Fethiye
Istanbul police nab Interpol-wanted drug smuggler
Turkish police has apprehended Isaac Bignan, known as the "Black Mamba," who is the right-hand man of Dutch drug baron Joseph Johannes Leijdekkers and wanted by Interpol with a red notice, as he was attempting to flee from the northwestern province of Muğla.
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Türkiye’s ambassador to Portugal dies after cardiac arrest
Türkiye's Ambassador to Portugal Murat Karagöz has lost his life at the age of 56 after suffering from a sudden cardiac in the southwestern province of Muğla's Fethiye district.
On June 30, around 4 p.m., Karagöz had a fainting spell while swimming in Fethiye, where he was spending his vacation.
Paraglider dies after clash in Fethiye, 2 injured
Orkut Baysal, one of the athletes of the National Paragliding Team, lost his life as two parachutes collided and fell during the landing in southwestern province of Muğla's Fethiye district.
On April 29, 30-year-old professional paraglider Orkut Baysal jumped from the 1,700-meter runway of Babadağ in Ölüdeniz neighborhood with Andaç Ünsal, whom he was currently training.
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Another dolphin park in Muğla shuts down
A dolphin show center operating in the southwestern province of Muğla's Marmaris district, where five dolphins died within one-and-a-half years, has been finally closed for good.
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Travel writers pick ‘best 10 bays of blue voyage’
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.
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Grocery opened for disabled in rehabilitation center
A grocery store has been opened in a rehabilitation center in the Aegean province of Muğla's Fethiye district for the disabled people to adapt to social life.
Bill Gates celebrates birthday in Turkish cove with elite guests including Bezos
Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and one of the richest men in the world, has celebrated his birthday with some exclusive people, including his fellow super-rich billionaire Jeff Bezos, in a private birthday party held in a Turkish cove.
Official dons wingsuit every day to get home
An official working at a cable car facility in Fethiye's Mount Babadağ flies his way to his house in his wingsuit every day after work.
Cengiz Koçak began parachuting in 1991 by jumping off from airplanes when he was a cadet and became a free-type paratrooper while serving as a non-commissioned officer in the Kayseri 1st Commando Brigade.
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Waterfall feeding world-famous valley in danger of drying out
A river originating in the Aegean province of Muğla's Fethiye district and reaching the Butterfly Valley is in danger of drying out due to the unauthorized use of the hotels, motels and hostels around the world-famous natural wonder.
Famous ghost village drawing tourist attention amid pandemic
A centuries-old village in Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla's Fethiye district, Kayaköy, also known as the "Ghost Town" with its abandoned houses, churches and chapels, is going full with international tourists making reservations, especially for the weekends amid the ongoing pandemic.