla, the country's disaster agency said early on June 22. 

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake struck 11.4 kilometers (7.08 miles) below the surface of the Aegean Sea, 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) off the coast of Datca district.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck off the Aegean coast near Turkey's southwestern Muğla province, the country's disaster agency said on April 17.

According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the quake took place at 8.08 p.m. (1708GMT)

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off the Aegean coast near Turkey's southwestern Muğla province, the country's disaster agency said on April 13. 

According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the incident took place at 23.28 p.m. (GMT2028)

Some almond trees in Turkey's Aegean province of Muğla's Datça district have bloomed early in December due to temperatures soaring above seasonal normals. (İHA Photo)

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Turkey's Mediterranean region early on May 19, according to the nation's disaster agency.

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake struck off the coast of the Datca district in Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla at 2.22 a.m. local time (2322GMT).