Korkuteli

A coffin rest with an ancient inscription that reads the name of the Roman emperor Severus is being used in the southern province of Antalya's Korkuteli district.

A prominent Turkish artist has defended the much-debated sculptures and statues that mostly stand at the entrances of various provinces depicting things those provinces are known for, saying that they were "examples of Turkish pop art."

"I admire them very much," Gürkan Coşkun, also known as "Komet," tweeted on July 27.

Following the discovery of some late Roman period embossed steles and a lid of a sarcophagus with a lion engraved on a wall fountain in a yard of a village mosque in the Mediterranean province of Antalya's Korkuteli district, authorities have launched a comprehensive investigation in the village.

In the 800-year-old Alaaddin Mosque built in Seljuk style in the southern province of Antalya's Korkuteli district, the restoration of the crown gate has been finished. The ancient gate, which was rebuilt from scratch with new stone, is now "brand new." Many of the decorations and motifs of the historical gate, which are considered as masterpieces, are now missing.

Treasure hunters have destroyed the Çağman Hill in the southern province of Antalya's Korkuteli district.