Bodrum

 Archaeologist Çiğdem Köksal Schmit, the wife of the late Professor Klaus Schmit, who headed the Göbeklitepe excavations, gave a conference in Bodrum on the ancient settlement

Photographers have flocked to the Turkish resort of Bodrum to photograph recently migrated flamingos.

A plane heading to the Aegean resort of Bodrum from Istanbul was delayed on Nov. 11 after a dispute erupted when a man kissed his wife.

Turkey's Ağaoğlu Group has said it signed a letter of intent with investors from China and Hong Kong to build a 12 million square meter tourism city in the Aegean resort of Bodrum.

The world has forgotten the fate of refugees, the aunt of Aylan Kurdi, who became an international symbol of the ongoing refugee crisis after photos of him lying face down on a beach in Bodrum emerged in 2015, has said.

The century-old lily-white houses of Bodrum, a popular resort town in the western province of Muğla, are known for their wooden doors, blue windows and bougainvilleas.

It is popularly believed that the white paint of the houses, which give Bodrum such a distinctive look, keeps away insects while the blue windows combat the "evil eye."

Another Band-Aid solution to the crippling tourism in Turkey's coastline was to extend Eid al-Adha to 10 days. More than twice the time Prophet Mohammad had ordered. The purpose is to fill the hotels in the south for double the price they would normally charge. But would it really help?

A British tourist has been arrested in Turkey after he reportedly attempted to fly home with coins he found while snorkelling, according to the Independent.co.uk.

Toby Robyns was detained at Bodrum airport on Friday on suspicion of "finding Turkish artefacts without notifying authorities", The Sun said.

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Kos a little after 5pm, Friday. The epicentre was located 21km southeast off the coastal city of Halicarnassus (Bodrum) in Turkey with the depth measured at 2km.

The Russian businessman of Azeri origin Farkhad Akhmedov visited the Aegean province of Muğla on holiday with his family on Aug. 13.

The 62-year-old businessman enjoyed the Bodrum bay from the Turkish resort.

Photographs of him swimming and diving in the sea have been captured. Akhmedov also took a sunbath with his wife Tatyana and their three children.