Selçuk

The countdown has begun for the first phase of the Ephesus Ancient Canal Project, which is set to make the ancient city reunite with the sea again after 2,500 years in İzmir's Selçuk district.

The ancient canal project, carried out in the ancient city of Ephesus, is expected to make a great contribution to the country's tourism.

A couple in the western province of İzmir has blazed a trail in Türkiye by signing a "gender equality deal," before tying the knot, saying that there can be no love when there is no equality.

The remarkable wedding ceremony that came to the country's attention recently, occurred on July 23.

It has been reported that major progress has been made in the first phase of the Ephesus Ancient Canal Project that will bring the ancient city in the western province of İzmir's Selçuk district together with the sea again after 2,500 years.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has visited Turkey's southwest, disembarking his super-luxury yacht to take a short tour of the top tourist destinations in the region.

Gates, the world's fourth-richest person, went on a tour with a private helicopter after his Cayman Islands-flagged yacht was anchored off the resort town of Kuşadası.

Turkey's pomegranate exports in the January-September period of this year increased by 19 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached $69 million. Among this pomegranate production, the Aegean province of İzmir's Selçuk district comes forward with its harvest abundance. (AA Photo)  

The Şirince neighborhood in İzmir's Selçuk district, known for its boutique hotels and village tourism, welcomed those who wanted to spend the nationwide imposed curfews in its historic houses sitting in the lap of nature.

The historical village of Şirince, which is visited by around 4,000 people daily in the spring months, has been silent for two months due to the outbreak.

 St. John, who converted from Judaism to Christianity, is one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. Three out of the four Bibles were written in Anatolia. According to some, St. John wrote one of them in Rumkale, while according to others, he wrote them in İzmir's Selçuk district when he was 90. He died at the age of 100 there and was buried in Ayasuluk hill. 

An investigation has been opened against two suspects who carried out illegal excavations in İzmir's Selçuk district and attempted to sell a Roman-era tomb they found during the excavations.

Every opportunity possible, I show "İzban," the inner-city railway transport network in the Aegean province of İzmir as an example ... It has become one of Turkey's most important projects.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım is due to arrive in İzmir for a series of grand openings.

The extension of İzban until the district of Selçuk is among these ceremonies.