Geography of Turkey
Antalya welcomes nearly 2 million tourists in four months
Foreign tourist arrivals by air in Antalya leaped 48 percent in the January-April period from a year ago, official data have shown.
From January to April, 1.8 million foreign holidaymakers arrived in the city, which is located on the Mediterranean coast.
Istanbul short-term rentals start from 5,000 liras per night
The cost of a one-night accommodation in luxury Istanbul houses starts from an average of 5,000 Turkish Liras (approx. $250) and can even go up to 20,000 liras.
Bodrum to become ‘Little Istanbul’ with great migration wave
Following the deadly quakes that jolted Türkiye's south in early February, an expected Istanbul tremor that experts for long have been warning about has come to the agenda once again, with the number of city's residents who prefer to settle down in Bodrum is on the rise.
Woman calls locals of quake-hit Hatay back to their hometown
A woman from quake-hit Hatay has formed an association called "We are here, Hatay" ("Buradayız Hatay" in Turkish) to encourage their relatives and neighbors to back to their hometown.
As the southern province of Hatay suffered the worst damage in the earthquakes on the night of Feb. 6, approximately 700,000 people migrated to other cities.
Türkiye marks Labor Day
International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, has been marked by tens of thousands in rallies organized by labor unions, non-governmental organizations and political parties across Türkiye.
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Building of İzmir Economic Congress reopened in its 100th year
The historical building of the İzmir Economic Congress, where the first economic policies of the country were discussed, has been reopened in its 100th year after being restored in line with its original form.
The Banka-Han building, also knowns as the Guiffray Inn, where the first economic congress was held in 1923, was demolished in 1979 and turned into a parking lot.
Arkas presents carpet collection in historic mansion
Arkas, which has undertaken the restoration of the historic Mattheys Mansion in İzmir, is now presenting a selection from the Arkas Carpet Collection at the Arkas Art Bornova Mattheys Mansion, which it opened inside the mansion as its fourth art center in the city.
The mansion is one of Bornova's mansions that stand out with its history and architecture.
‘Oligarchs keep their boats anchored in Bodrum’
As Russian oligarchs never took their boats from the western province of Muğla's Bodrum district this year, tourism sector representatives predict that the country will have a successful tourism season this summer.
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More showers, thunderstorms await Türkiye
Türkiye will remain in the grip of a bad weather spell as temperatures are expected to decrease on the weekend and go below seasonal norms throughout the country, according to the latest weather report.
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13 irregular migrants rescued off Aegean
A total of 13 irregular migrants have been rescued from a rubber boat in the Aegean Sea off the coast of the country's western town of Kuşadası on April 26.
Turkish Coast Guard Command teams were dispatched to the region upon the information that there were migrants in life rafts off Aydın's Kuşadası district.
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