Antalya
Opposition deputy questions sharp drop in tourist numbers visiting Turkey
As the number of tourists visiting Turkey this summer has seen a sharp drop, Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Çetin Osman Budak has filed a written question to Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu about whether the decrease is due to political and security concerns, and enquiring whether measures will be taken to support the sector amid the drop.
Don't do this in Turkey's protected areas
One of the missions of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is to ensure that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable. Biodiversity research that the WWF conducted in Turkey in 2002 in Antalya-Patara revealed that the Ka? district on the Mediterranean has special significance.
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Civil engineers' warning for Aspendos Theater
Antalya?s ancient Aspendos Theater will host four events in September and October. But civil engineers are worried about a sound system that may damage the theater The ancient theater of Aspendos, which was closed to art events in 2008 to prevent damage, was recently reopened after a restoration process.
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Antalya Municipality brings together film and piano fest
The Antalya Piano Festival and the Golden Orange Film Festival will be organized back-to-back this year with a decision by the municipality The Antalya Metropolitan Municipality has combined this year's two big artistic organizations back-to-back. The 16th International Piano Festival, which had usually been held in November in previous years, will be held in October.
Fikret Otyam laid to rest after a ceremony
A ceremony was held yesterday at the Ankara Contemporary Arts Center for famous painter, journalist and author Fikret Otyam, who died on Aug. 9 at the age of 89 in the southern province of Antalya.
The ceremony began with a moment of silence and continued with a speech delivered by Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu.
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Four children drown in four days in southern Turkey
Four children have drowned in hotel pools in southern Turkey over the past four days.
Safa Boutadjine, 7, the daughter of a French family vacationing in a hotel in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, drowned after she entered an adult pool at the hotel located in the Çolakl? neighborhood in Antalya's Manavgat district at around 6 p.m. on Aug. 5.
Bus carrying Russian-speaking tourists rolls over in southern Turkey, at least four dead
At least four people were killed after a bus carrying Russian-speaking tourists rolled over in southern Turkey on Aug. 6.
Do?an News Agency reported that the bus, carrying Russian, Ukrainian, Belarussian and Kazakh tourists, was going from Pamukkale in the province of Denizli to the popular southern resort of Antalya.
Turkey's street vendors brought together for exhibition
Turkish man protests alcohol sale restrictions in unusual demo
Infuriated by the Turkish government's ban on sale of alcoholic drinks after 10 p.m., a former liquor store owner in the southern province of Antalya has made a call to the army -but could only find a statue to support his cause.
In photos: Dutch tourists wrestle in Turkey’s Antalya
Two Dutch tourists entered the oil wrestling ring during a traditional oil wrestling contest held in the southern province of Antalya