Marmara
Avşa Island heaving with 200,000 vacationers
A serious influx of 200,000 vacationers has been reported in the western province of Balıkesir's Avşa Island which normally has a population of 3,000, while additional ferry and sea bus services are organized to the island where hotels are also fully booked.
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Violent storms hit Turkey’s provinces, kills woman
A woman lost her life as a garden wall collapsed on her due to severe storms that hit three of Turkey's Aegean and Marmara provinces on June 23, blowing roofs away, toppling trees and threatening the safety of people living in the region.
These powerful storms severely impacted the Marmara province of Balıkesir and the Aegean provinces of Aydın and Manisa.
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Turkey’s energy map becomes greener as renewables expand countrywide
Turkey's renewables expansion, driven by hydro, wind and solar energies, places the province of İzmir as a leader in wind power and Konya as a pioneer in solar energy, data compiled by the state-run Anadolu Agency reveals.
Of the country's total renewables capacity of 50,990 megawatts (MW), hydropower stood at 31,280 MW, wind power reached 9,543 MW and solar totaled 7,070 MW.