Aegean Region

One migrant died and 29 others went missing on July 7 when a boat carrying migrants heading to the EU capsized off Turkey?s Aegean coast.

Structures from 1,900 years ago have been unearthed during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Tripolis, located in the western province of Denizli's Buldan district. The structures were used as granaries, according to officials. 

The archaeological excavations have been ongoing in Tripolis, located on a triangle of Phrygia, Karia and Lydia. 

A retired teacher living in ?zmir?s Selçuk district has established a ?model village,? featuring a Central Anatolian village from the 1940s, but more help is needed to ensure the replica has a chance to grow.

A Turkish captain has died and a migrant reported missing after a migrant speedboat car-rying a total of 13 people capsized off the coast of the resort town of Bodrum early June 27 in an attempt to illegally cross to the Greek island of Kalymnos.

An exhibition of famous Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis' maps has been opened in the western province of Mu?la's Bodrum district. The exhibiton at the Milta Bodrum Marina Ottoman Shipyard can be visited until July 23.

The latest victim of femicide in Turkey was raped after she was killed, Turkish media reported June 23, quoting an autopsy report.

Cansu Kaya, 18, was found dead in a canal in the western province of Mu?la last week.

A group of people in the Aegean province of Mu?la gathered in memory of a young girl who was murdered on June 17, protesting the recent increase of violence against women across Turkey.

Hundreds of Syrian refugees have been living outdoors in Turkey?s southern resort town of Bodrum, while locals have expressed both their sympathy and their concerns, fearing the situation could negatively impact tourism. 

The Ephesus Archaeological Museum, which was temporarily closed in 2012 for the renewal of merchandizing, was reopened last month by Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik. The number of artifacts in the museum on display for visitors has increased five-fold. 

One of world?s richest businessmen, Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, anchored two of his yachts off the idyllic coasts of Turkey?s Bodrum province on June 22. 

Deripaska headed to his yacht ?Sputnik? (R) after landing at the Milas-Bodrum Airport in his private jet. He then went aboard his other 75-meter yacht ?Queen K,? joining his wife Polina and their two children.