Bodrum
Turkey's resort towns on alert for growing number of Syrian refugees
The governor?s offices in Turkey?s western and southern cities have issued official notices to regarding the Syrian refugees living in city centers and on the streets in the resort towns.
One dead, one missing as migrant boat capsizes in Turkey's west
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.
Piri Reis maps in Bodrum
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.
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Syrian refugees in Bodrum streets placed in schoolyard
Syrian refugees who have been living outdoors in the southern resort town of Bodrum in Mu?la were taken to a local schoolyard on June 22 by police and municipal police following complaints.
Syrians live outdoors in Turkey's resort town of Bodrum
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.
Russian billionaire anchors off of Turkey's Aegean coast
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.
TAV Airports voted 'best in investor relations' for fourth year in a row
TAV Airports has been voted the Best Turkish Company in Investor Relations (IR) in the 42nd Extel Survey. At the same time, TAV Airports President & CEO Sani ?ener was voted the best CEO, Vice President Burcu Geri? the Best CFO and head of IR Nursel ?lgen the Best IRO in Turkey, the company said in a written statement on June 9.
Sand sculptures on display in Antalya
The 9th International Sand Sculpture Festival has opened in the southern province of Antalya's Lara beach. This year the festival was organized around the theme of the Seven Wonders of the World and mythology.
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Bodrum Castle's 'painted' ottoman cannon cleaned
The Istanbul Restoration and Conservation Center, affiliated with the Culture and Tourism Ministry, has started work cleaning 600-year-old cannons at the Bodrum Castle.
The walls and Ottoman cannons of one of the world?s leading museums, the Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum in the Bodrum Castle, were found to have been painted June 2014.
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Syrians bussed out of Turkish resort as tourism season looms
Around 40 Syrian Turkmens who have been living outside in a resort town in the southwestern Turkish province of Mu?la were taken to another province by municipal police on May 25, following complaints from local shopkeepers and tourism companies.