Fethiye

A Russian tourist died on May 5 in a parachute accident in the Aegean resort of Fethiye, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The 26-year-old Anastasia Zakharova came to Fethiye for both vacation and parachute training. She climbed to the Babadağ Mountain at around 10:30 a.m. and made a solo jump from the 1,700 meter court.

In the western province Muğla, the local tourism managers and hotel owners association, DOKTOB, took matters into their own hands after realizing that the doors of Europe were shutting down. They turned their eyes to other and distant regions. 

The 2,400 year-old tombs surrounded by garbage and weeds in the ancient city of Telmessos in the touristic southwestern province of Mu?la's Fethiye district have been cleaned up after negative reactions. 

As part of the clean-up, two trucks of garbage were removed by the Fethiye Museum Directorate and the Fethiye Municipality. 

A total of 908 tourism facilities are for sale in Turkey's Aegean coastline amid the diplomatic crisis with Russia and security concerns, a Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy has said. 

The unique houses at the ancient site of Kayaköy in western Mu?la province are being threatened by the trees and plants growing in, on and around them, officials warnA number of architectural structures in the 3,000-year-old ancient site of Kayaköy in the western province of Mu?la are being threatened by local flora, as trees and plant life have damaged the walls of the old buildings.

At least one person has died and two others are missing after a boat carrying refugees sank on Oct. 27 in the Aegean Sea, off the Turkish province of ?zmir.

The Turkish Coast Guard on Oct. 28 said 42 people were rescued from the sea soon after the incident off the resort town of Çe?me. It also said a search and rescue operation was underway to find two missing refugees. 

A police officer has died after the firearm of an armored vehicle discharged accidentally, fatally wounding the officer in Turkey?s southeastern province of Diyarbak?r. 

The accident occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on Oct.11 in Diyarbak?r?s Ergani district, where police officer Özgür Gümü? was on duty on an armored vehicle. 

Some 1,451 migrants have been captured in three days as part of security operations seeking to stop groups from attempting to cross to Greece over the Aegean.

The Amintas Tombs in Fethiye have been cleaned by museum officials after news that locals were using them as storage space roused controversy Ancient tombs dating back to the 4th century B.C. have been cleaned by officials of the Fethiye Museum, after news emerged that they were being used as storage space by locals in the western province of Mu?la's Fethiye district. 

A seed bartering festival will take place in the Urla district of Turkey?s ?zmir province in October, aimed at protecting and reviving endangered seeds and enriching the natural wealth of the region.

The festival will be held on Oct. 4 in the Malgaca market square, giving attendees the chance to exchange local seeds.