Antalya
Turkey's Antalya to sink 1960 model tank in tourism drive
A 1960 model tank will be submerged 20 meters below the surface of the water off the coast of the Mediterranean seaside resort of Kaş in Turkey's Antalya province, to serve diving tourism, Doğan News Agency reported on May 20.
The U.S.-made 45-ton tank was previously stored hundreds of kilometers away in the Central Anatolian province of Konya.
Turkish Airlines expects to carry record high passengers from Russia during tourism season
Turkish Airlines is expecting to carry more than 2 million passengers from Russia to Turkey in the upcoming six-month tourism season, hitting a new record, as bilateral ties between the two countries normalize after the crisis over Ankara's downing of a Russian jet in November 2015.
Perge Stadium returns to its heyday
The Roman-era Perge Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000 people, will be restored and returned to its old glorious days. Dating back to the 2nd century, the stadium in Antalya's ancient Perge city is one of the largest ancient stadiums in Anatolia.
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Turkish governor deletes image of self in traditional clothes to invite Chinese to Antalya
A Turkish governor who became an instant phenomenon among social media users after sharing a picture of himself wearing traditional clothes to invite Chinese people to the Mediterranean resort of Antalya has deleted the post, Doğan News Agency reported on May 15.
Antalya Gov. Münir Karaloğlu visited China's Anhui province to ink a sister city protocol with Turkey's resort province.
Governor invites all Chinese people to Turkey's Antalya
A Turkish governor invited Chinese people to the Mediterranean province of Antalya with a photo of him wearing traditional Chinese clothes on his official Twitter account on May 14.
Secret of burning stone solved
Yanartaş, a naturally occurring fire that burns constantly in Çıralı in the southern province of Antalya's Kemer district, is connected with the natural gas beds in the eastern Mediterranean, scientists have discovered.
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Kremlin spokesperson's Turkey-born daughter coming to Antalya for fashion show
Elizavetta Peskova, the Turkey-born daughter of Kremlin spokesperson Dmitriy Peskov, is scheduled to visit the southern resort province of Antalya to attend a fashion show.
Peskova announced that she would be in Antalya to attend Turkey's biggest fashion show, "Dosso Dossi Fashion Show," which will be held between June 8 and June 13.
Perge mosaics as magnificent as the ones in Zeugma
Mosaics unearthed during excavation works in the ancient city of Perge in the southern province of Antalya are dubbed "Turkey's second Zeugma" for its alluring appearance. The mosaics are expected to draw tourists to the region.
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Ancient Perge surviving, but locals are not
The wonders of the ancient city of Perge in Antalya have survived until the present day, but locals who make a living off of the site are facing an array of economic threats due to a drop in the number of visitors.
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Fire of Anatolia to open to world with dance schools
Mustafa Erdoğan, the founder and general art director of Turkey's internationally acclaimed dance troupe, the Fire of Anatolia, said he had received offers to open dance schools abroad, adding that it was his dream to realize such a project.