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CHP MP submits parliamentary question on İzmir ancient site

In a parliamentary question presented to the Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Murat Bakan has sked when the dewatering process will start for an archeological site in the Aegean province of İzmir, which has recently hit the news after being submerged in flood waters.

Turkey vows to attract 70 million tourists by 2023

Turkey is planning to double the number of foreign visitors and attract 70 million tourists by the year of 2023 with a $70 billion-worth profit, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Ersoy has said, vowing to move the country to an upper league in the sector by introducing more archeological sites and the gastronomic richness of Turkey in addition to its natural beauties.

US university to send 'Gypsy Girl' mosaic pieces to Turkey on Nov. 26: Minister

Twelve ancient Zeugma mosaic pieces looted during illegal excavations in Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep nearly 50 years ago will be returned to the country from the U.S. on Nov. 26, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said on Nov. 19.

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