Antalya

One soldier was killed after unidentified perpetrators opened fire during a gendarmerie investigation in the Mediterranean province of Antalya on Nov. 14, Doğan News Agency has reported. 

The attack occurred in a forested area in the Çakırlar area of Antalya's Konyaaltı district while the gendarmerie was searching the area. 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who is known for his love of golf, has challenged U.S. President Barack Obama to a round in the Mediterranean province of Antalya. 

Stating that many world leaders had played golf in Antalya's Belek, a resort town famous for not only its beaches but also its golf courses, Çavuşoğlu said Obama had not been able to play golf yet in Belek. 

Three Turkish companies that have cooperated on several large projects in the last decade have peacefully parted ways in the power distribution business, Limak Holding Chairman Nihat Özdemir told daily Hürriyet on the sidelines of Oct. 29 Republic Day celebrations at the Presidential Palace in Ankara.

An explosion has hit the carpark of the chamber of commerce and industry in the resort province of Antalya in Turkey, Hürriyet Daily News writes.

It is unclear what caused the explosion. Mayor of Antalya Menderes Turel has said it is premature to speak of a possible terrorist attack, according to CNN Türk.

The 53rd International Antalya Film Festival opened on Oct. 16 at the EXPO 2016 Antalya Congress Center with the presentation of awards to a number of important Turkish actors and guests of honor.

Police detained some 25 suspects on Oct. 15 over an explosion in the southern resort of Antalya on Oct. 14, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Police organized simultaneous operations across the country, including in the capital Ankara as well as Istanbul, to detain the suspects.

Three wanted members of the Gülen movement, believed to be behind Turkey's July 15 coup attempt, were deported from Malaysia on Oct. 13, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Oct. 14.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of a hospital in Antalya, Çavuşoğlu said Malaysia sent back to Turkey three members of the group who took refuge in the country. 

A group of unidentified militants carried out rocket attacks on the Antalya-Kemer road on Oct. 14, hitting a fisherman's depot in the area.

The attacks did not cause any casualties. 

A Turkish Airlines plane landed ahead of schedule at Antalya Airport in Turkey's Mediterranean province of Antalya in the early hours of Oct. 12 after the pilot said he could not stand the crying of an ill baby on board, Doğan News Agency has reported.

An upside-down house opened as a tourist attraction spot in the southern province of Antalya has offered prospects for Turkey's major resort town after it was hit hard by a poor tourism season, by drawing 30,000 visitors in 10 months. 

Built in two years, the 85 square-meter house is Turkey's first upside-down house with its entire interior and exterior designed to face upwards.