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New archaeological findings in the ancient city of Beçin, the capital of Menteşe Beylic in Milas district of the western province of Muğla, reveal the social, commercial and cultural life of 700 years ago.

When you leave behind the sparkling blue of Lake Bafa, stuck in Milas plain north of Bodrum, the pungent smell of the sunbaked earth will sting your nostrils. The asphalt road climbs continuously into the foothills of the Beşparmak Mountains, where the Çomakdağ villages nestle amidst endless groves of giant olive trees.

Storks have arrived in Ula district in Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla earlier than expected this year, locals say. Click through for the story in photos...

Gülden Aydın, the most senior reporter of Hürriyet's special reports desk, died at the age of 61 on March 19, following a tough fight against cancer.

A court in the Aegean district of Milas on Feb. 20 ordered the arrest of the owner and two officials of a company in connection with a mine disaster which killed three workers and severely injured one.

A dog which was abandoned by its owners about a year ago at a bus stop has been since waiting for them to come back.

The dog has been given the name of "Can" ('Life' in Turkish) by locals in the Turkish resort town of Bodrum in Muğla.

A hunter has fallen off a cliff to his death while trying to aim at a wild goat in Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla.

A British woman has taken refuge in an animal shelter in the southwestern Turkish province of Muğla after being subjected to violence from her abusive husband. Click through for the story in photos...

Turkey's northwestern province of Edirne and southwestern province of Muğla were hit by heavy rains on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29, triggering flash floods. Click through for the story in photos...

Turkish Coast Guard teams rescued 16 irregular migrants and recovered the bodies of two female migrants on Sept. 17 after the boat carrying them capsized off the coast of Bodrum in the southwestern Muğla province.