Edremit

Preparations have begun for the 3,000-year-old Şamran Irrigation Channel, which was built during the Urartu Kingdom period and is considered a world water engineering wonder, in the eastern province of Van to be included on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

The remains of a 2,500-year-old ancient port were revealed for the first time in a generation due to a low tide in Turkey's northern Aegean town of Ören.

"I've been hiking up here for many years. I've been watching the seaside. It's the first time I see such a huge low tide," said local resident Timur Yılmaz, who is a retired military sergeant.

A 1,000-year-old olive tree has been moved from the coastal town of Altınoluk to the district of Edremit in the northwestern province of Balıkesir.

A group of academicians have launched a study in order to map the ancient periods of Edremit Bay between Kazdağları and Madra Mountain, within the borders of Balıkesir and Çanakkale provinces.

Pithos burials have been unearthed in the ancient city of Antandros, which are believed to have been established in the 10th century on the skirts of the Kaz Mountains (Mount Ida) in the western province of Balıkesir's Edremit district. This type of burial is known by locals as "cubic tombs." 

A flamingo with a broken wing, found by people in a public beach in the eastern province of Van's Edremit district, has been taken under protection at the Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Wildlife Animal Protection and Rehabilitation Center. The flamingo will be released to nature after its treatment.

The seeds of fruits like olive, plum, peach and almond, along with the seeds of some medicinal plants from the skirts of the Mount Ida are crafted into jewelry by village women living in the northwestern province of Balıkesir's Edremit district.

Customs officers have seized 298 grams of cocaine in a cargo package sent from the Netherlands to the Aegean district of Edremit.

Two men in two separate cases in Turkey opened fire on their former partners on Sept. 26, leading to the death of a six year-old girl in the western province of Balıkesir and the amputation of a woman's leg in the southern province of Gaziantep.

Award-winning caricatures from the 33rd Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Contest are on show at an exhibition in the northwestern province of Balıkesir's Edremit district.